Klarinet Archive - Posting 000121.txt from 2012/01

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] community bands
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:40:01 -0500

That sounds a lot like the band I play in except the director is the
chairman of the department and the band is about 90 percent community
including a few local pros.

Gary

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On 1/22/2012 12:37 PM, musigal317@-----.com wrote:
> The community band I play with is a joint venture with the local community college. It is offered as a 1-credit class for students, and any community members can join. The conductor is paid as adjunct faculty.
>
> In any given semester, community members make up about 65-75% of the group. We rehearse weekly at the college and give two concerts there a year. The music dept. charges $4 a ticket. Community members don't pay dues but they request that we play for the college's graduation.
>
> It's been this way for 20+ years so it seems to be working out!
>
> Lori

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