by Murray Bishop | Mar 2, 2022 | Music Director
Despite the inclement weather, we had a fantastic rehearsal turn out, which bodes well for our upcoming concert. I still have issues with dynamics, particularly in the lower section of the band – we have safety in numbers in those sections, yet at times we are...
by Murray Bishop | Feb 23, 2022 | Music Director
Despite the inclement weather which prevented a few members from attending last night we still got a lot done. It was great to see Scott return to our sax section and Dusty making his debut on bass trombone together with Carl on keyboards! Our concert is but a few...
by Murray Bishop | Feb 16, 2022 | Music Director
What a turnaround rehearsal. As I said at the start, I left the week before white frustrated at the performance of phantom during rehearsal and I know many others felt the same frustration. The reason behind it is certainly not the calibre of musician we have in our...
by Murray Bishop | Feb 9, 2022 | Music Director
As has become our standard we had yet another strong rehearsal in preparation for our concert in March. As we develop our playing abilities through the challenges we present we continue to grow as musicians…. Now this may seem a convoluted statement at this time but I...
by Murray Bishop | Feb 2, 2022 | Music Director
A wonderful return to full rehearsal last night with an attendance of over 30 members. We have a number of members currently on our sick list for a variety of maladies and I ask that you keep them in your thoughts as well as letting me know of any contact you have to...
by Murray Bishop | Dec 1, 2021 | Music Director
We often hear the word “stodgy” to describe a certain style of playing. What does this word really mean and how can get get around it? Last nights playing was certainly stodgy and as Harold described it, it was like we were all trying to climb on top of each other...
