It’s hard to believe the year is coming to a close, but here we are. We have two rehearsals remaining before the holiday break, both at TMH. The rehearsal plan is posted. 

Tim Allport brought in the latest Westchester magazine and showed me this page honoring all kinds of major birthdays throughout Westchester. Take a look, and be sure to look all the way to the right! (This is from the “Cheap Eats” edition, for December.) What great publicity!

And thank you to the trumpet section for inviting the Board to join them for “whiskey and pie” after rehearsal last week. In the course of finding the Bridgeview Tavern, we discovered another viable watering hole for Monday nights and possibly post-concert. And take a look at the view from the parking lot! See you all on Monday.

We’re focusing on Zdechlik, Reed, and Villa-Lobos on Monday evening. David Regner, our guest conductor for the Zdechlik, will be on hand for rehearsal on January 21, plus the dress and concert.

This cycle will go by quickly because of the two-week break for the holidays. Please stay on top of your practice and anticipate our rehearsal schedule for the January 26 concert. This is a Saturday evening concert, the first evening concert we’ve produced in January, so keep that in mind as well as we move forward.

Remember that many of our members are participating in the Chamber Music Concert at Katonah Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 3:00 pm. The concert is free, and a goodwill offering will be taken.

I hope to see familiar faces at the concert and look forward to seeing everyone on Monday night.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving! We’re back to work on Monday with our first working rehearsal of the new cycle. We’re working on deMeij, Gjeilo, and Reed only.

I created a new recordings order form for the 30th anniversary season CDs. We couldn’t include everything, but the CDs do include:

• Sennet
• Famishius Fantasticus
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Our Reply
• A La Machaut
• Lincolnshire Posy
• Overture to Gypsy
• Music for Prague 1968
• The Dream of Oenghus, Part 1
• Overture to Candide 
• Prayers for a Troubled Nation
• Concerto after Gliere, Taratella (including the smoking jacket reprise)
• Kalinnikov Finale

That’s a rather impressive list! The double CD set is priced at $30.00, and you won’t find this on Amazon! Place your order here, or use the order form below. We’ll announce on Monday when orders are due, so be sure to place your orders by that announced date!

See everyone on Monday!

Our friends in the Connecticut Symphonic Winds and Northwinds Concert Band have concerts this weekend, tonight and tomorrow respectively. Here are the flyers once again, in case you are able to attend. Bob Bennett is conducting two works on the Northwinds program, and we have several WSW members who double in the Connecticut ensemble.

Remember that we gather at 7:30 pm Monday, to enter the Hall as soon as they have cleared, as close to 7:45 pm as possible. We will be sight-reading the Winter concert program.