Author: Bob Kanygin

Hi All
There will be no Halifax Concert Band rehearsals for Mar 7 and Mar 14. The next rehearsal is March 21. Our next concert is March 28, which is a shared concert with the Halifax West Band.
Thanks Dave

Hi all,
There will be parking available at Saint George’s round church parking lot tomorrow. That parking lot is accessible from Cornwallis Street.
Please be there by 1:15 pm, unless you are helping with set-up etc.
Thanks Dave

Hi all,
As promised here are the details for our concert event this Sunday.
The Halifax Concert Band Celtic Concert Sunday, March 5th, 2023 2 pm (Admission-collection at the door) St. Patrick’s Church 2267 Brunswick Street Halifax
Please be at St. Patrick’s Church by 1:15 pm for assembly and warm-up Set-up crew please arrive for 1 pm Equipment Truck unload crew for 12:30 (side parking lot) (please note: equipment truck loading at Halifax West High School for those volunteers is set for 3:30 pm on Friday March 3rd at the band room)
Dress is formal black (with optional Irish accessories) Please bring a music stand (except front row and percussion) and stand light if needed. Irish music envelopes will be collected after the Sunday concert (except Kirkpatrick’s Muse)
Parking is available along the side of the church by the accessible ramp. All other parking can be found on the street. Note:-at this point, we do not have permission to park at St. George’s Round Church parking lot
A reminder to all band members that there will be no HCB rehearsals for the next two Tuesdays (March 7th and 14th). Regular rehearsals resume on March 21st. Our next concert will be Tuesday March 28th at the Bella Rose Theatre at 7 pm with the Halifax West Concert Band combined concert.
Thanks and see you all on Sunday! Dave

Hi all,
Our rehearsal on Tuesday February 28 begins at 6:30 pm in the music room of Halifax West HS. This is the last rehearsal before our concert on March 5th at St Patrick’s Church (2263 Brunswick St, Halifax).
For Tuesday’s rehearsal, we will again run all of the sing-along tunes with Dick Sayer and then run through our concert pieces (in order) for the March 5th Irish show.
Here are the program selections (and order) for the March 5th Irish show.
1) St.Patrick’s Parade
2) Brian Boru’s Parade
3) Sing-Along #1 (Wild Irish Rose/Irish Eyes are Smiling)
4) Far and Away
5) Irish Tune from County Derry
6) Sing-Along #2 (MacManara’s Band/Black Velevet Band)
7) A Foggy Dew
8) Lord of the Dance
9) Sing-Along #3 (Peggy O’Neil/Peg O’ My Heart)
10) Longford Legend (1-Young Molly Brown 2-Killyburn Brae)
11) Kirkpatrick’s Muse
12) An Irish Rhapsody
I will also give details regarding concert address, set-up, equipment moving, assembly times and dress at the rehearsal. Thanks Dave

Hi all,
For our Tuesday, Feb. 21st rehearsal, we will be running through all of the Irish Sing-Along tunes with vocalist Dick Sayer. The following list covers all those tunes and we will rehearse them in no particular order.
My Wild Irish Rose When Irish Eyes are Smiling MacNamara’s Band Black Velvet Band Peggy O’ Neil Peg O’ My Heart
The remainder of the rehearsal will be left for touch-ups of the other Irish pieces and I will announce those as we go.
Here is the information for our members regarding the Live Streaming Performance Workshops available through the Music Union.
Any musicians, aged 40 and above, (they don’t have to be Atlantic Federation of Musicians members) that would be interested in participating in a workshop education series to help musicians learn how to put a live-streamed performance together, start to finish, from your own location, please contact Dave Staples at davestaples54@gmail.com
The AFM received federal government funding to host this series at the Music Room and are offering participants $95 to attend the day’s workshop.
A link for their registration process: www.dropbox.com/s/0vbaxz3hu8z7ck4/AFM%20Local%20571%20Workshop%20Training%20Eblast%20fillable.pdf?dl=0
Available dates are:
February 24, 27 March 10, 13, 17 and 20.
Thanks Dave

Hi all,
Our next rehearsal for the Halifax Concert Band is Tuesday February 14 in the band room of Halifax West HS, beginning at 6:30 pm. Here is the order of the music we will be playing:
1) Chorales-Bride of Assorted 2) Warm-up-Sarabanbe (Grieg) 3) Longford Legend 4) Kirkpatrick’s Muse 5) Lord of the Dance 6) Irish Tune from County Derry 7) Brian Boru’s Parade 8) Foggy Dew 9) St. Patrick’s Parade
Happy Valentine’s Day.
By the way, if you know that you will not be able to be at rehearsal, by 4 pm on the Tuesday, you should let Dave Staples know ( davestaples54@gmail.com ) and someone in your section.
Thanks Dave