Dear Band,
Thank you for an awesome concert yesterday as well as last Saturday!! Thanks to all who helped set up and tear down before and after both performances!! Special thanks to Larry for putting the program together, Jill for sending out emails, Jerry for all of his work on the website etc, and Karyl and Donna for helping to get together the music for “You Raise Me Up.” And thank you to all – too many to list – who are constantly helping out to make things go more smoothly. You are a wonderful group of people and it is an honor to be your director!
We have rehearsal tomorrow – Yay! I am looking forward to the “Jingle Mingle” this Thursday!!! Here are the details:
- Dress in your most festive Christmas wear – decorate your instruments and music stands – have fun making music!
- Parking is available in the courthouse parking garage on Spring Street as well as two parking lots closer to Jesse Jewel.
- Early set-up – arrive around 4:00 – The Main Street Market, 118 Main Street SW, Gainesville, GA 30501 – Larry will be there to facilitate the set up. Please come and help if possible. I will get there as soon as I can (I will leave from Rabun Gap Nacoochee School at 3:30).
- 5:30 – Everyone should be there. Please bring a music stand, instrument and the following music (in numerical order):
- 59 The Chicken Dance
- 311 White Christmas
- 312 Greensleeves
- 319 Listen to the Season
- 320 On a Winter’s Eve
- 323 On A Cold Winter’s Night
- 330 Christmas Overture
- 331 Silver Bells
- 332 It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
- 339 Sleigh Ride
- 340 A Cartoon Christmas
- 342 The Christmas Song
- 343 Jingle Bell Rock
- 344 Frosty’s Caribbean Holiday
- 352 Christmas Fanfare
- 6:00-6:45 – Play first set of music
- 6:45-7:15 – Eat and Lighting of the “Big Chicken” ceremony (Food provided by Main Street Market)
- 7:15-8:00 – Play second set
- 8:00 – Pack-up, help put the market back together.
See you at rehearsal tomorrow! Thank you for two wonderful performances and may the Lord bless you and your family this Christmas season!
David