Westport Community Band

BAND MEMBER INFORMATION

Band Shirts!

Band,

Lisa Brodlie is going to be ordering the short sleeved knit shirts for our casual concerts. If you would like to order one, please let her know by TODAY. (11/30). It is more efficient for her to place one order than to have someone request another shirt when the new shirts arrive.

She also has a good supply of red belts and will be adding a belt for each person who orders a shirt. The shirts are in women’s and men’s sizes.

Please contact Lisa by email at lbrodlie64@gmail.com if you would like to order a shirt.

Thanks,

Will Munro

WCB Board Secretary

BAND REHEARSALS

All Band Members

Rehearsals are MONDAYS 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Bedford Middle School 88 North Avenue, Westport.

Directions

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New Music Videos added from our

"Play with the Community Band"

Concerts

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FROM BILL

Some reminders- Halloween, Veterans Day, and dues!

Hail Band Members,

Just a reminder that our next rehearsal on October 31st is Halloween, so please drive carefully to rehearsal as kids will be out trick-or-treating. Also, don’t forget to get in on the fun and wear a costume. This year’s theme is phrasing and intonation. You really don’t have to wear a costume, but Jessica will be very disappointed if you don’t.

Speaking of costumes, the uniform for our performance on November 11th at The Westport Town Hall is; the band polo shirt, black pants, red web belt, black shoes and black socks. If you don’t have a polo shirt and would like to buy one, email your size to Lisa Brodlie at Lbrodlie@Aol.com and she will bring one to rehearsal for you. I am not sure of the cost, but I do know that it is quite reasonable.

Speaking of reasonable, don’t forget to get your dues into Patty Gelineau. $85.00 works out to about $2.50 a rehearsal. Just listening to Sal for two hours is worth that alone. Getting to play your instrument is just a bonus.

By the way, what do you call a musical insect???

Ans…A Humbug

Fine,

Bill

FROM SAL

While searching for some repertoire material to share with you (that will come later today) I came across this band and their witty, irrelevant approach to their COVID lockdown in March of 2020...

The march, "The Great Escape" Bernstein, arr. Smith, can stand on its own as a march... but somehow the Eynsford Concert Band

(https://www.eynsfordconcertband.co.uk/)

puts a twist to the various remote videos that we all saw sprout up during the pandemic. This video tickled me enough to want to share... I hope that you are similarly taken by the creativity and musicianship that this wonderful concert band possesses... They are now on my "must search" youtube list!

Sal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJTSwOufI

"Ride" Samuel Hazo, Indiana University Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp conducting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxAzt9tcNrQ

"Symphonic Suite" Clifton Williams, Tokyo WInd Orchestra, Fennell conducting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd08hUksTdk&list=RDNd08hUksTdk&start_radio="1

"The Marche of the Belgian Paratroopers" Pierre Leemans, Cleveland Symphonic Winds, Fennell conducting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ji_NPlesF8&t=17s

"Yosemite Autumn" Mark Camphouse, United States Army Field Band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-UA6HuKIA

"Perthshire Majesty" Samuel Hazo, Koninklijk HarmonieOrkest Schell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzDn7Q2l7Hk