I’m sending this a bit early this week to give plenty of notice for the rehearsal site on Monday, and to promo the Ossining High School concert tomorrow evening.

Rehearsal Monday, September 30 at Knights of Columbus in Port Chester

We are rehearsing this coming Monday at Knights of Columbus in Port Chester, 327 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573. Please park on the street; there is no dedicated parking lot. Enter through the double doors on Westchester Avenue. IMPORTANT: Bring your own music stand! The rehearsal plan is posted here.

We will not be rehearing at Tarrytown Music Hall again until Wednesday, November 6. Be sure to watch your inbox and listen for announcements regarding each week’s alternate site.

Ossining High School Benefit Concert – Friday at 7:00 pm

Submitted by Joanna Green Delgado

Ossining High School’s Marching Band has been invited to perform at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Hawaii this December. We are hosting a benefit concert (I will be performing a solo marimba piece) this Friday, September 27 at 7:00 pm, as well as a silent auction throughout the month. We would love your support! Many thanks!

Rehearsal at TMH

We are rehearsing Monday at the Music Hall. See the rehearsal plan, posted here. We will further the work began in sectionals last week.

Please remember that we are currently collecting annual member dues. See Marge to submit your payment. As announced this summer, dues are $125, and will now include access to our recordings on Band Camp. We prefer cash or checks made payable to WSW, but we can also accept Zelle (no surcharge; use treasurer@westchestersymphonicwinds.org) and PayPal via this link (please add 3.5% to cover the convenience fee, for a total of $129.38). Please plan to pay dues as soon as possible. Thank you!

Job openings

Rich Dashnaw reports two recent jobs posted:

1.  Leave replacement position for 6th, 7th, and 8th chorus with one period of music tech every day. Through June, 2025.

1. HS tenure track position for two choruses, one music tech class, and chorus lessons.

Apply through OLAS. Contact Lakeland Schools at 914-245-1700. Contact Music Department Coordinator Rick Russo at rrusso@lakelandschools.org with questions or referrals.

September 16 – Sectionals

As announced, we are working in sectionals this coming Monday, in two different locations. These sectionals will be a great resource for us at this point.

• Woodwinds and Brass meet at Irvington Presbyterian Church, 25 North Broadway
  Irvington, NY  10533. Google Map. Please bring music stands!
  • Woodwinds will rehearse in the annex building behind the main structure of the church.
  • Brass will rehearse in the Parlor of the main church building. Use the door closet to the annex.
  • IMPORTANT: Woodwinds and brass – please bring music stands!
• Percussion will meet at TMH and use WSW equipment and music stands.

The rehearsal plan is posted here for these sectionals..

September 23 – Full rehearsal

We will return to TMH for our next full rehearsal on Monday, September 23.

Food for thought

Yes, I acknowledge that this could happen!

Notes for Monday

• Music stands
• 3 parking spaces
• Downloads – Copley REVISED
• Rehearsal plan
• Season’s first blog post – click here to review that news post. There’s a lot of information there, so it bears review.

Music stands

We have a couple new full-time members, and a couple subs sitting in with us on Monday night (I invited them to give an opportunity to experience the dynamic of our ensemble). We’ve been getting by with “just enough” stands for a while now, so we will undoubtedly run out on Monday, as most players want a stand of their own. 

So, I’m looking for 12-15 volunteers to bring your own folding music stand, to reduce the stress of the music stand inventory. Thanks in advance for considering to bring your own.

I will add an agenda item for our next board meeting to purchase a few more Manhasset stands. Until that purchase is approved and expedited, please consider keeping that folding stand in the car for quick access for additional rehearsals.

TMH rear parking lot

If you are accustomed to arriving early and parking in the rear lot off of Kaldenberg Place, please do not park in the first three spaces (closest to the street) until future notice. Karina has asked that we refrain from parking in those spaces so students in their Academy classes, taking place in the Annex, can park there.

Music part downloads

If you haven’t already, please be sure to download all nine works on this program from this Google Drive folder. IMPORTANT: Please be sure that you’ve downloaded the correct version of Copley – Ayo; revised and corrected parts were uploaded from the publisher on Thursday at 2:00 pm. Be sure that the file name you’ve downloaded includes REVISED.

Black concert folders will be distributed on Monday for those using paper print-outs. If you are intending to use your iPad Pro, consider coming to the ForScore clinic for tips and tricks, immediately before rehearsal on Monday at 7:00 pm, in the front left audience section of the Hall. 

Rehearsal plan for Monday

My rehearsal plans are always posted at wsw.ebernet.biz, the front page of my blog for WSW members. Please check it weekly to prepare for rehearsal. You can see the plan for Monday night right now. And please explore the additional info posted, both on the front page and via the menus for just about everything you might want to know about playing in this wonderful ensemble. 

I ask that percussion arrive weekly by 7:00 pm to set up equipment, and all other members arrive every week by 7:15 pm to set up your own chair and stand. We start promptly at 7:30 pm. After rehearsal ends, we ask everyone to clear their own chair/stand back to where you found it. Thanks in advance for your help.

Thanks — see you Monday night!