Author: James Adkins

Good afternoon, Friends, Ohioans, and Lovers of Music (sorry I forgot Pennsylvanians as well)! I’ve got a few important items to share with you all! Our rehearsals next week on Monday and Thursday are both at the F.E.C. at the regular times. This is N.H.B. Music Camp Week in Ohio, so arrangements have been made for family members of the church to unlock and lock the door on both Monday and Thursday. Please thank them for their time and support as you enter and depart.

I will be passing out parts for the last selection of our 2025 Concert Series at both rehearsals this week as we begin to complete our Concert Books. Herb Albert’s “A Taste of Honey” and “This Guy’s in Love” complete our 60’s concert theme. Also please make sure you have added August 3 at 3:00 on your calendar as the replacement for our canceled performance last Sunday the 13th at the Emanuel Church.

I’m excited about the improvement we have made due to your hard work, dedication and cooperative preparation. We have kept up to a planned growth pattern which has taken our ensemble to a higher level.

Thank you for believing in me and trusting that work becomes fun as your growth and understanding in the art of music expands. Experience brings UNDERSTANDING!

Jim

Good afternoon fellow musicians! Due to temperatures over 80 degrees and the possibility of heavy rain our performance at the Emanuel Church in Doylestown has been postponed. We have rescheduled our performance for Sunday afternoon August 3rd at 3:00. Please check your calendar and make this adjustment. Thank you for your cooperation! I’m looking forward to Monday’s rehearsal!

Jim

Monday July7th F.E.C.

5:00 – Orientation Class downstairs with Jim. 6:00 strings downstairs with Jim and Elvis. Winds upstairs with Bev, Cathy and Cal. (15 minutes each with show tune). 6:45 everyone upstairs with Jim and Elvis.

6:00 – Full Ensemble upstairs

Thursday July 10th F.E.C.

6:00 – Run full show in order: Please make every effort to attend this important rehearsal!

Sunday July 13th SUMMER CONCERT SERIES SHOW #1

Emanuel Church of Christ 16 Eastern Rd. Doylestown; places 2:15. Please bring your own folding chair, music stand, and instrument. You may wear shorts, hat, sunglass and comfortable shoes along with your blue band shirt. Also please feel free to bring a supply of water. DOWNBEAT is at 3:00! Friends and Family are welcome to join the audience!

I’M EXCITED!!

Jim

Good afternoon music lovers! I’m excited as we move forward with preparation for our summer music performances. Learning five different styles of music is not an easy task. Thank you for your hard work! Our audiences will enjoy this return to the 60’s. Here is our July rehearsal schedule! As my High School Music Teacher used to say, “BE THERE OR BE SQUARE”!

June 30th – F.E.C. 5:00 Orientation Class; 6:00 – 8:00 Full Rehearsal.

July Mondays 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, F.E.C. 5:00 Orientation Class; 6:00 – 8:00 Full Rehearsal

July Thursdays 3rd, 17th, 31st; MAPS 2:30 – 4:00. 10th, 24th FE.C. 6:00-8:00; All Full Rehearsals.

July 13th Our First Performance of the summer season: Emanuel Church of Christ 16 Eastern Rd. Doylestown, OH Lawn Chair Concert …..Blue Shirt, sunglasses, hat, shorts, water ,music, (and don’t forget a lawn chair for yourself) call time 2:15…..Downbeat at 3:00.

See Y’all tomorrow!

Mondays at the F.E.C. 5:00 Orientation Classes; 6:00-8:00 Full Combined Rehearsals

Dates: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th

Thursdays at the F.E.C. 6:00-8:00 Full Combined Rehearsals

Dates: 5th; 19th

Thursdays at the MAPS 2:30 – 4:00 Full Combined Rehersals

Dates: 12th 26th

HOW TO YOU SPELL work? answer FUN; HOW DO YOU SPELL fun? answer WORK

Jim

May 19th-F.E.C.- Trumpets, Trombones, Saxophones – Please come at 5:30 so we can rehearse the “THINK ” solo section 29-37. RAY DITMAR this year’s Memorial Day Vocalist will rehearse with the Combined Ensemble (up stairs)at 6:00. S.S.B. & God Bless America.

May 22nd – F.E.C.-Run complete Memorial program plus 60’s Show Book Tunes 6:00-8:00.

May 23rd – WRMC Memorial Day Commemorative Report Western Reserve Masonic Community 4931 Nettleton Rd. Medina, OH. report at 1:15 places at 1:30. Entrance on South side of building (looks like a church). Blue Shirt, Black Slacks

May 29th – MAPS 2:00 DOWNBEAT; NEW SHOW TUNE, RUN CLOSER, RUN OPENER, Please Bring Show Book to all rehearsal this Merry Month of May!!!

I’m Excited!!!!!

Jim

Thursday 8th F.E.C. Starter; Think; Elvis, Head; Elvis.

Monday 12th F.E.C. Starter; Elvis, British; Head, J. Boys; Think, Temptations

Thursday 15th MAPS Valor; SSB; God Bless America; Thunderer; Head; Elvis

Monday 19th F.E.C. Starter; J. Boys; Elvis; Thunderer; Head, Think

Thursday 22nd F.E.C, Run Memorial Day Final Order

Friday 23rd Memorial Day Commemorative WRMC 1:15 Blue Shirt Black Slakes

Thursday 29th MAPS New Show Tune; Run Closer (Elvis); (Anka); British; other Show Tunes

(12, 19), are Mondays at the F.E.C. from 6:00-8:00. 8, 22, are Thursdays at the F.E.C. from 6:00 – 8:00. 15, 29 are at MAPS on Thursdays from 2:00-4:00. May 23rd in our Memorial Day performance at the Western Reserve Masonic Community in Medina. (call time is 1:30).

ALL REHEARSALS ARE COMBINED AND WILL BE UPSTAIRS

Please bring both your Summer Show Book and your Memorial Day Book to all rehearsals.

You will begin to receive more music, so every rehearsal is important. Thanks for your cooperations.

Congratulations to Cathy and all the String members. Your performance was excellent at the “Side by Side” Concert. Bravo!!!!!!

Jim

Good morning, all! What a BEAUTIFUL DAY! We will have Orientation Class at 5:00, Sectionals on Recital Music at 6:00 (individual percussion with Jim as needed) and Full Combined at 7;00. During this combined hour we will ask the 2 wind ensembles and the strings to perform their selections separately. The winds and percussion will come downstairs without instruments at 7:00. Strings will perform and then come up stairs without instrument to hear the winds.

PLEASE INVITE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO THE RECITAL!! It’s so important to have an audience!!!!!!

See you this evening! OH, also please bring your music for the STARTER!

Jim

April 30 – Spring Recital, Akron Main Library 6:00

May 6 – Side by Side Strings, 7:00 Akron Garfield High School

May 23 – Memorial Day Commemorative, 2:00 WRMC, Medina

July 13 – Folding Chair Concert, 2:00 Emanuel United Church of Christ, Doylestown

August 17 – Indoor Concert, 2:00 Johnson United Methodist, Norton

August 19 – Indoor Concert, 6:00 WRMC, Medina

September 28 – Barberton MumFest, 2:00, Barberton

October 3 – Norton CiderFest, 6:00, Columbia Woods Park, Norton

November 16 – Akron Tree Festival, 1:00 Knight Center, Akron

December 7 – Christmas Concert, 2:00 Johnson United Methodist, Norton

December 16 – Christmas Concert, 6:00 WRMC, Medina