Author: flute563

I accidentally omitted Knights of Destiny from the May 22 music list. Here is the corrected music order for Friday, May 22 and Saturday, June 6. Please bring all of this music to every rehearsal. Thanks!!

May 22:

*Knights of Destiny

*With Valor and Honor

*Star Spangled Banner

*God Bless the USA

*God Bless America

*Thunderer

June 6:

*Thunderer
*Echoes of the Civil War
*Glenn Miller Salute/Tribute
*Liberty Bell March (if we can make it sound good)
*Voices of the Battlefield
*Sweet George Brown
*Zoot Suit
*Miller Time
*God Bless America
*Stars and Stripes

Thanks,

Cathy

Happy Monday !

Here is the music order for Friday, May 22 and Saturday, June 6. Please bring all of this music to every rehearsal. Thanks!!

May 22:

*With Valor and Honor

*Star Spangled Banner 

*God Bless the USA

*God Bless America

*Thunderer

June 6:

*Thunderer
*Echoes of the Civil War
*Glenn Miller Salute/Tribute
*Liberty Bell March (if we can make it sound good)
*Voices of the Battlefield
*Sweet George Brown
*Zoot Suit
*Miller Time
*God Bless America
*Stars and Stripes

See you tonight!!

We will rehearse UPSTAIRS at MAPS tomorrow, 5/7. We will practice the following:

Miller Time

Thunderer

Knights of Destiny 

God Bless America 

If there is time:

Zoot Suite

Voices of the Battlefield 

Echoes of the Civil War

We will end full rehearsal at 3:45 so the strings can play through the two pieces (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Pink Panther) we are playing by ourselves at Garfield. 

The concert at Garfield is at 7:00 and free to anyone who wants to listen., 1326 Brown St. Akron, OH 44301

Please bring your Glenn Miller Show  music (everything we played as a full ensemble at the MAPS concert) with you to rehearsal tomorrow and for the foreseeable future. We will be using parts of that show’s music in various ways throughout the summer/fall. More practice won’t hurt us and I really need to practice conditioning those pieces!!!

Also, the August 13th concert at Western Reserve Masonic Community will be at  7:00 p.m.  It will be in lieu of that day’s rehearsal.

Thanks,
Cathy

Congratulations on a successful Glenn Miller show.

We are ready to move toward our next concerts.

We WILL have rehearsal tonight. I hope you can make it, but if you’re too pooped to play, hopefully you can make it on Thursday.

Things you should know:

Leslie is starting a jazz band class. It will meet from 5:00-6:00 on the Thursdays we meet at FEC. This class is for anyone interested in learning about and playing jazz music. Please let us know at one of this week’s rehearsals if you plan to participate, so we have music for you.

The very next concert is STRINGS ONLY at Garfield on May 7.

The next concert for EVERYONE is the Memorial Day program at Western Reserve Masonic Community. Performance time is 1:00. Call will be 12:15. The music we will play is:

Knights of Destiny 

With Valor and Honor 

Star Spangled Banner 

God Bless the USA 

God Bless America 

Thunderer 

Please bring this music with you to rehearsal. If you don’t have it, Connie will have some copies. 

Following Memorial Day we have the Kenmore Street Festival on June 6th. I will post that music list shortly. We will utilize much of the music we played at MAPS and will hopefully add one or two new selections. 

We will be discussing the July 2 program at the next couple of rehearsals. This will be a smaller group of musicians who will play in a pit, for a program celebrating America 250 at Norton HS. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please ask.

Looking forward to a great rest of the 2026 season.

Cathy 

Greetings:

Below is an updated 2026 concert schedule. There are still a few things to firm up, but this has more information than the last schedule.

April 19 – A Tribute to Glenn Miller -MAPS – 1:00 performance

May 7 – Strings/Garfield HS side by side @ Garfield – 7:00 pm performance

May 22 – Western Reserve Masonic Community – Memorial Day Service – anticipating 1:00 performance

June 6 – Kenmore Blvd Street Fair – noon performance

July 2 – Norton America 250 Celebration – Norton HS – 7:00 pm show ( small group TBD)

July 12 – MAPS – TBD

August 13 – Western Reserve Masonic Community – outdoor afternoon concert – TBD

August 30 – Emmanuel UCC – outdoor concert – 2:00 performance

Sept 27 – Barberton Mum Festival – 2:00 performance

October 4 – Norton Cider Festival – performance start time will be somewhere between 3:30 and 4:30

John S Knight Tree Festival – TBD

Western Reserve Masonic Community – Christmas concert – TBD

Greetings:

Below is an updated 2026 concert schedule. There are still a few things to firm up, but this has more information than the last schedule.

April 19 – A Tribute to Glenn Miller -MAPS – 1:00 performance

May 7 – Strings/Garfield HS side by side @ Garfield – 7:00 pm performance

May 22 – Western Reserve Masonic Community – Memorial Day Service – anticipating 1:00 performance

June 6 – Kenmore Blvd Street Fair – noon performance

July 2 – Norton America 250 Celebration – Norton HS – 7:00 pm show ( small group TBD)

July 12 – MAPS – TBD

August 13 – Western Reserve Masonic Community – outdoor afternoon concert – TBD

August 30 – Emmanuel UCC – outdoor concert – 2:00 performance

Sept 27 – Barberton Mum Festival – 2:00 performance

October 4 – Norton Cider Festival – performance start time will be somewhere between 3:30 and 4:30

John S Knight Tree Festival – TBD

Western Reserve Masonic Community – Christmas concert – TBD

The repeat that is being eliminated was added for measures 70-79. That section will no longer be repeated.

1. Please attend the Thursday afternoon rehearsal at MAPS if you are able. Pictures will be taken. Please wear your BLUE SHIRT and BLACK PANTS.

2. In SALUTE please TAKE OUT the repeat that we had added at measure 70.

3. In MARCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES AFTER the drum break, measure 115 will only be played by those who have the melody…Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium, Tuba, Cello plus Percussion,  Everyone else will rest on that measure.

3. Leslie will not be at rehearsal on Monday 3/30. If you have been working with her at 5:00, please make note that she will not be there.

Thanks,

Cathy

Greetings:

The following are dates for the 2026 concert season. Some are very specific and some are still a little vague, but this gives you several dates to put on your calendar. I will keep you updated as things get nailed down or if more concerts are added.

Cathy

April 19
A Tribute to Glenn Miller @ MAPS – 1:00

May 7
Strings/Garfield HS side by side @ Garfield – 7:00 pm

May 23
Western Reserve Masonic Community – Memorial Day Service – anticipating a 1:00 performance

June 6
Kenmore Blvd Street Fair – noon performance

July 12
MAPS – TBD

August 13
Western Reserve Masonic Community – outdoor afternoon concert – time TBD

September 26 OR 27                         Barberton Mum Festival

October 4
Norton Cider Festival – performance start time will be somewhere between 3:30-4:30

John S Knight Tree Festival – TBD

Western Reserve Masonic Community Christmas Concert -TBD