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Hi all,
Here are the rehearsal notes for our March 21st rehearsal at 6:30 pm at the West band room. Please note that I am including Praeludium in the order of selections to be rehearsed and I plan to include that in the March 28th shared concert with the Halifax West Band.
1) Chorales-More Assorted (all) 2) Warm-up Pieces-#1 and #2 for Three Ayres from Gloucester 3) Sarabande and Gavotte (Grieg) 4) The Nightmare Before Christmas 5) Kirkpatrick’s Muse 6) Praeludium
Thanks and see you Tuesday Dave

Hi all,
Thanks so much to all of you for such a fine performance with the Celtic concert this past Sunday and my sincere gratitude for all of your musical skills and help with logistics for this annual concert at St. Patrick’s. Great job!! Our next rehearsal is on Tuesday, March 21st at our regular place and time.
Our next concert is March 28th at the Bella Rose Theatre at 7 pm with the Halifax West HS bands in a combined performance. The repertoire for our portion of the concert will be:  Kirkpatrick’s Muse, The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Sarabande and Gavotte movements from Grieg’s Holberg Suite.
Thanks Dave

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