BAND MEMBER INFORMATION
Band Rehearsals
Band rehearsals start
Monday, September 8th
Band rehearsals this year will be:
Mondays
Downbeat 7:30
Bedford Middle School
88 North Avenue
Westport
Sal 8/11
Good Morning All,
About 20 years ago I asked, quite casually, my high school wind ensemble for suggestions as to what pieces they would like to play. Up until about a week ago I forgot the firestorm that that innocent request caused... Suggestions came from all quarters.. more marches, more pop music, harder stuff, easier stuff... you get the drift. Well, the 50+ emailed replies that my email to you a few weeks ago has reminded me in spades that indeed, you can't please everyone!! In a nutshell, you guys are way too motivated!! Calls for old tunes, classical marches, Broadway and movie highlights, and dated (but still fun!) orchestral transcriptions filled my inbox daily!! With several people sending a second after remembering something that they had forgotten! ... At some point this season I promise that I will cover the old (Victory at Sea), the forgotten marches (The Radetzky March), Broadway and Cinema (Les Miserables Highlights), and even one of those old and great transcriptions (Finale from the Kalinnikov Symphony #1). All of these and more may not come all at once, but trust me.. they will come!! If you didn't make the cut this year I still have many, as of yet, unfulfilled suggestions for many years to come!!
I will be sending out music in the next few days that we will use to get the party started on the 8th of September at Bedford. Please make certain to have the parts that I send out printed and in your binders before that first rehearsal. I will also be asking you to return several of this past season's music to your '25-'26 binders as well. Among those numbers will be Sleigh Ride, The Star Spangled Banner (Stamp), America the Beautiful (Carmen Dragon arr.), Catch Me If You Can, and the service medley, AFOP to start the year.
Keep practicing, and please do not hesitate to invite anyone who may be interested in joining us to come to any of our opening rehearsals... Once we get them in the room they are more than likely to stay!!! See you soon!!! (and make sure to keep an eye out for that music that will soon be hitting your inbox!)
All Best,
Sal
PS: If you received this email in error please let me know so that I can remove your name from the "Active" roster. I'll keep you in the Non Active roster and receive only the information that would be useful and informative!!
Pam 6/5
Hello!
Thank you for a productive rehearsal and meeting on Monday. Thank you to John and Ian for picking up the baton!
I am pleased to welcome to 2025-2056 Westport Community Band Board:
Jamie Kaye
Jodie Kesten
Kathryne Mirto
Liz Menten
Thank you to those who will continue to serve on the Board:
Bill Elias
Jessica Browner
Liz Lockhart
Nanette Jordan
Pam McLaughlin
Patty Gelineau
Peter Coleman
And thank you to those who have retired.
Jim Salvatore
Ken Pond
Mark Goldenberg
Jim is continuing to work on details for the Seaside Concert and Mark is working on a fall concert at Stepping Stones. Likewise, Ken has offered his ongoing support wherever needed.
I would also like to thank previous Board Members who continue to support:
Corky Stewart - Primary POC for Bedford Middle School
Sue Schaefer – Coordinator for Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day Parade
Lisa Brodlie – Uniform Coordinator
Joanne Crawley – VFW Coordinator
You don’t have to be on the Board to share your talents. Thanks to those who have helped in the library and helped with the setup and reset of our practice space. Thank you all for providing feedback and for your continued dedication and support to our program.
Best,
Pam
WCB Music 2025-2026 for your folder
A. F. O. P. 2023 -
America the Beautiful - Ward/Arr Dragon
Catch Me If You Can - Arr. Bocook
Colonel Bogey - Alford/Arr Fennell
Fanfare for the Common Man - Copland/ Arr Longfield
Festival Prelude - Reed
Finale from Kallikov's Symphony No. 1 in G minor - Arr Bainum
Les Misérables - Arr Barker
March of the Women Marines - Saverino
Radetzky March - Strauss/ Arr Reed
Sesame Street - Raposo, Stone, Hart/ Arr Elias
Shall We Dance? - Rodgers & Hammerstein/Arr Miyagawa
Silverado - Broughton/Arr Bass
Sleigh Ride - Anderson
The Star-Spangled Banner - Smith/Arr Stamp
Tower of Power Greatest Hits - Arr Lopez
WCB Board 2025-2026
Jessica Browner
Peter Coleman
Bill Elias
Patty Gelineau
Nanette Jordan
Jamie Kaye
Jodie Kesten
Liz Lockhart
Pam McLaughlin
Liz Menten
Kathryne Mirto
From Sal
There are several concerts coming up that may be of interest to some of you. Most can be found on social media pages like FaceBook, Instagram, etc. Here are a few:
There are also a number of local community bands performing their spring concerts in the next month or so. Information for these events can most easily be found on the CT Community Bands Facebook page. If you are a Facebook user why not join that page and be a part of that ever-growing community of musicians!
summer CONCERTS
Bob brewer - WCB Band memember of the year
halloween party
