Rehearsal notes from September 18

Mrs. Wood in the trumpet section passes on two notes from this week's practice.

First, you are invited to consider joining the Orangeville Community Band, which meets weekly on Thursday evenings. This week (Sept. 20), the rehearsal is at The Maples School, at 7 pm. Here's a link to a pdf of a letter from Community Band Director John Wervers, inviting all interested and keen musicians to give Community Band a try.

Secondly, the band had some fun this week playing an arrangement of Nimrod from the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar. Julie suggests a couple of versions of the piece for your enjoyment and edification.




Email readers, please click through to the blog to view these two videos.

If you are curious about the enigma(s) associated with the Enigma Variations, check out this article from Wikipedia.

Cheerio for now!

Happy New Year!

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to a new school year! Band starts up next Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 3:15. Here's a pdf of a letter from Mr. McIlwain, outlining the expectations for the year, and listing the practice and performance dates.

Have a great first week of school, and see you next week!