1) July 2008 concert Calendar
2) Summer 2008 Newsletter
3) Discounted Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Tickets
4) 1/2 off Association of Concert Band Membership
5) New Music Corner request

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1) July 2008 Concerts in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Please visit: http://swpabandpartners.pghfree.net/calendar.html
for links to web pages, updates, and future concerts.

July 2008:
Tue, 1 7pm
Allegheny Brass Band
Kennywood Park

Thu, 3 8pm
Allegheny Brass Band
Harmony Inn, Harmony

Fri, 4 4pm
Mon Valley Community Band
Kennywood Park

Fri, 4 8pm
Harrisville Community Band
Grove City

Fri, 4
West Hills Symphonic Band
Moon Park, Moon

Sat, 5 4pm
Kiski Valley Community Band
Kennywood Park

Sat, 5 7pm
East Winds Symphonic Band
Kennywood Park

Sat, 5 8pm
Somerset County Community Band
Indian Lake Fireworks

Sun, 6 10:30am
Allegheny Brass Band
Bach, Beethoven & Brunch series, Mellon Park, Shadyside

Sun, 6 2pm
Pine Creek Community Band
Kennywood Park

Sun, 6 2pm
Somerset County Community Band
Music on the Square , Bedford

Sun, 6 7pm
Kiski Valley Community Band
On the Diamond at Ligonier

Sun, 6 7pm
Ohio Valley Community Band
Kennywood Park

Tue, 8 7pm
Scottdale Concert Band
Scottdale Gazebo

Tue, 8 7pm
Armstrong Concert Band
West Kittanning Firehall

Thu, 10 7pm
Kittanning Firemen's Band
Freeport Gazebo (along the river)

Thu, 10 7:30pm
The Musicians Concert Band
Slippery Rock University's Miller Auditorium.

Sun, 13 2:30pm
Community Band South
Bethel Park Community Center

Sun, 13 3pm
East Winds Symphonic Band
Twin Lakes Park, Westmoreland County

Sun, 13 evening
Jeannette Community Band
Ascension Church Italian Festival, Jeannette

Sun, 13 7pm
Somerset County Community Band
Hooversville Historical Society, Community Building

Thu, 17 7pm
Delmont Community Band
Blairsville Recreation Area

Sat, 19 7pm
Armstrong Concert Band
Crooked Creek Lake Park, Ford City

Sat, 20 2:30pm
Somerset County Community Band
Somerfest (Laurel Arts/Dressler Center)

Sat, 20 6:30pm
Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra
Cannonsburg Town Park

Thu, 24 7pm
Delmont Community Band
Redstone, Greensburg

Thu, 24 7pm
Jeannette Community Band
McKee Parking Lot – Jeannette Community Days

Thu, 24 7:30pm
The Musicians Concert Band
Slippery Rock University's Miller Auditorium

Sat, 26 2pm
Somerset County Community Band w/ Youngstown Area Community Concert
Band Boardman (OH) Park

Sat, 26 7pm
Armstrong Concert Band
Ford Cliff Boro Building

Sat, 26 7:30pm
North Suburban Big Band
St John's Lutheran Church of Highland, McCandless

Sun, 27 10:30am
Aeolian Winds of Pittsburgh
Bach, Beethoven & Brunch series, Mellon Park, Shadyside

Sun, 27 2pm
Blairsville Community Concert Band
Sts. Simon & Jude Church Bazaar

Sun, 27 6:30pm
East Winds Symphonic Band
Community Park, Tall Trees Amphitheater, Monroeville

Sun, 27 7pm
Allegheny Brass Band
On the Diamond at Ligonier

Thu, 31 6:30pm
Kittanning Firemen's Band
Kittanning Folk Festival, Kittanning YMCA

If you have a concert to be listed in the calendar, please send email
to: calendar@... with the subject "Concert
Calendar"

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2) Summer2008 Newsletter

Summer 2008 Newsletter now online

PDF: http://swpabandpartners.pghfree.net/inconcertsummer2008.pdf
WEB: http://swpabandpartners.pghfree.net/inconcertsummer2008.html

for past newsletters visit:
http://swpabandpartners.pghfree.net/newsletters.html

for an index of articles visit:
http://swpabandpartners.pghfree.net/inconcertindex.html

If you have any updates for the next newsletter please send
them to newsletter@... by September 20, 2008

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3) Discounted Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Tickets

Discount tickets to The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Save these Dates - The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra welcomes
Southwestern PA Band Partner members! Join us Oct. 31- Nov 2, 2008 for
Strauss' Alpine Symphony, and December 5 -6, 2008 for Bernstein's West
Side Story Symphonic Dances, string trio Time for Three and Copland's
Symphony No 3. Southwestern PA Band Partner members enjoy discounted
tickets and personalized service through Marianne Haffey - call
412.393.3320 or mhaffey@... for further information
on these and any other PSO/Heinz Hall performances. Just mention "Band
Partners"!

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4) 1/2 off Association of Concert Band Memberships

The Association of Concert Bands is offering a "Try Us" membership
rate of 1/2 off the annual dues if you join by October 1. That means
it is $15 for an individual membership, $22.50 for a family
membership, $25 for an organizational membership, and $75 for a
corporate membership. Membership benefits include subscription to The
ACB Journal, participation in the annual convention and convention
band, access to ACB Membership Directory and other ACB publications
online.

For more information about ACB and a membership application see
http://www.acbands.org
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5) New Music Corner

Are there any new pieces your group has played that think others would
be interested in. Please let us know and we will start including the
names of the pieces in this quarterly newsletter. A brief description
of the piece would be helpful. Please email
newsletter@... with the subject
"Music Suggestion for Newsletter"

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Sarah McElfresh
Southwestern Pennsylvania Band Partners
http://swpabandpartners.pghfree.net