2024 New Horizons Band of Summit and Stark Counties January – February 2024 1st and 2nd Months Schedule

James Adkins

Jan 21

Good afternoon Friends and Lovers of Music! Please fine below an outline of the beginning of our very EXCITING year number twenty. Yes, it's true! Jim Stahl and I began this adventure in 2004 with three interested adults in the basement furnace room of Bethany United Church of Christ in Cuyahoga Falls. These three brave musicians lead the parade of close to five hundred adults who have "marched to the beat of a different Drummer", since that very first downbeat. We are stepping off with lots of new and exciting opportunities, not only for advancement in the understanding of our art but also in the growth of our level of performance. I'm sure we will begin to grow in numbers and performance opportunities as we expand our instruction and small group ensembles. Please make sure you attend the Annual Business Meeting and BRING A FRIEND to NEWBIE NIGHT! As always "I'M EXCITED!

Jim

January 22, 2024 - F.E.C. 6:00 Annual Business Meeting; 7:00 Full Combined Rehearsal (Bring your pencils & music for "Sweet Georgia Brown). You will also pick up 2 new Tunes. Please sit by the Part Number you usually play in our Flex Charts not by sections. First row all part 1 instruments; second row all Part 2 instruments, etc. etc. etc. You will not change seats between meeting and rehearsal. Please bring your instrument to your seat in the case and please do not play until instructed. Thanks!

January 25,2024 - F.E.C. 6:00 Full Combined Rehearsal

January 29th -NEWBIE NIGHT - F.E.C. Bring an interested Friend at 5:00; Sectionals for Winds and Percussion at 6:00, Full Band at 7:00. String Ensemble 6:00 - 8:00 with Cathy!

February 1st, 15th, 29th - MAPS. 2:30 Combined Ensemble; Pullout Strings or Flute Choir Meeting and Rehearsals.

February 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th - F.E.C. 5:00 Orientation Classes; 6:00 Winds and Percussion Sectionals with books; 7:00 Band; String Ensemble 6:00 to 8:00 books and music.

February 8th, and 22nd - F.E.C. Combined Ensemble 6:00 - 8:00. String Pullout.

Hey Jim! What the heck is a PULLOUT? "Simple, that means that Cathy may pull any string or flute player, or all of them from combined rehearsal to work with small groups of her choice. Pretty cool Man!!!