Holiday Party

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 7:00PM. At the home of Roy Davis 2860 W. Hyde Road, St. Johns, MI. Take US - 127 North to Hyde Rd. Take Hyde Road west. Roy's place is East of DeWitt road. See you there.

Clinton Commons - 2005

We have a performance at Clinton Commons on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7:30PM. Please be there about 7:15.

Thanksgiving Eve Concert

Wednesday November 23, 2005 at the Wilson Center Auditorium (Mt. Hope Church). At this time I think it starts at 7:00pm. Please be there at 6:45PM. I'll update the times at our next rehearsal.

Holiday Music Spectacular

Monday, December 5, 2005. Wilson Center Auditorium. 7:00PM

Scheduled to appear:

Victorian Voices

Ernie Block - Dulcimer Performance

St. Johns Middle School 6th Grade Band

St. Johns Community Band

Festival of Lights

The Potter Park Zoo Festival of Lights Performance is Tuesday, November 29th at 7:00PM. Please be there about 6:45PM. We are in the Safari Room again.

Season Two

Our second season together will begin Sept. 13, 2005 in the middle school band room at 7:ooPM. We talked to a number of people during and after our perfromance ant the mint festival and it looks like we may have some new members when we start up again. Enjoy your time off and we'll see you on the 13th.

After practice, everyone in the band (and friends) are invited to the
Jim Ellickson's house to enjoy his fire pit, welcome new members and
reminisce about our first year. Beverages and snacks will be provided.
His address is 810 W. Park Street.

Message from Greg Jilka

Our guest Tuba player sent this to the band:

I want to thank Roy Davis and the members of the St. Johns Community Band
for allowing me the great honor of playing with you all during the Mint
Festival. St. Johns has a rich tradition of excellence in instrumental
music. While my father was band director from 1952 - 1962, I witnessed a
small part of the evolution of the St. Johns bands. I watched, and later
participated in the parades, the games, and the annual expeditions to
Interlochen. I started out on the recorder, spent a couple of years on
cornet and then graduated to Baritone all during my time as a kid in St.
Johns. Just last year, I got to the bottom of the brass by buying a tuba.
Now I can say that I have played all of those instruments in the St. Johns
bands.

Because of my connection with this past, it is very meaningful for me to
see the fine musicianship and dedication of you all. I am especially
impressed and gratified by Roy Davis’s excellence as a director. My thanks
and congratulations to you all.

Mint Festival Performance

Here is the music lineup for the Mint Festival Concert:

American Celebration
Air for Band
The Thunderer
Irish Tune
Little English Suite
Contrasto Grosso
Washington Post
West Side Story
Caro Mio Ben
Fairest of the Fair
Instant Concert

Concert starts at 5:30. Please be there at 5:00. Attire is; band shirt, shorts, tennis shoes or sandals w/o socks.

I have not heard anything else on the Senior Citizen gig on Aug. 27th, so I am considering it cancelled. See you all on September 13 when we start our second season.

Mint Festival Performance

We will be performing on Friday, August 12 at the Performance Shell. Our concert will run from 5:00 to 6:30 with a brief intermission. Please be there at 4:30 to help set up. We have also been asked to play at a Senior Citizen function on August 27th at 1:00. Stay tuned for more details.

No Rehearsal

Because of a facility overload, there will be no rehearsal on May 17. Stay tuned for further updates.

Rehearsal Change

Rehearsal for Tuesday, April 19 will be held in the high school band room. Please tell a friend.

Music List

Here is a list of music we will potentially play at the SJ Chmaber of Commerce Business Expo:

Country Dances No.1
Contrasto Grosso
West Side Story
America The Beautiful
Little English Suite
Music From Grease
Air For Band
Caro Mio Ben

Performance

The St. Johns Chamber of Commerce has a business expo on Saturday May 7 and they have asked us to perform. Performance is at 1:00pm. Please be there at 12:30pm. It is at the RESA Center next to the theater. Weather permitting it will be outside. Please bring clothes pins to hold your music to the stand in case it is windy. Proper attire would be the usual uniform; band shirts and dark pants.

NO REHEARSAL

Because of the weather, our rehearsal has been canceled for March1.

Community Band Festival

For more info on the Community Band Festival or Meridian Community Band go to
http://www.meridiancommunityband.org/

P/W Day of Music

We are performing at 5:30pm. Please be there between 5:00 and 5:15. It is at the P/W High School.