3 Out of 4 Charts

Hey everybody, another major update:

The band now has three out of the four charts for the first set and copies are being made that people can take home to practice (the originals are not being distributed). Folders are being compiled and we are hoping that as many of the members of the band who can will meet this weekend (over coffee or whatnot) to pick up their folders before the holidays, meet other players and get logistics.

There is also a slight change to the set order. It now reads as follows due to interest by many players to do a certain piece as a closer. This is the best chart suggestion that one's heard coming from a saxophone in all time. And the heavens opened and a voice proclaimed: thou need Malaguena and I make this saxophone player my messenger. And the trumpet rang out in response: YES! YES! YES! Malaguena. And all was awesome in the world.

As a side note, three french horns will be contacted to do this chart, but it does call for four horns which are not optional. So we need one more french horn.

Here is the edited set list:

In the Stone by Earth, Wind and Fire, arr. Paul Murtha
The First Circle by Pat Metheny, arr. Bob Curnow
Artemis and Apollo by Johnny Richards, arr. Bob Curnow
Malaguena (orig. Stan Kenton Orchestra Arrangement comp. and trans. by Bill Holman)

Of all the pieces though, band members should start listening to The First Circle, in order to get used to the pulse. DON'T LEARN THE RHYTHMS INCORRECTLY. Do some research on the piece and check out the sample page of score from www.marinamusic.com. Open it as a pdf and print it out and look at the clapping parts at the beginning. Get used to the 12/8 to 10/8 bars. This weekend, with whoever can meet up, we will be discussing how to practice this piece in particular.

Take care everyone with the winter weather!