Rehearsal Monday & concert info

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Rehearsal Monday for Marcus ensemble at TMH, 7:30-9:45 pm

We had a very successful rehearsal last Monday with half the band. I’m planning on working on the same material this Monday with the other half of the group. Please see the home page of this site for Monday’s rehearsal plan, reminder lists of the Neiman and Marcus ensemble personnel, the link to the health screening form (please complete before arriving), and the audio recording of last week’s rehearsal. I plan to continue to make an audio recording of each week’s rehearsal for those of you who want to use it as a resource.

Important concert information

Since it’s possible and likely that we won’t all be together for a while, please take note of these important concert details.

  • Dress rehearsal is Saturday, November 13, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm for all personnel. Final details for the dress rehearsal will be announced. The Grainger Museum Open House previously discussed for that afternoon has been cancelled. There is no special Wednesday rehearsal for this concert.
  • Sound check is 1:00 pm on concert day, Sunday, November 14. The Hall is open to us at 12:00 pm that day for setup. 
  • Attire for the concert is concert black, like all previous concerts. Please do not wear cologne or perfume on concert day.
  • TMH crew will set up the risers and bring up chairs/stands/percussion on concert day. We just need to move our chairs/stands into place. They will also tear down everything after the concert.
  • Concert run time is approximately one hour 15 minutes, with no intermission. The concert has 38 minutes of program time. 
  • All audience members must present proof of COVID vaccination and wear masks during the performance. 
  • The Grainger House representatives are preparing a short video that will be projected on the screen at the front of the stage at approximately 2:45 pm. The screen will then be raised, and then the players at the front of the stage will take their seats. I’ve invited Susan Edwards Colson, from the Grainger House board, to welcome the audience at the beginning of the program.
  • We are presenting our second Life Achievement Award to Joe Greco near the end of the program. Joe has made innumerable contributions to music education in Westchester County and several of his former students from Ardsley High School play in our ensemble.
  • Concert tickets are now available through the TMH Box Office. Please share this link for anyone looking to purchase tickets. (Many thanks to Rebecca Weissman for her help with the box office graphic and press release!)
  • We are again offering half-price Friends & Family tickets @ $10.00 each. See Rachel or her designate to purchase these tickets, or contact her to reserve tickets (first and last name/number of tickets) for COD pickup at Will Call. (Note: for this season, the board suspended the quota of six F&F tickets per member.)
  • Concert flyers are available for download on the Resources page. I will also have hard copies available on Monday.
  • This concert will be webcast by TMH. The webcast can be viewed on our main ensemble site (www.westchestersymphonicwinds.org), and broadcast (and archived) via our YouTube channel. Please encourage friends and family outside the tri-state area to join us in this way. We are not ticketing viewership for the webcast, but I will be encouraging those watching to make a donation in lieu of the cost of admission. The board will assess the success of the webcast and make decisions regarding webcasts of future concerts.

Upcoming schedule challenges

Lastly, please buckle your seat belts and take note of these exceptions to upcoming rehearsals. We’re hoping to mitigate these situations, but finding alternate rehearsal space during this pandemic is tricky. Click here for the season rehearsal/performance schedule (also accessible from the menu bar above > Schedules).

  • Late starts on November 1 & 8: Random Farms Children’s Theater performances precede our rehearsals on these evenings. We cannot enter the Hall until 8:00 pm. Gather next to the marquee on Main Street (please don’t block the doors) until we get the all clear. It is especially important to follow these directions while COVID protocols continue. Because of this, I will ask that we rehearse until 10:00 pm on these two evenings.
  • TMH is not available on January 3, 10, 24, & 31, and February 7. When it rains, it pours. We are hoping to confirm an alternate rehearsal site for these dates soon. However, if we cannot, we will need to use these special backup dates:
    • Saturday, January 8, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
    • Saturday, January 15, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
    • Saturday, February 5, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (this date was requested but not yet confirmed)
    • Wednesday, February 9, 7:30-9:45 pm
    • Winter concert dress rehearsal is Saturday, February 12, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm; Winter concert is Sunday, February 13 at 3:00 pm