Some Big News
It has been a busy couple of weeks here, but all seemed to go pretty well. The quintet has been meeting a lot to do some weddings, educational concerts and our first big concert at edenton Street UMC. We had a great audience at Edenton St. and all of the education concerts went really well, and the kids where great with their questions. The quintet is pretty motivated to drive traffic to our website, so Don eagle posted a great article about practicing trumpet, which was sent all over the place for people to see. We have plans to follow up each week with a post from others in the quintet. We are not meeting this week, but have several rehearsals set up for next week to get ready for the next thing. Its a ways off, but we seem to be staying ahead of the game right now. Pam and I will be meeting this week to work out details on our brass chamber music camp which will roll out this summer.
The brass band has been in full swing. We started our season with rehearsals and a free concert in Cary last weekend. There was a huge crowd and they were very receptive. The band sounded really good and the weather was perfect for a concert. We have been auditioning players to fill some holes in the band and will be announcing the new members this week when we finish the auditions. We are now working on music for our performance at Edenton St. UMC on Sept. 29 for their Sunday services. This is a new thing for us, as we try to get in front of more people who may not have heard of us. We launched our new website, and it looks pretty good, so check it pout here...
The biggest news is the new Triangle Brass Sound Sport Team that I just started here. It is sponsored by the Triangle Brass Band and is in the early stages of development. We will be fielding a team this summer and details will be trickling out over the next couple of months. Our website will be up soon, but in the meantime, you can see info here…
This weekend will be fun. I am playing with the Wilmington Symphony and my best friend from college will be visiting. I will most likely be getting the new iPhone 5S on Friday and will go off the grid for the weekend to play the tuba and hang out with my buddy.
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