Thanks to everyone for a really wonderful performance yesterday! I’m just sending a brief note to remind everyone of these important things:

• No rehearsal tonight, November 11
• Rehearsal next monday, November 18, is at Port Chester Middle School for Mahopac personnel/Side by Side program only
• Mahopac Side by Side concert is Thursday, November 21, call at 4:00 pm, concert at 7:30 pm (we are supplying pizza/beverages at dinner break), at Mahopac High School (directions will be provided)
• First rehearsal for February 9 concert is Monday, November 25, 7:30 pm at TMH

We’ll recap your successes in person! Thank you again for yesterday!

Thank you for helping to make our rehearsal at Port Chester Middle School so successful. As I said on Monday, I really appreciated how everyone got settled and made the stage our own so quickly.

Reflecting on Monday’s rehearsal, I’ve written a few notes — download them here. Please read through the notes and mark your parts accordingly. I’ll use this as a punch list for Saturday.

We expect to get access to TMH about 9:15 am on Saturday. We need to be set up and ready to roll at 10:00 am. I’m planning to run the program in program order.

Our connection with PaveLife has yielded a new promotional video. The video looks great; I only wish the subject of the interview looked as good as the production values! But in any case, it’s great advertising. See you Saturday for a prompt 10:00 am start!

Our rehearsal this week cannot be accommodated at TMH, and so this will be our first week to rehearse at Port Chester Middle School. Please follow the link for directions. The link is also included on the Rehearsal This Week page. When you come in the building, follow your nose (and ears) to the stage — that’s where we will be rehearsing. Please use the front rows of the auditorium to store coats and cases, as the stage will fill up quickly.

Tony Mazzocchi and I discussed last Monday’s rehearsal and decided that we will forgo including him on November 4, but he will be with us for the dress rehearsal on November 9. This will allow us to give Rich more time with the Marquez.

Although they are posted on the Resources & Forms page of this site, here are the links to the flyers for the November 10 Fall Concert and November 21 Side by Side Concert. Please download, print, share, plaster, and distribute freely! And keep those business cards in your pocket for easy distribution as well.

• 2013-2014 WSW Brochure
• Fall poster – press quality for printing
• Fall poster – web quality for sharing
• Mahopac poster – press quality for printing
• Mahopac poster – web quality for sharing

I’m still going to try to write up some rehearsal notes from last Monday’s rehearsal. I’m sending this out now so you’re aware of the rehearsal plan, and can start to look at the directions to Port Chester.

Things are moving forward. I’ve updated the Rehearsal This Week page with the plan for October 28. Our guests – Anthony, our trombone soloist, and Rich, our guest conductor — arrive for their first rehearsals with us on Monday. There are only two rehearsals remaining before the dress rehearsal.  We must be ready to pull the latter 5 movements of the Avshalomov together this Monday. And we must find a way to create integrity of rhythm and articulation in the second movement of the Sullivan.

Please continue your weekly practice to prepare for Monday. I’ll see you then!