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Hello everyone,
What a fun rehearsal last week!! I have attached the audio for *Let Every Heart *to this email. I have updated our Playlist for this concert, and you can access it here: HCB Christmas Music. Our rehearsal for this week will be as follows:
– Chorale Warm up – Let Every Heart – We Wish you a Mambo Christmas – Polar Express – Christmas on Broadway – Celtic Carol – I’ll Be home for Christmas – Let the Bells Ring
*Please note:* We have decided to pull “The Bells of Christmas” out of the program for this concert.
The full list of Rep for this concert is the following:
– Celtic Carol – Christmas on Broadway – A Christmas Festival – Polar Express – With Every Winter’s Breath – Let Every Heart – Let The Bells Ring – I’ll Be home for Christmas – We Wish you a Mambo Christmas
Here is a gentle reminder that we will be having our Annual General Meeting at the end of rehearsal, next week (Nov 17).
Thanks everyone, and see you Tuesday!
Holly

Hello everyone,
Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween! Thank you for another wonderful rehearsal last week! This week, let’s see if we can get both sides of the band on the same page… and, more importantly, playing in the same tempo! Haha! Looking forward to seeing everyone again! Our rehearsal will go as follows:
– Chorale Warm up – Christmas Festival – With Every Winter’s Breath – Let Every Heart – We Wish you a Mambo Christmas – The Bells of Christmas – Let the Bells Ring
There are two attached documents related to the Halifax Concert Band Annual General Meeting, which will be held at the end of rehearsal on Tuesday November 17.
Thanks everyone,
Holly

Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday to play in our lab band!! What a fun afternoon that was! Our rehearsal on Tuesday, October 27th will go as follows:
– Chorale Warm up – Polar Express – I’ll be home for Christmas – Christmas on Broadway – Let the Bells Ring – We Wish you a Mambo Christmas (new – handed out last week!) – Celtic Carol
Thanks everyone and see you Tuesday!
Holly

Hi
As a registered society in Nova Scotia, the Halifax Concert Band is required to hold an Annual Meeting every year. For 2026, this is scheduled to happen on Tuesday, November 17, around 8:10 pm. The agenda usually involves annual reports from various Executive members, a financial report, and an opportunity for members to volunteer for Executive positions. It is also an opportunity to suggest changes to band activities.
Please contact me or Becky Campbell if you have questions or concerns.

Hello everyone,
I know that Halloween is quickly approaching… but am I ever loving the Christmas songs! 🙂
Our rehearsal on Tuesday, October 20th will go as follows:
– Chorale Warm up – Let Every Heart – With Every Winter’s Breath – Christmas Festival – I’ll Be Home for Christmas – The Bells of Christmas – Polar Express
A reminder that Halifax West is no longer leaving a door unlocked on Tuesday evenings. There will be a volunteer in the band that will let you in, however, if you arrive after 6:30 pm, you can either text myself or Debbie to be let in. My cell number is 902-521-7609
On another note, there will be a Conducting workshop happening at Halifax West High School on Saturday, October 24th from 1:30-4:00. Community band members are invited to participate in the lab band for the conductors. You can register here for being in the lab band: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8T_RHuka28ClXxTVGtS8czPV76XOrafDcTZ35_QX2LIhEQQ/viewform
Hope to see some of you there!
Thanks everyone and see you Tuesday!
Holly

Hello everyone,
I hope you are all having a wonderful Thanksgiving Weekend! A reminder to everyone that we have rehearsal Tuesday, October 13th, at 6:30 pm.
*Rehearsal will go as follows:*
– Chorales – On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss – The Bells of Christmas – Celtic Carol – Christmas on Broadway – Let Every Heart – Let the Bells Ring
*Soundtracks:* Please take a listen here
Thanks everyone and see you on Tuesday!
Holly