Kudos & Congratulations AGAIN!

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West Point concert at White Plains was a huge success!

I’m running out of ways to say how grateful and thrilled I am about our West Point project! You certainly hit a high point yesterday with the Day, Giroux, and Markowski — way beyond what I thought might be possible with this quick turn-around mini-cycle, wedged in between the Winter and Spring concerts. I recognize that this kind of success is attained only because of a myriad of personal sacrifices on your part, ranging from great to small. I want to acknowledge this, especially in light of the tremendous success that yesterday yielded.

I want to especially thank (and I do this at great personal peril, in case I miss anyone):

  • Katherine, for handling this mega-project of subs and scheduling
  • All of the sub players (I just finished a separate note to all of them)
  • Kathy, for willingly taking on the additional tasks required of being our host for the performance day and all the alternate site rehearsals
  • Our WSW Board, led by Chris, for their support of this venture
  • Rebecca, for the amazing work she did on public relations and social media promotions
  • Eric, for managing/scheduling/shepherding our percussion section and maintaining our website
  • Rachel, for arranging the wonderful Brazen Fox event and for a terrific performance with Katrina on the S&S solo
  • Michael, for stepping in on keyboard in place of the harp
  • and I’m especially grateful for YOU – for preparing, rehearsing, and performing with us!

What’s next?!?!?

We have rehearsal tomorrow night at TMH at 7:30 pm. I’m still planning the details of the rehearsal, but you can count on:

  • Grainger – both Early One Morning and Handel in the Strand
  • Hindemith – second movement
  • CLARINETS – Please bring a folding stand tomorrow night. If I can get permission to use the upstairs reception room, I’m going to send you all with Chris for a short sectional on the Hindemith, second movement, for part of the evening’s rehearsal. Bringing a folding stand will make the move upstairs and back much easier for you!

And then what???

  • I could still use a couple additional volunteers for the Masters Prism Concert on Tuesday, April 9. It’s a once-and-done flashmob rehearsal/performance of Ravel’s Bolero. Sign up here to join us. I promise that’s it’s going to be fun!
  • WSW is co-sponsoring the rebooted Wind Conducting Symposium on June 1-2 with the Music Educators of Bergen County, the original sponsor. We need volunteer players for the wind ensemble lab sessions, and I encourage you to consider signing up to come play for at least one session. It’s really a great experience, and I promise you’ll come away enthused and recharged. Complete information about the event can be found here, and you can register here. All the Conductor spots are already claimed, but we have unlimited room for Auditors, and of course, Performers. Robert Ambrose will join me as our guest clinician, and he is very excited to return to the area to work with this group.
  • And of course we have our Spring Concert on Saturday, May 11 at 8:00 pm at TMH (dress rehearsal on Wednesday May 8), and our 10th Caramoor performance on Thursday, July 4 at 8:00 pm (call time at 4:00 pm, dress rehearsal on Monday, June 30).

See you Monday night at TMH!