A month away

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We’re now just a little more than a month away from the Fall Concert. As we’re moving forward, keep these announcements in mind:

  • I’m meeting with the Warrington Dixieland soloists on stage this Monday at 6:30 pm for a sectional. This piece will then be up first on the rehearsal at 7:30 pm.
  • Ads are due in 2 weeks, on October 21. Please give ad copy, ad form (critical for processing and assembling the book), and payments to Tom Sweezey.
  • The Board voted to cancel ONE of these rehearsals: Monday, November 4 or Wednesday, November 6. The decision as to which one will be canceled depends on the availability of an alternate rehearsal site (likely at New Rochelle HS); that availability is still pending.
  • The Board voted to add a community outreach concert at Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains, on Saturday evening, February 29 at 8:00 pm (call at 6:00 pm). This was one of the dates we put out as a possibility last spring. This is now posted on our rehearsal/performance calendar; please add it to your personal calendar, and confirm your participation for that date with David. All of the repertoire for this concert (45 minutes of program time, like we did in 2016) will come from the Fall and Winter Concerts, and likely one from Caramoor; there will be nothing new on this program.
  • We’re still hoping to find a possible Exchange partner for the high school band coming from Minnesota in April, and for a clarinet player for the Headless Horseman production in November. The details for both are in this post.
  • The Maslanka Symphony parts arrived! We need to process and assign the parts, because this is a rental, and then we’ll hand them out, hopefully next week. We’ll dedicate the November 18 rehearsal to the first reading and discussion of this work, which will be performed on May 16, 2020. Clarinets — please reserve 6:30 pm that night for a sectional prior to the rehearsal, to address the “babies” solos. Manny Ramos, our clarinet soloist for the Villa-Lobos from the West Point Band, will be on hand to lead a presentation on the techniques required for these solos. Manny has performed and recorded this symphony with Mallory Thompson, and understands the demands of this symphony very well.
  • See the separate email I am sending regarding a jazz project Ron MacKenzie is promoting.

Looking forward to our rehearsal on Monday night. See you then.