Rehearsal on Monday

We are coming up on the final rehearsals of the calendar year, rehearsing again at TMH on Monday. I appreciate the help of those who arrive consistently early to assist in setting up. If you can, please consider coming a little earlier than usual to help. But definitely arrive in time to warm up and be ready to start at 7:30 pm! Please continue to contact Katherine directly — not me — if you have a last minute traffic issue.

The rehearsal plan is posted. We are rather Bernstein-heavy on Monday. Fair warning!

West Point concerts repertoire

I’ve been struggling a bit to finalize the program for these concerts on March 9 & 16. There are a lot of factors contributing to making this a tricky proposition, including some critical personnel issues, programming issues with the current season’s focus pieces, and finding the right lyric/evocative work. I’m hoping to finalize this at Tuesday’s board meeting, and then I will share with everyone.

Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra

Charlie Gray, who has recently subbed with us on bari sax, sent us this invitation to the Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra concert on Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 pm. (For reference – Charlie was the contrabass saxophone player in November 2022!) Check out the flyer below and consider attending. And be sure to note: audience member saxophonists are welcome to join in on the final selections (but bring your own music stand).