Tom is coming to conduct the Bernstein on Monday. Please review Candide so we can have a great rehearsal with him!

Karina has responded in part regarding the dates for the Winter 2019 and Winter 2020 concerts. I’ll share details when finalized.

Caramoor confirmed that they will give us a discount code for “25% off selected seats for family and friends.” Based on the trend of ticketing from the past years, I think this is the best we’re going to see. My guess is that the discounted seats will be Row P or so to the back, like last year. They are adding this to our contract, so hopefully we’ll see this in the contract again in the future. When they share the code, I’ll pass it on.

Malcolm Dickinson shared this Clarinet Day event on April 22. Please share with your students:

Free clarinet clinic for student clarinetists age 8 to 18. 

April 22, 9am-5pm, on the north shore of Long Island.
http://www.myo.org/myo-programs/clarinet-day/

Looks excellent. Two of the three instructors are world renowned players, one with the metropolitan opera. The chance to play with a clarinet choir of 50 to 100 players in the afternoon will be really unique! Please share with your students!

Here is a one page poster you can print out: 

http://www.myo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-Clarinet-Day-Flyer.pdf

The third nor’easter appears to be headed out way, but by all accounts will not start (as rain) until 10:00 pm, and the worst of it will be tomorrow morning. So, I’m planning to go ahead with rehearsal.

Please plan to start on time at 7:30 pm, and work until 9:30 pm without the usual stretch. We’ll have announcements at the midpoint, but won’t take a break as such. Please plan ahead.

See you all later — thanks!

I hope everyone’s power is back on. I can’t imagine what it’s been like for so many of you for the last week or more. Here’s hoping you’re warm, and didn’t have to light candles to practice this week!

Remember that the Connecticut Symphonic Winds concert is tonight at 7:30 pm. If you live near Fairfield, please consider stopping by.

We’ve heard back from Karina/TMH and hopefully I’ll be able to announce the adjusted dates for the Winter concerts in 2019 & 2020 soon. The Fall & Spring concert dates are confirmed, and I’ve added these to the homepage of this site (check the listings on the far right).

Our rehearsal plan for Monday night is posted. It includes Burns, Grainger (III & IV), Rudin, Canfield, and K-kov. Although the weather reports are flirting with snow conditions, the tide seems to be turning away from snow affecting us on Monday. See you then.

I just received this email from Charles DePaul, conductor of the Connecticut Symphonic Winds, advertising their concert on Saturday, March 10. Several of our members play in or are associated with the ensemble. See description and flyer for this free concert below. 

Dear Subscribers and Friends of the CT Symphonic Winds,

The time has come! Our next concert is less than a week away and we invite you to be part of it! Saturday, March 10th at 7:30 we will present to you our latest program, “To A Higher Power!” Musical Reflections On High.

It’s a program of musical interpretation of a higher order where you will be able to hear different of composers ideas and musical thoughts of glory. You will be able to ponder the music of Galante, his Transcendent Journey and Resplendent Glory, reflect on Hansen’s Choral and Alleluia and contemplate Grace by Balmages and O Magnum Mysterium by Lauridsen. That’s not all, we will be presenting another slide presentation set to Sheltering Sky by Mackey, a work performed previously and a band and audience favorite. It all happens at the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, Fairfield CT, for free with no reservations needed.

Please find a concert flyer attached to this mail for you to print and pass along. As always, we ask you to forward this notice to people you may think may have an interest in CSW and ask them to do the same. Your participation in letting the public know about our performances has been the greatest way to increase our audience support. In fact we encourage the effort of many of our subscribers to invite and bring someone new to each performance. From what I hear, they have not been disappointed! Thank you all for this effort.

Something new! In As CSW considers itself an organization of innovation and incorporator of todays technology, we will have open that night and for several days after an electronic survey you can take to help us get in better touch with you, our audience. This will be available during future programs with questions changing to help us bring you the finest and most enjoyable experience we can offer you. You will be able to access that evening by going to: https://pollev.com/kak515

Thank you for your support!

Charles Brian DePaul
Music Director,
Connecticut Symphonic Winds

PS – Save the date for the CSW Spring Performance, Saturday, May 19th at 7:30!