The rehearsal order for Monday is posted on the Rehearsal this Week page. We are rehearsing in our regular space at TMH.

This Tuesday, I will conduct my final Prism Concert at NVOT, the twenty-second such concert I’ve produced there. If you have never seen this type of concert, I encourage you to join us — Tuesday, March 19 at 8:00 pm, at Northern Valley-Old Tappan. The Westchester Ceremonial Brass is our featured guest ensemble. All five players of the WCB are full-time members or frequent subs in WSW. This concert concept is something that I am considering for WSW for a future concert, so I welcome your comments and questions should you be able to attend.

We start our third and final cycle of the 25th anniversary season tonight at TMH. Folders will be distributed with new music and we will be reading through the entire program.

We will also be talking about the Gala Concert on May 18. Special advertising opportunities are available — see the Gold & Silver page ad form.

See you tonight for a prompt start at 7:30 pm.

First, congratulations to Ben & Karen Acrish on the birth of their first child, Abigail Frances Acrish! We’re all very happy for you!

Second, if you are free this coming Monday, please come out to hear the horn and saxophone sections of WSW perform at the Hudson Valley Music Club, 1:00 pm on Monday, 54 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry. (Click on the image for a full PDF flyer to distribute.)

Remember that our next rehearsal is Monday, March 4, at TMH. We’ll be reading the entire May program, which includes:

• Persichetti – Symphony No. 6
• LoPresti – Elegy for a Young American, Tom McCauley, guest conductor
• Demersseman – Fantasie un sur theme original, Lois Hicks-Wozniak, alto saxophone soloist
• Shostakovich – Galop, Mallory Thompson, guest conductor
• Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, Barbara Ciannella, piano soloist
• Kalinnikov – Finale, from Symphony No. 1
• Sousa – Golden Jubilee March

I had to go with a “golden” encore instead of “silver” for the 25th anniversary. The Silver Quill March would have been great, but it’s out of print. Oh well.

I will be sending out a form to allow you to register to play the Kalinnikov as a member of the massed band at my final concert at NVOT on Tuesday, June 11. Please save the date.

Have a great weekend.