May 12, 2022

Dear Band:

Are you packed and ready for our road trip dress rehearsal?  It’s on Friday, May 13th, from 6-8 pm in the sanctuary!  No special dress is needed for our “dress” rehearsal, by the way.  The show is really coming together! 

Concert dress – Formal Uniform:

  • Men – black tuxedo, white shirt, black bow ties, and black shoes and socks
  • Women – long black skirts (or black dressy pants) with a black blouse

This is the schedule for Saturday, May 14th:

1:15 pm – Arrive a GFUMC – Please park by Dunlap Road or behind the church

We will be taking a formal group picture at the end of warm-up.  Be sure to be dressed in uniform for warm-up.

1:30 pm – Down-beat – Warm-up in sanctuary – Each piece: beginning, end, and transitions, etc…  

2:15-2:30 pm – Move into the choir room

2:45 pm – Finish warm-up, tune in choir room 

2:50 pm – Pray

2:55 pm – Enter sanctuary

3:00 pm – Concert begins 4:15 pm – End concert

Please help put everything away (chairs, stands and percussion)

We will rehearse on Monday, May 16th.  We will start working on the Lakeside Service and GFUMC Patriotic Concert music.

Here is the concert schedule for the rest of the year:

  • Lakeside Service – Sunday, June 5, 2022, at 8:30 am
  • Patriotic Concert with GFUMC choir – Sunday June 26, 2022, at 4 pm.

It’s time for a road trip!  See you Friday!

David