Category: Member Info

Hi all,
A big thanks to everyone who played in the Saturday fundraiser for the HMCS Sackville Trust down on the boardwalk. It went well (or as well as could be expected sometimes with the wind) and I know the HMCS Sackville people were all very pleased. Let’s do it again sometime!
Our rehearsal this Tuesday (October 1, 6:30 pm, Halifax West) will include a couple of Funny Book tunes (Abracadabra and Red Covered Bridge) so please bring that folder along with the regular one please.
1) Various Chorales 2) Warm-up Piece-Terry Fox 3) Spontaneous Combustion 4) Abracadabra 5) Red Covered Bridge 6) Spanish Masters-#1 and #2 7) Lincoln 8) Sea Songs
Thanks and see you Tuesday. Dave

Hi all,
Happy Thanksgiving! Here are the rehearsal notes for Tuesday Oct 15th plus a memo with details and program selections for the Parkland at the Gardens concert that we are performing this coming Saturday, Oct 19th.
1) Chorales (Bride of Assorted-all) 2) Warm-up Piece-Portrait of Terry Fox 3) Abracadabra 4) Red Covered Bridge 5) Disney Blockbusters (review) 6) Rodgers and Hammerstein (review) 7) Pirates of the Caribbean 8) Sea Songs 9) Requests from Parkland Gardens material
Parkland Gardens Performance 2 pm Saturday, Oct. 19/2019
Here are the details for our upcoming performance this Saturday, October 19th, 2 pm at Parkland at the Gardens (5732 College Street)
The concert is in the Great Hall which is a shared space between the Parkland residence and All Saints Cathedral. Our entrance for performers is through a side door off Cathedral Lane at the back of the parking lot for All Saints Cathedral.
Our performance starts at 2 pm and so I am asking that all band members please arrive by 1:15 pm through the performers entrance. We do have a warm-up room for cases and coats which is just inside the entrance door to the right. Dress for the concert will be our HCB band shirts with black pants/skirts and black shoes. Also, please bring your own music stand for the performance.
Parking is limited to a few spaces around the church and on the streets surrounding Parkland. There is also a pay-and-display lot just to the west of Parkland which may be a good option if parking is hard to find.
For people involved in set-up prior to the concert, I would ask that you meet at the Great Hall at 1:00 pm to help with chair set-up and equipment moving and placement, etc.
Our program will be: 1. Three Chorales arr. Kent Steerwell #1 God of Sleep #2 Commit Thou, All Thy Ways #3 Onward, Christian Soldiers (dedicated to Betty Zwicker)
2. Benny Goodman ” King of Swing” arr. Paul Martha 3. Remembering Vera Lynn arr. Ron MacKay 4. The Best of Carole King arr. Johnnie Vinson 5. Portrait of Terry Fox Q. H. Le 6. A Tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein arr. Calvin Custer 7. The Red Covered Bridge Robert Sheldon 8. Abracadabra Frank Ticheli 9. Disney Blockbusters arr. Paul Murtha
Thanks! Dave

Hi all,
Here’s the rehearsal order of music for Tuesday’s practice (Oct 29/19)
1) Warmup Chorales-Bride (all), Son of Assorted (all) 2) Warm-up Piece-Terry Fox 3) Sea Songs 4) Lincoln 5) Let The Bells Ring 6) Minor Alterations 7) Pirates of the Caribbean 8) Spontaneous Combustion 9) (if time) Poet and Peasant Overture from measure 295 to the end.
Thanks, Dave

The first Halifax Concert Band rehearsal for the 2019-20 season will be in the Band Room of Halifax West HS on Tuesday September 17, beginning at 6:30 pm. Please get there earlier in order to register and pay the fee of $160 for the year. I will be accepting registrations beginning at 5:30 pm. Thank you to those who have already registered and payed by e-transfer.
Please contact me if you have questions or concerns.
Thanks Bob K Membership Director

Schools are closed again on Tuesday September 10. Because of that, we will not be able to have a rehearsal for the Band. We will meet on Tuesday September 17.
Thanks Bob K Membership Director

The time has arrived again. The first rehearsal for the Halifax Concert Band for the 2019-20 season will be on Tuesday September 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Band Room of Halifax West High School.
I will be accepting registration forms and fees, beginning at 5:30 pm. The fee this year has been set at $160. A registration form is attached. We have a new method of payment through e-transfer. To do this, sign into your bank web-site, and your account. Look for a transfer process and e-transfer or Interac or something similar. The transfer should be to Haliax Concert Band, using the e-mail treasurer@halifaxconcertband.ca
I will still accept cash or cheque. Looking forward to seeing you on September 10.
Thanks Bob K Membership Director