Yep! I’M SO EXCITED! I feel like it is Christmas Eve. You all have worked so hard and have learned soooooooooooooo much in preparation for this opportunity. I simply want to say thank you to each of you for your hard work and trust. This is a very special day which we will each remember reliving over and over as we continue to understand and experience the real FEELINGS within the language of Music. Thank you for giving me the chance to share with you! Your Friend in Music,
Jim
SUNDAY AUGUST 25, 2024
Stage Door opens at 3:30 (or by a perfectly played triple paradiddle on the door)
House Doors open at 4:00
Places at 4:30
Warm up at 4:35
Downbeat 1st half at 4:45
Intermission 5:20-5:40
Trio and total ensemble warm up 5:40- 5:45
Downbeat second half 5:45
There are two special places for all members to place their cases: Please follow the signs.
Woodwinds and strings are in the table eating room and the brass are farther back into the brewery.
ALL MUSIC FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE PERFORMANCE MUST BE RETURNED IMMEDIATLY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PERFORMANCE. SIX BOXES WILL BE PLACED ON TABLES IN THE GLASSED IN EATING AND LISTENING ROOM. EACH BOX HAS A TITLE SIGN ON IT. example “Too Darn Hot”. ALL OF YOU WILL PLEASE PLACE YOUR MUSIC FOR THAT TITLE AND THAT TITLE ONLY IN THAT LABLED BOX. ALL BOXES ARE FOR WIND AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS BY TITLE, EXCLUDING THE STRINGS.
THE STRINGS MAY PLACE ALL OF THEIR HELEN MUSIC IN BOX NUMBER 6. I MUST HAVE EVERYONES PARTS IMMEDIATLY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PERFORMANCE.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
Jim