Dear Believers,

Howdy Partners!  There are two weeks until our concert and like John Wayne says, “A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.”  So, practice!  To access the rehearsal tracks, click here.  

Here is our schedule for the next two weeks:

Monday 2/10/25 – 6-8:00 pm – Regular Rehearsal

Monday 2/17/25 – 6-8:30 pm – Rehearsal in Sanctuary

Thursday 2/20/25 -Time TBA – GBC Dancers Rehearse in Sanctuary with David – no band

Saturday 2/22/25 – 3:00-5:30 pm – Dress/Tech Rehearsal – BB & GBC

Sunday 2/23/25

1:00 pm – Set-up – Move lectern, hand bell tables, etc… from chancel – 

Set-up band:

1. 1. Percussion
   2. Chairs
   3. Stands

1:45 pm – Call time – Please park by Dunlap Road or behind the church

2:00-3:00 pm – Warm-up in sanctuary – sound check, touch each piece

3:00 pm – Move into the choir room and get dressed, if not already

3:45 pm – Tune in choir room, if needed

3:50 pm – Pray

3:55 pm – Enter sanctuary

4:00 pm – Concert

5:00 pm – End of Concert 

1. 1. Mingle with audience
   2. Clear Stage and put everything away properly

Repertoire, in concert order:

508 – The Magnificent Seven

464 & 440 – The Best of the Wild Westerns! – 464 – Best of the West (beg. – 77) + 440 – The Wild Westerns – (47 – end)

436 – Hoe Down – with GBC Junior Company

441 – The Cowboys 

695 – Spirit of Texas – with GBC

417 – Shenandoah 

599 – William Tell Overture (measure 34-end mm=160) 

017 – Oklahoma – with GBC

653 – Bonanza 

The Cowboy Blessing: 

May your belly never grumble; May your heart never ache; 
May your horse never stumble; May your cinch never break.  

David