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Hi all, Here are the rehearsal notes for Tuesday, Oct. 17th.
1) Chorales-Assorted( 2,3,4,5, and 1) 2) Warm-up piece-Gott Humoriert Chorale 3) Dance of the Witches 4) Abracadabra 5) Nightmare Before Christmas 6) Welsh Rhapsody 7) Holst 2nd Suite-3rd and 4th 8) Drunken Sailor 9) Fogarty’s Cove (if time)
Thanks Dave

Hi all, Here are the rehearsal notes for Tuesday, Oct. 10th
1) Chorales-More Assorted 2) Warm-up piece-American Sailing Songs 3) Holst Suite-1st and 2nd movements 4) Abracadabra 5) Welsh Rhapsody 6) Nightmare Before Christmas 7) Dance of the Witches 8) Fugue in G Minor (if time) 9) Holst 3rd or 4th (if time)
Thanks and see you Tuesday. Dave

Hi all, Here are the rehearsal notes for Tuesday, Oct.3rd.
1) Chorales-Bride of Assorted 2) Warm-up Piece-Gott Humoriet Chorale 3) A Welsh Rhapsody 4) Dance of the Witches 5) Fogarty’s Suite- The Jeannie C and 3rd Movement 6) Abracadabra 7) Holst 2nd Suite- Song of the Blacksmith and Fantasia 8) Drunken Sailor
Thanks and see you Tuesday. Dave

Hi all, Please note that there is an error with the concert listings for this year’s HCB season. Our Holiday Season concert at St. Agnes Church should read Tuesday, December 5th as the date with a corrected start time of 7 pm rather than 7:30. Thanks and see you on Tuesday. Dave

Hi all,
Please note that our planned HMCS Sackville fundraising concert event planned for this Saturday, September 30th on the waterfront has been cancelled due to difficulties with logistical planning. This concert will be rescheduled for September of 2024.
Here is our list of pieces for this Tuesday’s rehearsal (Sept. 26)
1) Bb Concert Scale warm-up 2) Chorales-Son of Assorted (all) 3) Warm-up Piece-Welsh Rhapsody (beginning to m. 59) 4) Fantasy on American Sailing Songs 5) Fugue in G Minor 6) Abracadabra 7) Holst 2nd Suite-1st and 2nd movements 8) Drunken Sailor 9) Dance of the Witches 10) Nightmare Before Christmas 11) (if time)-Fogarty’s Cove (2nd or 3rd movement)
As promised, here is a full list of planned HCB performances for our 2023/24 season.
1) Tuesday, November 7th at 7 pm at the Bella Rose-Shared concert with the Chebucto Big Band 2) Tuesday, December 6th at 7:30 pm at St. Agnes Church-Annual Holiday Season Concert 3) Sunday, February 11th at 2 pm-CampHill Veterans Hospital Concert 4) Sunday, March 24th at 2 pm at St Patrick’s Church- Annual Celtic Concert 5) Tuesday, March 26th at 7 pm at Bella Rose-Shared Concert with Halifax West HS Bands 6) Tuesday May 7th (time TBA) at Seton Auditorium-Annual Kiwanis Festival performance 7) Tuesday, June 4th at 7:30 at Bella Rose-Spring Finale Concert
Thanks Dave

Hi all, Here is our rehearsal list of music for Tuesday, September 19th. Rehearsal is in the band room at Halifax West High School, beginning at 6:30 pm. Please arrive around 6:15 pm to allow for new registrations and to allow members to get settled within the band. There will be some welcoming remarks.
1) Chorale Warm-up-More Assorted 3, 4, 2, 1 and 5 2) Chorale-Gott Humeriert die Unfahigen 3) American Sailing Songs 4) Holst 2nd Suite-#3 Blacksmith and #4 Dargason 5) Abracadabra 6) Suite from Fogarty’s Cove-1st Movement 7) Fugue in G Minor 8) Welsh Rhapsody 9) Drunken Sailor (if time)
Thanks and see you on Tuesday. Dave