New Horizons Concert Band Rehearsal List for Friday, March 28, 2025

[Manager NHBD]

Hi Band,

Below is our rehearsal list for this Friday.

Scales and warm-up chorales
On A Hymnsong of Phillip Bliss
God Bless the U.S.A. (Arr. Holmes)
An American Spectacular
Action Front
Procession of The Nobles (tempo mm=112)
Porgy and Bess Selection (measure 186 - 234)
Hymn to the Fallen (measure 51 - 79 for woodwinds)
Let There Be Peace On Earth
Minor Forty-Niner
Joyce 71st N.Y. Reg’t March

The above list is not in rehearsal order.

Lorenzo came home from the hospital last Saturday, but he will remain at home this week to recoup and regain his strength. We hope to see him back next week. Thanks, Billy, for rehearsing us again this week.

Charlotte Catlett, one of our oboe players, asked me to share the following information with you. 

The Texas Clarinet Group-Enjoy a free afternoon of The Texas Clarinet Group performing “From Bach to the Beatles" at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 30. This presentation will be hosted at the historic Allen Christian church at Allen Heritage Village, 450 E. St. Mary Dr.

Transcribed for trios, quartets, and quintets of B flat, E flat, Bass and Contrabass clarinets, the program feature highlights from Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2, Beethoven's Ode to Joy, Fucik's Entrance of the Gladiators, Holst’s 2nd Suite in F, a medley of tunes by The Beatles, and the Group's signature arrangement of "Deep in the Heart of Texas."

Sponsored by the Allen Public Library, the concert is free. 

Call 214-509-4911 for additional information.

Hope to see all of you this Friday.

Frank

Mgr, New Horizons Concert Band