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August 27, 2026August 27, 2026

8/27

5:00-6:00 … Jazz with Leslie

6:00-8:00 … Full Ensemble. Run through Sunday’s concert music. We will practice Christmas music after that, if there is time.

Concert order:

*Semper Fidelis
*Echoes of the Civil War
*Yankee Doodle Dandy/Grand Old Flag
*Glenn Miller Salute/Tribute
*Liberty Bell March
*Voices of the Battlefield
*Marches of the Armed Forces (As originally written)
*God Bless the USA
*Sweet George Brown
*Zoot Suit
*Satin Doll
*Screaming Eagles
*God Bless America
*Stars and Stripes

SUNDAY, 8/30 … 2:00 concert, outdoors at Emanuel UCC 16 Eastern Rd. Doylestown, Ohio 44230

Concert dress is blue shirts and denim bottoms. Be set up and in seats by 1:40. YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR. Since you are bringing your chair, we cannot have things set for you. Leave yourself plenty of time. I anticipate arriving by 12:45.

Cathy

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026

8/24 Game plan for the week

Tonight, Monday, 8/24

5:00-6:00 … Lessons with Leslie, Strings with Cathy (we will all do book 1, 5-5:30 the book 3, 5:30-6:00) and Clarinet Choir with Jim.

6:00-7:00 … Full Ensemble

7:00-8:00 … Sectionals – winds and strings with Cathy, downstairs. Brass and percussion with Leslie, upstairs. Focus will be Screaming Eagle and Semper. Maybe Christmas music.

THURSDAY, 8/27

5:00-6:00 … Jazz with Leslie

6:00-8:00 … Full Ensemble, dress rehearsal for Sunday’s concert.

SUNDAY, 8/30 … 2:00 concert, outdoors at Emanuel UCC 16 Eastern Rd. Doylestown, Ohio 44230

Concert order:

Thanks,

Cathy

August 20, 2026

8/20 MAPS

Happy Thursday.

2:30-4:00 … MAPS -full ensemble

We will primarily work on holiday music. We will touch on the beginning of God Bless the USA and we will conclude rehearsal with Semper Fidelis.

On Monday, be prepared to work on Screaming Eagle in sectionals. The sectional will be the last hour, from 7-8. I’ll give more details in Monday’s post.

See you soon,

Cathy

August 17, 2026

Monday 7/17 (Tree Festival info below)

5:00-6:00 … Lessons with Leslie, Clarinet Choir with Jim, Strings with Cathy, (books 1 and 3)

6:00-8:00 … Semper Fidelis, Invincible Eagle, God Bless the USA and Christmas music.

On August 30, at Emanuel UCC, we will do the exact same program that we did last Thursday at WRMC.

I would like to trade out Liberty Bell for Invincible Eagle for the Mum Festival and the Cider Festival. That’s the goal!!

We will be playing at the John S Knight Tree Festival on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 at 3:00. Mark your calendar. (I anticipate returning to our normal, Sunday spot in 2027.) This does not flow with our current alternating Thursday pattern, so make sure you realize that. I can tell you that our dates are solid through Monday, Oct. 26. Then, for Thursdays, it’s going to get wonky somewhere. I will sort it out ASAP.

I currently have a call out to Summit Mall and Johnson United Methodist Church for possible performances. I’m open to suggestions if you have a potentially viable idea.

Please bring in your ACME receipts.

Cathy

August 13, 2026August 13, 2026

7/13 7:00 Concert Tonight

Just a reminder:

7:00 Concert tonight at Western Reserve Masonic Community

4931 Nettleton Rd. Medina, Ohio 44256

Blue shirts, denim bottoms

Be in seats no later than 6:40 to do a group tuning. Please tune individually ahead of that.

Concert order:

Thanks,

Cathy

August 11, 2026August 11, 2026

Thursday 7/13

7:00 concert at Western Reserve Masonic Community

IT’S BEEN DECIDED THAT WE WILL PLAY INDOORS REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER.

Be in your seat, ready to tune collectively by 6:40. (Please warm up and tune yourself as well.) Arrive accordingly (maybe by 6:15ish). Don’t wait until the last minute. You’ll give me grey hair!

Cases can go in the same area we used for the Memorial Day program.

Wear BLUE shirts and DENIM bottoms.

This is the program order:

If you think I left out important information or if you have a question, text me at 330-760-5718.

See you Thursday.

Cathy

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026

Thursday 7/6

Rehearsal at MAPS

2:30-4:00 … Full Ensemble

Today we will play through the music listed below. It is in concert order for the 8/13 concert at Western Reserve Masonic Community.

Also a word about our current fundraiser. This is EASY and costs you nothing extra! Please save your Acme grocery store receipts if you shop there. Please bring those recipes to rehearsal. Bring them weekly, bring them monthly or whatever is convenient for you. Remember, this costs you nothing ‘extra’ and we will financially benefit. Ask your extended family and friends to save their receipts for you too. I texted people who I know shop at Acme and asked if they would save their receipts. All happily said yes. This fundraiser started August 1st and runs through the end of December.

Thanks!!

Cathy

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026

No Christmas Jubilee

Don’t worry about Christmas Jubilee. I decided not to do that one this year because there are LOTS of missing parts. I forgot to pull it off the list. Don’t ask for it, and if you do ask, you won’t get it…lol.

August 3, 2026

Monday 8/3

Greetings,

There is lots of info below tonight’s schedule. Please read it as it will explain how to get music that some people have and others don’t.

5:00-6:00 … Strings with Cathy (Book 3 and questions about current music) and Clarinet Choir with Jim

6:00-8:00 … Full Ensemble

Below is the current list of this year’s holiday music. It is numbered. If there is a piece that you don’t have, TEXT Connie and tell her the NUMBER of the piece or pieces you are missing. This is way too much music for her to schlep around to every rehearsal. She will pull your request and bring it to you as soon as she is able. Again, use the NUMBER associated with the piece you want. Do not send titles. Connie’s phone number is 330-697-0067.

1. A Jazzy Christmas
2. All Want for Christmas is You (BAND ONLY)
3. Angels We Have Heard on High
4. Brazilian Sleigh Bells
5. Charlie Brown Christmas
6. Christmas on Broadway
7. Christmas Jubilee
8. Christmas Song (Chestnuts)
9. Do You Hear What I Hear
10. Fantasia on a Christmas Carol (BAND ONLY)
11. Hanukkah Dance
12. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
13. It’s the most Wonderful Time of the Year
14. Let it Snow
15. Nativity
16. Polar Express
17. Silent Night
18. Sleigh Ride – arr. Anderson (goal)
19. Sleigh Ride – arr. Story (back-up plan)
20. White Christmas

Lastly, in A Jazzy Christmas, we are adding a repeat. Measures 84 through 101 will be played twice. The first time it will be played by part 5 and Herman only. (Maybe drums too, I’m not sure.) When we repeat, we will play it as written with everyone.

I will go over all of this tonight.

See you later.

Cathy

July 29, 2026

Thursday 7/30

6:00-8:00… Full Ensemble

No Jazz with Leslie until August 27.

Please bring all of the summer/fall concert music.

Please also bring the following, if you have them:

*A Jazzy Christmas
*It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like *Christmas
*Charlie Brown Christmas
*Polar Express
*Christmas on Broadway
*Sleigh Ride

Other Christmas music that is on my ‘Im thinking about it’ list:

*All I Want for Christmas is You
*Angels We Have Heard on High
*Brazilian Sleigh Bells
*Christmas Jubilee
*Christmas Song (Chestnuts)
*Do You Hear What I Hear
*Fantasia on a Christmas Carol
*It’s the most Wonderful Time of the Year
*Let it Snow
*Nativity
*Silent Night
*White Christmas

I’d like to read through this music shortly, so set it aside. I’ll tell you when to start bringing it.

There will be a Chanukah song or two as well, but I haven’t delved into that yet.

Just a reminder that our next concert is Thursday, August 13 at Western Reserve Masonic Community. It is an outdoor concert at 7:00 p.m. (It will be indoors if it’s bad weather.) Call will be around 6:00/6:15. We are getting well paid for this performance and need as much participation as possible. Chairs will be provided. This concert is in lieu of rehearsal that evening.

Lastly, I will post the September and October MAPS dates shortly, but we are alternating as expected at least through mid October.

Thanks,

Cathy