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No rehearsal on Monday, April 11

Please remember that we are not rehearsing tomorrow evening, April 11, because of the public schools spring break.

Supporting Ukraine

The Board voted last week to support the people of Ukraine in these ways at the May concert:

  • We will add the Republic of Ukraine National Anthem at the beginning of our program. You can find PDF’s of the parts here; we will hand out hard copies at rehearsal on April 18. US Department of State etiquette requires that the US national anthem must follow the playing of a foreign nation’s anthem, and so we will follow the Ukrainian anthem with the Star-Spangled Banner (Sousa/Damrosch version, which should already be in the folders).
  • We will donate our half of the 50/50 raffle proceeds to the Displaced Ukrainian Musician Fund.

Next rehearsals

We’re coming down to the end of rehearsals before the Spring Concert performance:

  • Monday, April 18 at TMH (concert flyers and Friends & Family tickets will be available)
  • Monday, April 25 at White Plains HS, 550 North Street, White Plains, NY 10605. There is ample parking right next to the Auditorium. Click here for the Google Map and directions.
  • Monday, May 2 at TMH (both Joey Bello and Matt Podd will join us)
  • Wednesday, May 4 at TMH – dress rehearsal
  • Saturday, May 7 at TMH – 6:00 pm sound check, 8:00 pm downbeat

Caramoor program update

Kathy Schuman and I have come to an agreement regarding the music to substitute for 1812 this summer. We ultimately decided that a reflective work by Bernstein and the tried-and-true medley of armed services hymns was best. Here is the revised program for July 2 (total program time is 49:00):

  1. ​Pre-Americana/Star-Spangled Banner – John Stafford Smith, arr. Barton Green (4:00)
  2. ​Selections from Kiss Me Kate – Cole Porter, arr. Barton Green (6:00)
  3. ​Shenandoah – Omar Smith (8:00)
  4. ​American Salute – Morton Gould (4:30)
  5. ​On the Mall March – Goldman (4:00)
  6. ​Being Alive – Stephen Sondheim, arr. Barton Green – Thomas West, baritone (3:00)
  7. ​Send in the Clowns – Stephen Sondheim, arr. Barton Green – Christine Price, soprano (3:00)
  8. ​You’ll Love Tomorrow/Love will See Us Through – Stephen Sondheim, arr. Barton Green (4:00)
  9. ​Make Our Garden Grow – Leonard Bernstein, arr. Clare Grundman (3:30)
  10. ​Armed Forces Salute – arr. Bob Lowden (5:30)
  11. The ​Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa, arr. Keith Brion and Loras Schissel (3:30)