Klarinet Archive - Posting 000189.txt from 1999/07

From: "Paulette W. Gulakowski" <pollyg@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] 4th of July Celebrations
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:54:46 -0400

If you take the message below, substitute "East Winds Symphonic Band",
Kennywood Amusement Park, indifferent for excellent, and zillion for four
marches, we did it on July 2nd (isn't that the REAL Independence Day?)
It was great fun - if only they had shut down the ride directly
overhead...
Paulette

On Mon, 5 Jul 1999 17:36:14 EDT Jnbradner@-----.com writes:
>The Orlando (Florida) Concert Band performed yesterday afternoon at
>the
>Disney Institute, part of the huge WDW complex. The facility was
>excellent--an outdoor ampitheater with a covered stage and sound
>technicians
>to do the mixing for our soloists.
>
>The program included four marches, one of which was Stars and Stripes,
>two
>instrumental solos--trumpet and xylophone, and five patriotic pieces
>where we
>accompanied a vocalist. We played 17 pieces in a two-hour concert
>that
>included a half-hour intermission. We had only three rehearsals to
>prepare,
>but used some program material from earlier concerts.
>
>This was my first ourdoor concert in years. We managed to keep our
>music on
>the stands using clothes pins and other restraints. The weather
>looked
>threatening, but we (or rather our audience) only got about two
>minutes of
>very light rain. The clouds helped keep the temperature in the lower
>90s,
>which was a blessing.
>
>It was great fun, and our audience was enthusiastic. It looks as if
>we may
>be invited to play again on Labor Day weekend. I'll post a message
>here when
>we find our for sure, in case anyone will be in the Orlando area for
>the
>holiday.
>
>Thanks to all who shared their July 4th experiences.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jim B.
>
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