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2009 Three Rivers Community
Band Festival Band
Band Festival
Information for Band Members |
A note from your
conductor:
I am excited and honored to be working with my musical friends and
colleagues for this "festival band" experience. I hope you enjoy the
musical selections. We tried to pick numbers that represented different
styles, had audience appeal, were interesting musically but which could
be prepared in the rehearsal time we have together. The March Time
selections are in honor of one of my mentors, Ray B. Haney, a music
educator and community band champion from North Carolina who has
recently passed. - Elisabeth Heath Charles
Schedule for May 2, 2009
- 8:30-9am - Check in Upper
St. Clair High School Auditorium Lobby
- Light Breakfast in cafeteria (donuts, muffins, OJ,
coffee, tea)
- 9-11:30am - Rehearsal in
the Auditorium - seating chart
- 11:30am – 12:30pm -
Lunch (sandwiches, salads)
- If you have food allergies and you have not informed us, please
do so ASAP.
- 12:30
- 1:30pm – Lunch Speaker and discussion
- 1:45pm
- Aeolian Winds of
Pittsburgh will perform in the lobby
- Musicians in the four performing bands to report to warm up
spaces according to their band’s timeline
- 2:30pm - Festival Begins
(each band performs 20 minutes of music, 10 minutes between each group
for getting on and off stage)
Music
- During Check-In on Festival Day, we will be distributing folders
with music. You are asked to RETURN
ALL MUSIC at the end of the
Festival. This will be done by placing it on your chair.
- Part distribution was based on information provided on your
registration form. If you wish to trade parts during rehearsal
that is
fine.
- Solos are at the discretion of the conductor. If you wish
to play
a marked solo that is in your music, please prepare it. Solos may
become Soli.
Other notes:
- Stands: Please
bring a folding stand. There will be sturdy stands available
for the performance but there may not be stands available for the
rehearsal.
OR
- bottom: black
top: black, white, or band shirt with logo
- Construction
- Please check with
PennDot to see if your route to Upper St. Clair will be affected by
construction or road closures. For directions to Upper St. Clair,
please visit the Festival Web site
[http://www.ewsb.org/festival/2009/] The school is located on Rte
19, just south of South Hills Village [1825 McLaughlin Run Road Upper
St. Clair, PA 15241]
- Storage: Cases,
coats, etc. may
be left in the auditorium during rehearsal. Instructions for
where you
may put your belongings for the rest of the day will be given at the
end of rehearsal.
- Following the
performance there will be a reception in the cafeteria. If you
are
willing to contribute cookies (homemade or store bought) for the
reception, please bring them to the cafeteria following check in.
Volunteers will be putting cookies on trays, so presentation of your
cookies is not important. If you are bringing your cookies in a
container that needs to be returned to you, please clearly label it
with your name and band.
Contact
Information:
Web site: http://www.ewsb.org/festival/2009/
Email: festival@ewsb.org
Phone Day of Festival: 412-953-7917
