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MUM FESTIVAL – 9/27 – Performance time 2:00. Call time is 1:15. Attire is blue shirts and denim bottoms. Akron Symphonic Winds plays before us. They will have chairs set up, but we will reconfigure them to our liking as soon as they are done. As soon as we have our chairs set, we will warm up. We perform at 2:00. Our performance can run no longer than 40 minutes. Below is our revised program. When we finish performing WE MIST CLEAR THE CHAIRS WE’VE USED. The next group needs to be able to start their show at 3:00.

*Semper Fidelis
*Echoes of the Civil War
*Glenn Miller Salute/Tribute
*Marches of the Armed Forces
*Sweet George Brown
*Zoot Suit Riot
*Satin Doll
*God Bless America
*Stars and Stripes
IF WE ARE RUNNING LONG DURING THE PERFORMANCE, THE PIECE THAT WOULD GET DROPPED IS ZOOT SUIT.

9/17 – 2:30 at MAPS … Full Ensemble. Christmas  music.  One time through Semper and one time through Satin Doll.

MONDAY, 9/21

5:00-6:00 … Leslie will work with any beginners. There will be no Book 3 work for strings, I will not be there. Clarinet Choir will meet with Jim

6:00-8:00 … Full Ensemble – Christmas Music

THURSDAY, 9/24

There is NO JAZZ at 5:00

6:00-8:00 … Full Ensemble – One run through of the Mum Festival program,  then Christmas music.

Looking forward to seeing you this afternoon.

Cathy

Sorry for the accidental omission.

Cathy

CONCERT AT JOHNSON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20th AT 2:00

We will be doing the MICHAEL STORY arrangement of SLEIGH RIDE

We will not be doing Christmas on Broadway this year

Tonight:

5:00-6:00 Lessons with Leslie. Strings with Cathy (books 1 and 3)

6:00-7:00 sectionals on Christmas music. Parts 1, 2 and 3 downstairs with Cathy. Parts 4, 5 and percussion upstairs with Leslie

7:00-8:00 Full Ensemble – Christmas Music and one run through of Glenn Miller Tribute and Salute

Greetings,

Tonight we are going to take a quick survey about what will work best for us collectively for the Johnson United Methodist Church concert. It seems many people have a conflict on Dec 13. The church would like a Sunday concert, if possible. That would have to be Sunday, Dec 20. Other possible dates are Tuesday December 15 or Thursday Dec 17, but it’s definitely  not their preference. December 6th was also a consideration, but I was concerned about doing 3 concerts in a row since we are already booked on the 4th and 5th. Please think about this and look at your calendar. We can’t give a good concert without most of us available.

5:00-6:00 … Jazz with Leslie

6:00-7:00 … Strings with Cathy, band with Leslie

7:00-8:00 … Full Ensemble  – Semper and Eagle (15 minutes max). The rest of the time will be spent on Christmas music.

Lastly, Elizabeth Schoolcraft (flute) has reached out looking for a ride to the Mum Festival concert. She lives in the Highland Square area. Her phone number is 330-814-6413. Please reach out to her if you are able to help.

Thanks,

Cathy

Good morning:

Below is a list of winter concert dates:

Thursday, November 19, Tree Festival at John S. Night Center – 3:00 performance.

Friday, December 4, Light the Boulevard in Kenmore. In partnership with Miller South School for the Arts – 6:00-9:00 performance time not yet determined

Saturday, December 5, Summit Mall – 2:00 performance

Wednesday,  Dec. 9, Strings with Garfield, 7:00 performance

Thursday, Dec. 10, Western Reserve Masonic Community – 7:00 performance

Johnson United Methodist Church – TBD, (should know by the end of this week)

All of this is in a shared Google calendar  that was the home page of our website. I’m not sure where it disappeared to. I will try to update our performance schedule on our website. If I’m not successful, it will have to wait until our webmaster returns from vacation.

Today, we will work on Invincible Eagle, Semper Fidelis and Christmas music.

Looking forward to seeing you at 2:30.

Cathy

Greetings;

Thank you very much for coming out and playing this afternoon in the ever changing weather. I think things worked out just right. I got nice feedback from the audience and the members of the church were very appreciative of our performance.

If you took home the donation drum, please shoot me a text at 330-760-5718. I brought the drum with me and intended to take it back.  Now I have lost track of it which is disconcerting. (Also please bring it with you to FEC tomorrow so it gets put away.)

Monday 8/31

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

6:00-7:00 … Full Ensemble  –  A briel look at Semper, Satin Doll and Voices; then Christmas music.

7:00-8:00 … Sectionals – winds and strings with Cathy downstairs, brass and percussion with Leslie upstairs. We will work on Invincible Eagle and Christmas music

Thanks,

Cathy

I’ve been watching the weather obsessively all morning. It looks like the rain will clear out of Doylestown by about 12:30. After that, all the green on the radar is considerably North of that area. I think we will have very comfortable weather for our concert. See you in a little while.

Cathy

Good morning. I’m keeping up with the weather forecast and I’m still optimistic for our concert this afternoon. Looking at the radar for Doylestown, I anticipate the rain breaking up right around concert time. My current thought is that we go for it and if necessary we delay a bit if it’s too wet to set up. Bring a book to read or have a podcast queued up and sit in the car until it’s all good. On the bright side, we won’t get beat up from the blazing sun!

I’ll give you an update on my thoughts around 11/11:30. Keep your fingers crossed, because there is no indoor, alternative space for us to play.

Cathy

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

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 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.

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

Thanks,

Cathy