On Monday, we’re back at the Music Hall. The rehearsal plan is posted.

Next Monday, December 2, we’ll be having sectionals in two locations:

• Percussion at TMH
• Woodwinds and Brass at Irvington Presbyterian Church (where the Fall sectionals were held)

If you go to see Glicked this weekend, enjoy (and bring a review on Monday!).

This week:

• Reflecting on the Fall Concert
• Moving ahead to the Winter cycle

Fall Concert

Congratulations on a moving and exciting performance last Sunday! Congratulations especially to Andrew! Gerard, Nicole, and Kelijah all send their gratitude and congratulations. As always, I’m eager to increase our post-performance dialogue so we (including myself) can gain valuable insights for our growth and improvement.

I recognize that players are not really eager to raise their hands and discuss this when I try to have a group discussion. So I’m trying something different this time. Please click this link and answer three quick questions about your reactions to the performance. (Your name is optional and email addresses will not be collected.) My hope is that I can then share these submissions out to the group on Monday instead of trying to foster a discussion.

Rehearsal on Monday at New Rochelle

TMH is not available on Monday. We’re heading back to New Rochelle instead of White Plains for a very practical reason: the rental costs are almost one third of what White Plains has been charging us. Remember to use these directions, not your GPS!

We’re reading the entire Winter program on Monday. Click here for the Drive folders to download your parts if you have not yet done so. Please note that there is a list of errata in the Chance folder; these corrections are very important, so please mark them into your parts before rehearsal.

The rehearsal plan is posted here, as always. If possible, look at Blue Shades, Russlan, and Bayou Breakdown; there are also some very exposed solos in Deep River.

Enjoy the weekend, see you Monday to read the next program!

First, thank you all for a beautifully executed, exciting, and energetic performance on Sunday! I’m so grateful! We’ll talk more about it on Monday.

Rehearsal on Monday is at New Rochelle High School. Remember to follow these directions; do not follow your GPS!

All parts are ready to download. Go to this Google Drive folder to download and print. There are a total of eleven works in this cycle, including both the Winter Concert on February 9 and the Side-by-Side Concert on Monday, January 27 at White Plains HS.

Have a great week — I’ll still send a reminder over the weekend.

Rehearsals this coming week:

• There is no rehearsal on Monday, November 4. Rehearsal plan is posted on the home page.
• We do have rehearsal on Wednesday, November 6 at 7:30 pm at TMH. Gerard, our guest conductor, and Nicole, our guest soloist, will be attending, and Andrew will have his final rehearsal of the Copley.
• We have our dress rehearsal on Saturday morning, November 9. We can set up at 9:00 am, rehearsal runs 10:00-12:30 pm.
• We may enter TMH/set up at 12:00 pm on Sunday, November 10. Sound check is at 1:00 pm, performance is at 3:00 pm, and everyone should be out the door by 5:00 pm.

Nuts & bolts for the concert:

• Once again, PLEASE sell tickets. Friends & Family 1/2 price tickets are available directly from Marianne at the final rehearsal for $15 each. If your friends/family do not live locally, send them to our Box Office page. Please share the Box Office link via social media, emails, etc. If everyone can commit to confirming at least 6 paid attendees, we’ll be in good shape. (I shared the coupon code via email a few weeks ago, and I’ll repeat it at rehearsal next Wednesday. This opens the $15 half-price tickets on the Box Office page.)
• Here is the amazing post that Rebecca created and sent out to our email list. Right-click to copy the URL. Please post the link to social media, or forward in emails to friends. We need to fill seats!
  

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