Hi everyone,
Here are the comprehensive details for our Monday dress rehearsal (April 14) and Tuesday concert (April 15) downtown.
*PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.*
What we’ve worked out is that we will run a combined massed band run-through of Chasing Sunlight in the cafeteria of Halifax West high school from 6 to 7 PM on Monday evening, April 14th.
We will then dismiss the school group and all members of HCB are asked to stay for another hour, until 8 pm to run our pieces for the concert.
I realize that not everyone will be able to make this dress rehearsal, but it will give us a chance to have a final run through of things before the Tuesday performance. *An important note is that you will ALL need to bring your own music stand to the dress rehearsal on Monday and also the concert on Tuesday.*
There is a real concern about limited parking and traffic congestion downtown on Tuesday afternoon into the supper hour, as well as after our concert because of a Mooseheads hockey playoff game in the Scotiabank Centre that night and I’m sure it will be a capacity crowd. Leave yourself plenty of time to be inside the LightHouse Performance centre for your call time of 5:30.
I would suggest trying to arrange carpooling or having someone drop you off at the venue to reduce or avoid the parking issue. The LightHouse Performance Centre address is 1800 Argyle Street and you will use the main doors to enter. The building is what was formally known as the old World Trade and Convention Center.
Dress for the concert will be all black with the band shirts or black shirt. Also, please try to ensure that you bring at least one person to the concert so that we have a good audience.
The following schedule has been done up by the Halifax Regional Arts folks from the HRCE. Please have a good look at this. I have also attached a pdf of this for your reference.
Thanks and see you Monday (or Tuesday) Dave
Schedule for HRA Wind Wind Ensemble and Halifax Concert Band Tuesday, April 15, 2025 5:00 – HRA Wind Ensemble students (50) will arrive and proceed to Green Room 5:15 – 6:00 – HRAWE warm-up and Sound Check on stage 5:30 – Halifax Concert Band musicians (64) will arrive and proceed to Green Room 6:00 – 6:15 combined WE and HCB soundcheck on stage for Grand Finale – “Chasing Sunlight” 6:15 – 6:45 – HCB warm-up and Sound Check on stage 7:00 – Concert Starts – Introduction and Welcome by Fiona and Dave Staples ● *WE* students in reserved audience seating with chaperones
* 7:05 – Halifax Concert Band on Stage – Dave Staples Conducting * (Concert Order to be Confirmed) * ● Amazing Grace ● Windjammer ● Just a Closer Walk With Thee ● The Syncopated Clock ● Maiden Voyage
7:30 – 7:45 – Intermission ● HCB exits stage and joins audience, WE sets up on stage
7:45 – HRA Wind Ensemble on Stage – Fiona Conducting (Concert Order to be Confirmed) ● Aggressivo Duration: 2:30 ● Rippling Watercolors 5:00 ● The Simpsons 3:30 ● Earthdawn 4:00 ● Ghostbusters 4:00 ● Skeleton Crawl 3:30
* 8:15 – HCB joins WE on stage for Grand FInale of “Chasing Sunlight” * ● Fiona will introduce finale and conduct
8:30 – 9:00 pm – Pack gear and load truck – HCB Volunteers for this, please. Contact: Dave Staples (on site)
