Hello Friends and Fellow Musicians! HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY! Lynne, Eddie and I have enjoyed a day of celebration quietly together in our home. All three of us are feeling much better and enjoyed a quiet day of excellent Irish food and drink prepared with the special love and touch of my very talented wife. I’m now enjoying my last cup of Irish coffee writing this reminder to all of you with respect to our next two weeks of preparation.
I’m so happy to be able to return to performances at the main Akron Public Library Auditorium. It has always been a special performance stage for us as I think back over the last 20 years. I feel like I’m returning home. Here are things for you to recall about the final preparation and performance day plan. 1). Everyone is expected to participate in this Recital. 2). Please invite Friends, Neighbors, and Loved Ones to attend this FREE performance. It’s an important part of your learning experience and should be witness so that you feel the warmth of artistic recognition. 3). You will follow the schedule of ensemble performance as indicated below. You will enter the stage from the right and leave from the right as you look at the stage from the house seats and into the house from the stage. You will only bring your own music stand, music, and instrument (no cases) on to the stage. 4). You will go directly to your assigned stage seat as quickly and quietly as possible when called from the stage. Leaving the stage quickly is even more important. We have found that leaving your cases in the seats in the back section of the house makes these movement much more organized. We have also found that members who have trouble with steps will have less hardships simply by sitting in backstage seats for the evening. Also only bringing a folder with the music you need for this one evening’s performance, not your entire library, is much better preparation. Please see the list and order of performing groups below. Coming to the next five rehearsal will prepare you for the control of your equipment and the professional organization of the night! Much more about this is in fact the order of the day for the next five rehearsals. Be there or be square!
Recital Order as of March 18th: Please make sure you have parts for these selection TONIGHT! Our Staff my add or replace as we move through the next five rehearsals.
1). Ensemble 24 Percussion on stage all other members clapping from the house; 2). Mallet Duet Herman Rubin, “Follow Me Close”, “Calypso Joe”; 3). Woodwind Ensemble; 4). Flute Solo Anna Ayoub “Fantasia Arabesque”; 5). String Ensemble “Sahara Crossing”6). Swingin’ Along; 7). Flute Choir “Minuet Suite #2 in bm; 8). Brass Ensemble.
As a Boy Scout in my youth, I learned a very important lesson from our Moto! “BE PREPARED”. I’m excited!!
Jim