Fall Program

Hi All,
  I can't begin to tell how excited I am for the upcoming Season.  This is going to be a great year.  Below is the program for our Fall concert.  Be on the look out for an email from Kathie that will have all of the dates and details.

Ken

PWE - Fall Concert 2017

Americana Fantasies

Star Spangled Banner (1’53”)                                                                             John Stafford Smith

                                                                                                                                    Arr. Igor Stravinski

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1taQl-wOmo                       Transcribed for Band by Ken Bagley

Armed Forces Salute (4’59”)                                                                                    arr.  Bob Lowden

                                                                                                                                   

Festival Overture on the American National Aire “The Star Spangled Banner” (6’48”)                                                                                                                                                              Dudley Buck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvh9Gh3nHw0                                       

Appalachian Morning  (3’55”)                                                                                    Robert Sheldon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Tx0H0BmUk                                       

Suite of Old American Dances                                                                        Robert Russell Bennett

I.         Cake Walk (4’04”)                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buXqgk2-mu4

II.        Schottische (2’57”)                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNxNawFHCN4
III.      Western One-Step (3’36”)    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oyGiQyLb0w

V.         Rag (3’56)                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AryADId85Y4

                                                                                                                       

Intermission

Fantasy on Yankee Doodle (6’48)                                                                                Mark Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1-XRt1Yu-Q                                         

Americana Folk Suite                                                                                                      Barry Kopetz

I.                   The Young Man who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn (1’28”)

II.                Sweet Nelly (2’58”)

III.             The Little Old Sod Shanty (1’47”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsVM7_2XNVY                                    

Variations on “America” (7’33”)                                                                                      Charles Ives

                                                                                                                        

Videos starting to appear on YouTube

Hi All,
  Check out the new PWE YouTube Channel.  Strong to Save and the Video concert are now posted.  More to come.

Ken



https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKutu0mLHtCYijsg8Rc_rHQ/videos

Just saying - Looking forward to our first rehearsal

Norton Park Concert CANCELLED

Hi All,
  Mother Nature has done it again.  Because of the wet and Cold we will not have our concert tonight.  Please make sure you will be at rehearsal next week.  Time away from this music makes us vulnerable to careless mistakes.  See you on the 13th and then on the 24th.

Thanks
Ken

5/30 Rehearsal Moved

Due to an event at the High School tonight, we have been moved to the Middle school on Northwest drive. Please park in the back and enter through the cafe doors. If you know of someone who may not get this notice, please call them!

Please bring your stands!!!!!       -k- 

Winding down and Winding up at the same time

Hi All,
  Now that our spring concert is done (Congrats again by the way) we can relax and gear up for Norton Park and Simsbury concerts.  Below is our schedule moving forward:

May
  16th - Rehearsal @ PHS
  23rd - Rehearsal @ PHS
  30th - Rehearsal @ PHS

June
  6th - Norton Park Concert
  13th - Rehearsal @ PHS
  20th - No Rehearsal
  24th - Simsbury Band Festival

Great Concert!!!!

HI All,
  Thank you for a great concert last night.  What a joy it is to get to make music like that.  Special Kudos to Maureen for her performance of the poems.  That added a nice touch to our performance.  We have this week off, but will continue rehearsals next week to prepare for Norton Park and the Simsbury band festival.

Thanks for all of your hard work,
Ken