Author Archives: Curt Ebersole

Site changed for January 16

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Thank you for your dedicated work last evening at the rehearsal with Matt. He came away energized, and I appreciate your rehearsal with him.

The Music Hall has received a paid booking for next Monday, January 16, and therefore, in accordance with the arrangement we have with them, we must yield the space. Because it is a legal holiday, and because of the late notice, we cannot go to Pelham High School. In light of this unusual situation, I have been able to secure the use of my own Band Room at Northern Valley-Old Tappan High School for this rehearsal. The address is 140 Central Avenue, Old Tappan, NJ 07675. It is about 15 minutes from the Tappan Zee Bridge. Enter by the signboard, drive straight alongside the building to the back, and park in the back. The door closest to the Auditorium will be open. Walk in, take the first right, and the Band Room is ahead on the right at the end of the hall.

We will rehearse at the regular time, 7:30-9:45 pm. Most of you have visited NVOT last year when we had our clinic with Mallory Thompson and John Lynch. If you need help with directions, click the link below. I find the most direct route from the Tappan Zee Bridge is down 9W, to Highland Avenue, then Washington Street, which becomes Old Tappan Road into Old Tappan. Please contact me if you have specific questions about directions.

I will post the rehearsal plan for January 16 later this week.

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Next rehearsal – January 9

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Our next rehearsal is with the full ensemble on January 9, 7:30 pm, at TMH. Check the rehearsal schedule to note what is scheduled for the rehearsal. Matt will be conducting this rehearsal, while I am at the Bergen County Band festival rehearsal. I’ll return next week for rehearsal on January 16.

I know that this next rehearsal falls on the Martin Luther King Day holiday. Please support my decision to hold rehearsal. This is due to my unavoidable absence on January 9, and our need to finalize rehearsals as we head toward our concert, only a month away!

Have a great rehearsal with Matt — I’ll see you next week!

Sectionals on January 2

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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope that you all enjoyed your holidays and that you are excited for the spring events ahead.

Tomorrow, January 2, we will hold sectional rehearsals, rather than a full rehearsal, as announced in December:

  • Woodwinds – will rehearse at the Irvington Presbyterian Church, 25 North Broadway, Irvington. The church is on Route 9 (same as Broadway in Tarrytown), about 1 mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Rehearsal will be in the social hall, behind the main church. Woodwinds must bring music stands!
  • Brass – will rehearse at Tarrytown Music Hall. You will use the regular chairs and music stands.
  • Percussion – will have a separate sectional, offsite at a time convenient to the five percussionists.

Curt will rehearse with the brass, Matt with the woodwinds, then switch locations halfway through the rehearsal, so both get to rehearse with both sectionals.

Rehearsal repertoire:

  • Curt will rehearse Copland and George at both locations.
  • Matt will rehearse Hazo, Grainger, and Mailman at both locations.

Thanks, and we’ll see you tomorrow!

Dress rehearsal date change to February 9

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Our arrangement with Tarrytown Music Hall allows us to rehearse inexpensively in the hall 95% of the time, because they rarely have a Monday night booking. But it includes the rider that they may cancel a Monday night rehearsal or move our dress rehearsal with notice should they get a regular paying booking.

They have contacted us to inform us that the February concert dress rehearsal must be moved from Wednesday, February 8 to Thursday, February 9, at 7:30 pm. Please contact Claudia immediately if this poses a scheduling conflict or problem for you.

Thank you for your understanding.