Rehearsal 12/15

HI All,
  Tomorrow is our last rehearsal before the break.  We will run through as much music as we can again.  Mario is in so we will read through that as well.
  I have music for you if you did not get it last week.

See you Tuesday night.

Ken

PWE on the cutting edge

HI All,
  Below is a link to the CBS story about orchestras doing video game concerts.

Ken

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/symphony-orchestras-turning-from-mozart-to-zelda/

Rehearsal 12/8

Hi All,
  I have music for everybody for Tuesday.  I am still waiting for "Mario" to arrive from Japan. If it arrives before Tuesday I will try to include it in your music.  Still haven't heard from "Zelda", but I am not giving up hope.

Tuesday's rehearsal will focus on the first half of the concert:

20th Century Fox
Star Wars Epic
Star Trek
Dr. Who
James Bond


Next week we will focus on the 2nd half: Comic Book Super Heroes and Video Games.

See you Tuesday

Ken

Individual playing

Hi All,

  At Tuesday’s rehearsal I announced that I would like to hear people in the larger sections play so that I can better assign and balance parts.  This is only so that I can know your playing.   I only need to hear 16 measures of your choosing that shows me what you can do.

  Next Tuesday we will rehearse as a full ensemble for the first half and then I will listen to people privately.  This will include Flutes, Clarinets, Alto Sax’s, and Trumpets.

  If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.  My #1 goal is that everybody has a positive experience playing with the Plainville Wind Ensemble.

Ken

"Couch Potato Concert" or "Musical tribute to Sedentary Entertainment" or .......

Here is the program with youtube links.  I am so excited to make this a concert event.

EDITED TO FIX THE SEQUENCE OF THX, 20th CENTURY FOX and the big chord at the beginning of STAR WARS.

MOVIES

THX Sound Test 1080p                                                                      Soundbite

20^th Century Fox Fanfare                                                                   Transcribed

The Star Wars Epic                                                                            arr  Johan de Meij

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le4_7GB7LmM

Star Trek into Darkness                                                                      arr Michael Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGmC7lFPnL8

I am the Doctor                                                           `                       arr. Robert Buckley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sR_L0Nrn-E

Bond… James Bond                                                                          arr. Steven Bulla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIMJItZYy7U

Intermission

COMIC BOOK SUPER HEROS

Captain America March                                                                     Arr. Michael Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us1vrXCCu7A

Batman                                                                                               arr. Peter King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qX7XWQy60A

Superman March                                                                                arr Paul Lavender

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDHD2csO8Ss

VIDEO GAMES

Super Mario Brothers                                                                         arr Takashi Hoshide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA9lrfb99vI

Video Games Live – Part 1 & 2                                                          arr Ralph Ford

            P2 – 1 & 3; P1 - 1 & 3

One Winged Angel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RurXysqxbfk

Bounty Hunter Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzJpgMC36o

Halo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAPQYWr_f-w

Kingdom Hearts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTiiSWleQqw

Zelda Medley                                                                                      ?arr. Jocelyn LeBlanc

Orchestra de Jeux Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtfPwPlP2M

Rehearsal 11/24

Hello,
  On Tuesday we will be handing in music from the Veterans Day Concert as well as reading some new music for our spring concert.  I can't wait to share this new music with you.

Ken

Concert Press

Concert Press:

http://www.centralctcommunications.com/bristolpress/article_faf28a54-8c06-11e5-a613-3b22845972e2.html




http://www.centralctcommunications.com/newbritainherald/article_fba8304e-8c0a-11e5-a30b-67b19e7271ab.html

Another Great Concert

Hi All,
  Congratulations and Thank you for another great concert.  It was a fitting tribute to the simpler side of America and the legacy of a true leader.
  Enjoy this week off.  I am excited to share new music with you at our next rehearsal on 11/24.  Please remember to turn in your music at that rehearsal as well.

Ken

Rehearsal 10/20 ...

Hi All,
 Tomorrow night we will concentrate on the second half of the concert:

Legacy of Honor
Lincoln
Gettysburg
New Birth of Freedom
Salute to the Armed Forces
Home Stretch

Next week 10/27 will be first half:

Star Spangled Banner
American Overture
Norman Rockwell Suite
Chorale and Shaker Dance

After that 11/3 (Election Night - vote early - vote often) we will run the entire program

11/10 - Clean up last items that need polish

11/14 - 2:00 pm Dress Rehearsal at CCSU

11:15 - 2:00 pm Concert at CCSU - More info to follow.

Ken

10/13 Rehearsal

HI All,
  Rehearsal tonight will include:

Star Spangled Banner
American Overture
New Birth of Freedom
Chorale and Shaker Dance
Norman Rockwell.


I will be asking everyone to please put their phones away during rehearsals.  It is becoming a distraction and is taking away from the hard work that we are doing as an ensemble.  These 2 hours on a Tuesday night should be your refuge from the outside world.  Lets enjoy being together.

Thanks.

Ken

Scott's Practice Tracks

Hi All,

  Check out the link on the right to recordings of the songs we are doing for our fall concert.

Ken

Hi All,

  Please take half a moment to make some suggestions for a possible Encore for our concert.  Click on the button below to take the survey.

Thanks
Ken

Rehearsal 9/29

Hi All,
  I hope you enjoyed this beautiful fall weekend.  Rehearsal on Tuesday will include:

Gettysburg
A New Birth of Freedom
American Overture
Norman Rockwell Suite

See you at PHS.

Ken

Rehearsal 9/22/15

HI All,
  Rehearsal tomorrow night will include:

Star Spangled Banner - the concert band version
American Overture
Rockwell suite
Salute to the Armed Forces
Gettysburg

See you at PHS - 7:00

Ken

Norman Rockwell Pictures

Here are the pictures that inspired the Norman Rockwell Suite.

1. The Marriage Licence




2. Shuffleton's Barbershop



3. Christmas Homecoming

Rehearsal tonight

Hi All,
  I realize that most of you will see this after tonight's rehearsal, but I want to be consistent and post any way.

Tonight we will be handing out music.  I have assigned parts to both spread the wealth and highlight the talent we have in this ensemble.

See you tonight.

Ken

Welcome Back

Hi All,
  Welcome back.  I hope you had a great summer.  I am so excited to start rehearsals next week.  Don't forget that our first rehearsal will be at Plainville Middle School.  Bring a stand.

In order to help me distribute parts, I am asking everybody to fill out this quick survey.  (It's a google form and may not be compatible on some smart phones)




Thanks
Ken


(Time to blow the dust off.)

Fall Program

Hi All,
  I hope you have enjoyed your summer and that you had some time to relax and rejuvenate.  I wanted to post the fall program again so that you can begin to listen and get your ears tuned into whats ahead.  I am excited to begin working on this music with you.  Keep an eye on your emails from Kathie.  If you have any questions please ask.

Ken

Veterans Day Concert

The Star-Spangled Banner                                                   arr.  John Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14s5LiiLsIk

AMERICANA

American Overture for Band                                               Joseph Wilcox Jenkins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmIf1uNBEw

Norman Rockwell Suite                                                        Hayato Hirose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrQq8tlFRqY

Home Stretch                                                                         Leroy Anderson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMj9j45tvxk

Intermission

Honoring the sesquicentennial of the End of the Civil War and assassination of  Lincoln

           

Legacy of Honor                                                                   Larry Clark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmODVG280cg

Lincoln                                                                                   John Williams

                                                                                                Arr. Jay Bocook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0HQNBaac68

Gettysburg:  The Third Day                                                 Jay Dawson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ4f5E293tE

A New Birth of Freedom                                                      Roland Alan Bass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLrem82invM

Armed Forces Salute                                                                        Bob Lowden

Encore – A March

Lake George

What a wonderful experience at Lake George.  Thank you all for a  great concert and a great season.  I am already looking forward to next season.  Enjoy your summer, see you in the fall.

Rehearsal this week - Finally!

Hi All,
  I hope you are enjoying the summer.  We will rehearse at 7:00 on Tuesday night at the Congregational Church of Plainville

     130 West Main St.  Park in the back of the church and enter through the back door and go up one flight of stairs to the main hall. There is an elevator on the right when you enter the church for those with large instruments or cannot use the stairs.

     BRING STANDS!!

For those that will not be traveling to Lake George, Jim will be collecting folders so that he can get the library back in order.

A Reminder of our program for Lake George:

  Landscapes

  Arabesque

  Cowboys

  FSS - Mvt 1

  On a Hymnsong

  Where Never Lark

I look forward to seeing everybody again.

Ken

REHEARSAL CANCELLED

Long story...

Rehearsal is cancelled for tonight.  Keep your eyes open for an e-mail from Kathie about a make up.

Rehearsal Change

From Kathie:

We will be rehearsing at the Middle School of Plainville on Northwest Drive in Plainville tonight at 7pm. Drive to the back of the school and enter in through the back door to the cafeteria.  Please be prompt as we have to be out of the school by 8:50pm. 

If you know of someone who may not read their email in time...please contact them! Thank you!!!!!!

The board meeting will be held at 6:15 in the Middle School Cafe. 

For those not going to Lake George - please, please, please!!~ bring your music and folders to the Middle School tonight. -k- 

BRING STANDS

PWE 2015 Veterans Day Concert

Hi All,
  Sorry we didn't get to play at Norton Park, but it was the right call.  We would have been playing for mud puddles.

  To get you thinking ahead, below is the program for our fall concert.  Each of these is on Youtube so give a listen.

  Lake George people, I look forward to rehearsal on the 16th.

Ken

PWE 2015 Veterans Day Concert

The Star-Spangled Banner arr.  John Williams

Americana
American Overture for Band                        Joseph Willcox Jenkins

Norman Rockwell Suite                               Hayato Hirose

Home Stretch                                                 Leroy Anderson


150 Year Anniversary of the End of the Civil War and assassination of Lincoln

Legacy of Honor                                             Larry Clark

Lincoln                                                            John Williams

Gettysburg:  The Third Day                           Jay Dawson

A New Birth of Freedom                                Roland Alan Bass

Armed Forces Salute                                       Bob Lowden

Encore – A March

Norton Park Concert CANCELLED

from Kathie:

The concert has been cancelled due to the weather ( wet, more rain on its way and the frigid temps) and most likely wouldn't get much of an audience.

 It has been suggested we have a get together at Central Cafe tonight at 6:30. Please let me know if you would be going. (good opportunity to drop off your music and folder if you are not going to Lake George!)

The next rehearsal on Tuesday, June 16th, 7pm at Plainville High School for the Lake George Festival.  -k-

Norton Park Concert

Hi All,
  Here are some reminders about our performance at Norton Park.

Tuesday, June 2.
6:00 - arrive and park in the big lot by the soccer fields.

6:30 - Concert begins

Please wear your PWE Polo Shirts and Black Pants.

Program:

  Landscapes

  FSS - Mvt 1 only

  Arabesque

  Cowboys

Break - Sr. Center Flash Mob

  Resplendent Glory

  On A Hymnsong

  John Williams in Concert

  Where Never Lark....

Also Just in case - a reminder from Kathie:

A reminder:  If it is raining Tuesday, there is no concert :-(.......if it is "iffy"  the rec dept folks will make their decision by 3 pm and I will send out an email if it is cancelled.  !!!!!!!!!!!!!! If we do not have a concert at Norton Park and you are not going to Lake George, please bring your folder to the High School on June 16th. This is of utmost importance as Jim needs to file away this year's music and prepare the folders for next Fall! 

Do not forget your stands, music, clothes pin etc......... 

Concert Dress is our polo shirt with logo, black pants/slacks, Black sandals acceptable...no flip flops!!!!! Skirts or capris for Ladies only please...........LOL....

We have two rehearsals for Lake George:  June 16th at PHS and July  14th at the Congregational Church on West Main St, Plainville.

Bareback

Who is having more fun, the rider or the horse?

What a pleasure it is to work with all of you.  I truly have enjoyed 'letting the horses run'.  Thank you for your support and encouragement.

Ken






(No, that's not my wife)

Concert Programs

Hi All,
  Here are the program orders for the next 2 performances.  Next week is our last rehearsal before the Norton Park concert.  Please make every effort to attend so that we can continue the strong sound that the Plainville Wind Ensemble is becoming known for.

Ken

Norton Park

  Landscapes

  FSS - Mvt 1 only

  Arabesque

  Cowboys

Break - Sr. Center Flash Mob

  Resplendent Glory

  On A Hymnsong

  John Williams in Concert

  Where Never Lark....

Lake George

  Landscapes

  Arabesque

  Cowboys

  FSS - Mvt 1

  On a Hymnsong

  Where Never Lark

Rehearsal 5/19/15

Hi All,
  This Tuesday we will work on the following:

Landscapes
FSS  Mvt 1 only
Cowboys
John Williams Symphonic Marches
  - I will have the parts for the Olympic fanfare on Tuesday night

On the 26th we will run the full Norton park program.

Enjoy this beautiful weekend.

Ken

Back to work

Hi All,
  Happy Mothers Day to all of our mothers.  I hope you all enjoyed some time today with and thinking about loved ones.

  On Tuesday we get back to work.  We will keep our current tunes fresh and add in one or two new ones.

We have 2 more performances to go:

June 2 - Norton Park
July 18 - Lake George

Looking forward to making music again.
Ken

Super Concert

Hi All,
  Congratulations, and thank you for a wonderful concert yesterday.  What a pleasure to play good music with great people.  It was a pretty good crowd for a beautiful Sunday afternoon, and they were very receptive.  I hope you enjoyed the experience as well because that is why we put in all this work, to enjoy the magic of music.

  Enjoy this week off.  We will resume rehearsals next week.  For the Norton Park Concert we will do many of the same tunes, but may also add a couple of others that are appropriate for the Park, as well as Lake George.

Ken

Spring Concert Poster

NO Rehearsal this week

HI All,
  Just a reminder that there is no rehearsal this week.  We will meet on 4/28 for our final Dress rehearsal, with our concert on May 3rd at 2:00, at PHS.

Stay tuned for more information.

Ken

Rehearsal 4/14/15

Hi All,

  Tomorrow we will do a full run of the concert:

Landscapes
Incantation and Dance
Folk Song Suite
Cowboys

Resplendent Glory
Arabesque
On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss
Where Never Lark nor Eagle Flew


See you then
Ken

Rehearsal Referances

Rehearsal references from last week:

A+ PERFORMANCE

EXTREME SAXOPHONES

Spring Fling - April 17th

Rehearsal 3/31

Hi All,
  Here is whats in store for the next few rehearsals:

3/31 we will concentrate on the first half:
     Landscape
     Incantation and Dance
     Folk Song Suite
     Cowboys
     and anything else we can fit in

4/7  we will concentrate on the second half
     Resplendent Glory
     Arabesque
     On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss
     Where Never Lark nor Eagle Flew

4/14  we will run as much as we can and clean up the last few things

(4/17 dont forget the Spring Fling dance with the Jazz Band)

4/21 - no rehearsal

4/28 - Dress Rehearsal

5/3  CONCERT - 2:00 pm at PHS

Then on to the concert in the park and Lake George!

Rehearsal 3/24

HI All,
  This weeks rehearsal will include:

Cowboys
Arabesque
Incantation and Dance

See you then
Ken

Rehearsal 3/17

HI All,
  Tomorrows rehearsal will include:

Landscapes
Folk Song Suite
Incantation and Dance

Ken

"To Incantation or not? That is the question."

Hi All,
  Don't throw out Incantation and Dance just yet.  Several suggestions were made after Tuesday's rehearsals that might make it work.  Mike and I are looking into it.  I'll let you know something more definite on Tuesday.

Ken

MOTHER NATURE STRIKES AGAIN!

No rehearsal tonight.  Stay safe.  See you next week.

Ken





       

Rehearsal 3/3/15

Hi all,

  Last rehearsal we made great progress in starting to balance out the different sections in the band. Most of this wad accomplished by several factors:

   - not over playing

   - "mf is a soft dynamic"

   - relaxing in the technical spots (triplets, runs, etc.)

This week I want to continue that work and progress with:

Resplendent Glory - we will apply everything we worked on to the end section

Cowboys

Where never Lark nor Eagle Flew

Thanks for your continued hard work. I look forward to seeing everybody next week

Ken

Rehearsal 2/24/15

Hi All,
  It looks like Mother Nature is going to behave herself this week.

This weeks rehearsal (in normal seating) will include:

Arabesque
Folk Song Suite
Resplendent Glory

I look forward to getting back to work.

Ken

Folk Song Suite - Songs

Hi All,

  Here are some recordings of the original songs from FSS.  As I find more I'll add them here.

Mvt. 1 "Seventeen come Sunday"

Mvt. 2  "My Bonny Boy" and "Green Bushes"

Rehearsal References

Here are the videos of David Holsinger explaining his thoughts on Expression and how it relates to "On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss"

http://www.banddirector.com/article/pg-conducting/thoughts-on-teaching-expressive-performance-part1?productguide=505