Author: Bob Kanygin

Hi all,
Happy New Year everyone!
Just a quick reminder of our return to rehearsal on Tuesday, January 10 beginning at 6:30 pm in the Halifax West band room.
Please bring all of your Christmas music to this rehearsal along with your regular folders. We will be working on music from the regular folder along with any new additions that are ready to be handed out.
Also, I want to send a big thank-you out to  Perla and Mark for their wonderful collaboration and excellent performance of I’ll be Home for Christmas at our concert on Dec 13th. I missed doing that on my previous message, with apologies.
Thanks and see you all on Tuesday. Dave

Hi all,
Thank you all so much for such a great concert on Tuesday night! I really couldn’t have been happier with the outcome and our performance was the best that we have ever played those pieces! A great big shout-out to our brass quintet for their sets and to Mark and Andrea for their fantastic duet playing! What a fine job you all did to share your music in such an excellent and intimate way!
The reviews are in and I know, from comments I have heard, that our audience members were very impressed indeed, as was I! I wish you all a very happy and healthy holiday season.
I am unable to attend our supper gathering at Jim’s on the 20th but I’ll raise a glass to you all from Newfoundland.
*Our first rehearsal back will be on Tuesday, Jan. 10th at 6:30 at the West.* Please bring your Christmas music to that rehearsal along with your regular folders.
Thanks and be safe. Dave

Hi all
Just a reminder of our dress rehearsal on Monday evening 6:30 to 8:30 at the West band room. Following a brief warmup and tuning, we will run the entire program order (see below), including the selections from the brass quintet and Mark and Andrea’s duet numbers. If there is any remaining time after the run, we can touch up any sections that need attention. Our van loading will begin at 8:30 following the rehearsal. * * *Concert Program Rehearsal Order* * * 1) Fantasy on the Huron Carol
2) Carol of the Drum
3) Two Duets for Flute and Clarinet
4) Dreams of Christmas arr. John Moss
5) Halifax Concert Band Brass Quintet
6) I’ll Be Home For Christmas
7) On That Night All Was Silent
8) The Holly and the Ivy
9) Minor Alterations
Again, here are the details for the setup and performance at St Agnes on Tuesday.
1) Set-up at St. Agnes (for available volunteers) Dec 13th at 2:30 pm 2) Concert meeting time for all members at 6:15 pm in the church hall. Please enter the venue through the front doors of the church. 3) Warm-up and tuning at 6:50 in the church. Concert begins at 7 pm. Prelude Brass Quintet music at 6:30 3) Everyone please bring a music stand for the concert (except 1st flutes, oboe, 1st clarinets and percussion) 4) Dress is formal black concert dress (appropriate Christmas accessories welcomed) 5) Please encourage family and friends to attend
Thanks everyone. Looking forward to a great show! Dave

Hi All
If you are planning on joining us on Tuesday Dec 20 for a gathering at Jim’s Family Restaurant, and you have not already filled out the RSPV form, please do it now. We need to inform the restaurant about how many people to expect.
The link to the form is: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaskZnZnf3W3WaLKuHR9rgcweMlRyHKb0dohidhuUhX7NX4w/viewform
Thank you Bob

Hi all,
Here is the order of pieces for Tuesday’s rehearsal, along with the Dec 13th Concert Program. As you can see, I have not included The Nightmare Before Christmas in the concert because the piece is not ready for performance yet. We will leave it in the folder for more rehearsal in the new year and aim for a performance of that in the future.
A reminder that we have a dress rehearsal on Monday, December 12th at 6:30 in the Halifax West Band room with equipment loading directly after.
Details for the concert are as follows 1) Set-up at St. Agnes (for available volunteers) Dec 13th in the afternoon (time TBA) 2) Concert meeting time for all members at 6:15 pm in the church hall 3) Warm-up and tuning at 6:50 in the church. Concert begins at 7 pm. Prelude Brass Quintet music at 6:30 3) Everyone please bring a music stand for the concert (except flute, oboe, clarinet and percussion) 4) Dress is formal black concert dress (appropriate Christmas accessories welcomed) 5) Please encourage family and friends to attend
*Rehearsal Notes for Dec. 6th*
1) Warm-up-Assorted Chorales (various) 2) Fantasy on the Huron Carol 3) Minor Alterations 4) I’ll Be Home For Christmas 5) The Holly and the Ivy 6) Dreams of Christmas 7) Carol of the Drum
*Concert Program*
Halifax Concert Band  Christmas Concert 2022
*Holiday Season Prelude Music* performed by the Halifax Concert Band Brass Quintet
Dona Nobis Pacem   arr. Ed Hirschman O Tannenbaum   arr. Russell Anixter The Christmas Waltz.   Julie Styne (arr. Kent Steerwell) Let It Snow   Irving Berlin (arr. Karen MacKay) The Christmas Song Mel Torme (arr. Jack Gale)
*Concert List for the Band* 1) Fantasy on the Huron Carol Robert Buckley
2) Carol of the Drum Katherine Davis (arr. Floyd Werle)
3) Carol Sing #1 (for Organ and Audience) #1 O Come All Ye Faithful #2 Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
4) Two Duets for Flute and Clarinet 1) The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came (Basque Carol arr. by Mark Cuming) 2) Too Baroque for Christmas Gifts (arr. by Kent Steerwell)
Mark Cuming, Clarinet and Andrea Dale, Flute/Piccolo
5) Dreams of Christmas arr. John Moss
6) Organ Solo (selection to be announced) Organ Soloist  Gregory Doyle
7) Carol Sing #2 (for Organ and Audience) #1 Joy To The World #2 Silent Night
8) Halifax Concert Band Brass Quintet 1) Go Tell It On The Mountain arr. Luther Henderson 2) Christmas Time is Here Vince Gauraldi (arr. Karen MacKay) 3) Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson
John Underhill (trumpet), Fiona MacIntosh-Robar (trumpet), Becky Campbell (french horn), Faith Daley (trombone), Bob Kanygin (tuba)
9) I’ll Be Home For Christmas Walter Kent (arr. Kent Steerwell) Perla Canales-Deichler, vocalist
10) On That Night All Was Silent David Samuel
11) Carol Sing #3 (for Organ and Audience) #1 The First Noel #2 Angels We Have Heard On High
12) The Holly and the Ivy (traditional British folk carol) arr. Tom Wallace
13) Minor Alterations (Christmas Through The Looking Glass) David Lovrien
If you have not already done so, please let us know if you are planning to attend the Christmas supper on Dec 20 by signing up at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaskZnZnf3W3WaLKuHR9rgcweMlRyHKb0dohidhuUhX7NX4w/viewform
Thanks Dave

Please do not sign up for the Christmas dinner if you have already done it.