1) August 2008 Concert Calendar
2) Discounted Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Tickets
3) 1/2 off Association of Concert Band Membership
4) New Music Corner request

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1) August 2008 Concerts in Southwestern Pennsylvania

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

August 2008:
Sat, 2 7pm
Somerset County Community Band
Shanksville Community Day

Sat, 2 7pm
Penn Trafford Community Band
Twin Lakes Park, Westmoreland County

Sun, 3 3:30pm
Allegheny Brass Band
Bethel Park Community Center

Sun, 3 7pm
East Winds Symphonic Band
On the Diamond at Ligonier

Tue, 5 7:15pm
Jeannette Community Band
Redstone Highlands, NorthHuntingdon

Thu, 7 7pm
East Winds Symphonic Band
Community Park, Rotary Amphitheater, Cranberry

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

Sat, 9 2pm
Somerset County Community Band
Otterbein Church Picnic (near Wilbur)

Sun, 10 1pm
Somerset County Community Band
Central City Heritage Festival

Sun, 10 4pm
Kiski Valley Community Band
Christ the King Parish Festival, Gilpin

Sun, 10 7pm
Community Band South
On The Diamond at Ligonier

Sat, 16 11:30am
Blairsville Community Concert Band
Blairsville Diamond Days

Sat, 16 5:30pm
Somerset County Community Band
Hidden Valley Homeowners picnic

Sun, 17 10am
Somerset County Community Band
Trintity Lutheran Church, Somerset

Sun, 17
Scottdale Concert Band
Loucks Park, Scottdale

Sun, 17 7pm
Delmont Community Band
On the Diamond at Ligonier

Thu, 21 7pm
Aeolian Winds of Pittsburgh
Mt. Lebanon Public Library

Fri, 22 7:30pm
Allegheny Brass Band
Moon Park, Moon

Sun, 24 7pm
Somerset County Community Band
On the Diamond at Ligonier

Sun, 24 7pm
Kiski Valley Community Band
Leechburg Gazebo, Riverside Park

Thu, 28 7pm
Delmont Community Band
Concordia-Haven 4, Sarver


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) 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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3) 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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4) 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
info@...