Dear Friends: I apologize for not getting a message to you about our first concert – I have no excuse, other than I just plain forgot to do it!
We were happy to see so many of you last night at our first concert with Justin Preece, and I hope you enjoyed “Dancing” as much as we did. It was challenging for us, as you no doubt heard, but I think we carried it off There were 69 in the band last night, many of whom were new to us or students who don’t normally play with us.
Next Tuesday June 24, Cheryl Martinez, our artistic director, will be the conductor, and we will be bringing you”American Landscapes” featuring much of the music we played on our Winter Concert in March. You’ll hear “Shenandoah”, a wonderful arrangement of that haunting folk tune, “The Great Locomotive Chase” describing a historical incident during the Civil War. Also featured will be “Ashokan Farewell” a tune you may recognize from the Robert Burns TV series on the Civil War, as well as “The Lighthouse Keeps Watch,” evoking scenes along the Great Lakes. Moving West, we’ll play “Grand Canyon Suite, excerpts from Ferde Grpfe’s classic work, “Rogue River” describing that roaring Oregon landmark, and “Pacific Crest” describing scenes along the trail. We’ll end with “Iditarod” a tribute to the famous Alaskan dog race.
The concert is sponsored by a long time supporter of the band, Starker Forests, Inc. We thank them for their continuing sponsorship of our summer concerts
As was announced last night, if weather or air quality concerns cause us to cancel a concert, you’ll be informed via this email list shortly after 3 PM the day of the concert. Our Health and Safety Committee will make the decision to cancel to protect the safety of you, the audience, and the band’s musicians, too. The main conditions that would cause a cancellation would be extreme heat, rain, or poor air quality due to wildfire smoke.
If you know someone who would like to be on this email list, ask them to email me, or to sign up at one of our concerts. The people at the donation table will take the information.
I promise to Not send too many messages – usually one every two weeks through the summer and 2 or 3during the school year.
Hope to see you next week for “American Landscapes.”
Sue
We value our “friends” who come to our concerts in the summer and throughout the year. We have an e-mail list to inform you about what we are doing and what volunteer opportunities we have.
E-mail List
We send out a newsletter approximately once a month, with a calendar of our concerts and information about the band. During the summer, the newsletters are a little more frequent, since we play so many concerts in June, July, and August.
If you would like to be on that list to receive Community Band News, please send your request to Sue Borden (sueborden@comcast.net). We’d like to know your mailing address and phone number, as well as your e-mail address, but the only really necessary information is your email address.
Volunteer Opportunities
From time to time, we need non-band members to help us with tasks that we often can’t do ourselves. Here’s a list of some of those:
- Ushering at indoor concerts during the academic year
- Managing sales of Band items at concerts (both summer and winter)
- Marketing – distribution of posters
- Publicity – speaking about the band at club meetings
- Expertise – help with fundraising, marketing, logistics, sound, lights
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Sue Borden (e-mail address above) who will put you in touch with our volunteer coordinator, or put you to work directly. We are always open to ideas you have, so don’t hesitate to contact us.