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Janet (flute) has a trumpet for sale for $30.00. Her granddaughter used it when she played in the band. She can bring it to rehearsal. Please contact the webmaster if interested – nhbneo1@gmail.com.

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Dear Membership! Please accept my apologies for what my appear as a last-minute decision. Having lived in Ohio for 78 years, I learned from experience that our weather changes quickly and being safe is smarter than being sorry! The Akron Library Staff has been very cooperative and helpful as we worked together this morning finding the closed date possible to reschedule our Recital. I’m happy to announce that our new rescheduled date is Tuesday, April 30th. You all have work hard in preparation for this recital experience and I hope this extension of time will give us the ability to attract a larger audience. Please contact your fellow members which will help us make sure everyone knows about this change.

Thank you for your understanding and support!

Jim

April 2nd – Spring Recital, Akron Public Library Auditorium. 5:30 report, 6:00 Downbeat.

April rehearsals: 4th- MAPS, 2:30; Full Rehearsal. 8th – NO REHEARSAL. 11th- F.E.C. 6:00; Full Combined Rehearsal. 15th – F.E.C, 5:00; Orientation classes; 6:00 Sectionals; 7:00 Full Combined Rehearsal. 18th – MAPS, 2:30 Full Rehearsal. 22nd F.E.C. 5:00; Orientation classes( No Strings, winds and percussion only); 6:00 (strings and percussion Combined Sectionals); 7:00 Full Combined Rehearsal. 25th – F.E.C. – 6:00 Full Combined Rehearsal. 29th – F.E.C. 5:00 Orientation Classes; 6:00 Sectionals. 7:00 Full Combined Rehearsal.

May rehearsals: 2nd – MAPS, 2:30; Full Rehearsal. 6th- F.E.C. 5:00 Orientation; 6:00 Sectionals; 7:00 Full Combined Rehearsal. 9th- F.E.C. 6:00; Full Combined Rehearsal. 13th- F.E.C. 5:00 Orientation classes; 6:00 Sectionals; 7:00 Full Combined rehearsal. 16th- MAPS- Full Combined Rehearsal. 20th – F.E.C. 5:00 Orientation Classes; 6:00 Sectionals, 7:00 Full Combined Rehearsals. 23rd – F.E.C. 6:00 Full Rehearsal. 24th MEMORIAL DAY PERFORMANCE 2:00 Western Reserve Masonic Community Medina, OH 2:00. 30th – MAPS 2:30, Full Combined Rehearsal.

JIm

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The Kent State Stark Concert Band will present a FREE concert at the KSU Stark Conference Center on Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 pm.

The band is a 38-year-old ensemble, comprised of talented high school students, Stark Campus faculty and students, as well as those from neighboring colleges and community members.

Enjoy some vicarious travel and some concert band classics!

Program:

Lincolnshire Posy – Grainger

Variations on a Korean Folk Song – Chance

An American in Paris – Gershwin

Irish Tune from County Derry – Grainger

Satiric Dances – Dello Joio

Hebrides Suite – Grundman

Canadian Folk Song Rhapsody – Curnow

Caribbean Hideaway – Barnes

Hello Friends and Lovers of Music! Please find below important information with respect to our Monday evening Rehearsal and our Tuesday evening Recital. Please contact me with questions at your earliest convenience.

Monday April 1st will start with Orientation classes at 5:00. We will all meet at 6:00 in our regular Combined Ensemble seating placement upstairs. We will play through five of the Recital selections in performance order. However, we will not move from our Combined Ensemble seating. Each of these Five Small Group will simply perform from their sectional seating area in performance order for no more than 10 minutes. The remaining 4 of the 9 Small Groups will each have 10 minutes of rehearsal time after everyone else has cleared the area. More instructions will be given on Monday.

Monday rehearsal order: 6:00 Full Combined Ensemble (1), (2), (4), (6), (9): 7:00 (3),(5),(7), (8). See titles and ensembles numbers on Tuesday list.

Tuesday performance order: (1). Percussion “Counting Counts” Ozgood Cowsnowski, (2). Woodwinds Ensemble “Celebrated Air” J.S. Bach, (3). Percussion “Mallet Duets” Thomas Brown, (4). Flute Choir “Minuet No. 2 in bm” J.S. Bach, (5). M.K. Players “Just Want to Go Home” Marilyn Katzmark, (6). String Ensemble “Sahara Crossing” Richard Meyer, (7). Arabian Trio “Fantasia Arabesque” Herman Beeftink, (8). Swingin’ Along “Just Because”, “Hogan’s Heroes”, ” Basin St. Blues”, (9). Brass Ensemble “Soul Bossa Nova” Quincy Jones.

Parking at Tuesday performance in the library indoor parking garage is the most convenient. However, sometimes there is a charge. Please dress in black shoes, pants or skirts and our blue pull over shirts. Dennis will be taking pictures on stage and in the audience throughout the recital. (Even while you are playing). The set-up crew and staff will arrive at 5:00. Call time is 5:30 and the downbeat is at 6:00. Remember you will not warm up until you are on stage. Do not take your instrument out of the case until you take the stage. Please bring your own music stand. We will talk through all of this at Monday’s rehearsal. PLEASE PLAN KNOW TO BRING AN AUDIENCE!!!!! I’m Excited!!

Jim

Unfortunate New: The performance of the String Ensemble at the Johnson United Methodist Church on April 20th has been postponed because of illness. We will be contacted with respect to our availability as new dates are considered.

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Unfortunately, I failed to submit a request for rehearsal dates at M.A.P.S. for the month of March. Please accept my apologies for this oversite on my part. I always double check scheduling but this time I failed to do so until this afternoon. Please share this info with as many friends as you can hopefully preventing a member making the trip only to find that our rehearsal has been cancelled. Only three rehearsals left before our Akron Library Recital. We can make this happen!

Once again, I am sorry!

Jim