Please make note of the following items.

• The swing and concert band rehearsals this week ( May 29) will be at
Indian Mound Middle School. Times will remain the same. The reason that we
are moving is that there is a high school band concert that night.

• The Concert Band concert on Wednesday, June 19 will begin @ 6:30. It is at
Lakeview Park in Middleton.

• McFarland Community Band rehearsals will start on Wednesday, June 12 @
7:30 in the high school band room. All are welcome to participate in this
concert band. There is no fee for playing with this fine group. All concerts
are at the gazebo in McFarland. Our concert schedule is as follows;

Thursday, July 11 -- Concert
Thursday, July 18 -- Rain Date
Thursday, Aug. 15 -- Concert
Thursday, Aug. 22 -- Rain Date

Sharing again in the conducting will be Ryan Petersen, Ben Petersen and Joe
Hartson, all area band directors.

Remember that next Wednesday's rehearsals are at Indian Mound Middle School. The schedule is;

5:00 -- Sectional rehearsal

6:00 -- Concert band rehearsal

There is no Swing band

The concert at Olbrich Gardens is on Sunday, May 12 at 2:00. Please be ready to warm-up at 1:15. Dress up and bring a stand and a stand light, if needed. If you can help set-up chairs, please be there at 11:30.

Concert order is as follows;

Strike Up The Band

Prelude & Fugue (no repeats)

The Seal Lullaby

They Shall Run And Be Free

The Typewriter

The Blue And The Gray

Rhosymedre

New York; 1927

Grizzily Bear Rag (no repeats)

King Cotton (no repeats)

Without music, life would be an error.  Friedrich Nietzsche

The Swing Band played in a program honoring Lau and Bea for their philanthropic work. Set up in the "Missing Man" formation …I wonder who forgot about traffic on the beltline?

Otherwise we sounded pretty good.

Here's the Play List For the Bethel Bash

Gospel Blues

Bye, Bye Blackbird

Star Dust

Teach Me Tonight

Work Song

Samba Ti Kaye

One Special Moment

Harlem Nocturne

Blue Moon

Birdland

Beneath An Orange Moon

Blue Skies

Just The Way You Are

Night Train

Emily

It’s Only A Paper Moon

Swing Band;

Thanks to all of you that played at Oak Park Place. It was greatly appreciated by all of the residents. One lady told me that she learned to dance to In The Mood. Please make sure the following dates are on your calendar. If you have any conflicts or questions, please let me know.

Glenn

• Wed., May 8 -- no rehearsal (High School band concert)
• Wed., June 12 -- summer rehearsals start from 5:15 -- 6:00 Fri.,
• June 14 -- Concert @ Lakeview park in Middleton 7:00 Thur.,
• July 25 -- Concert @ the Dean House in Monona 7:00