The sixth annual Three Rivers Band Festival will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at  Upper St. Clair High School.  Four area community bands will perform, as well as a Festival Band comprised of community players from greater western Pennsylvania. 

We invite area community bands to submit an application to participate in the festival.  Details and an application form can be found on the festival website:  http://www.ewsb.org/festival.  The deadline for band applications is November 10, 2008.

We also invite community players to apply for the Festival Band.  (They are welcome to participate whether their band performs or not.  Applications will be accepted until February 15, 2009.) We are delighted to have Elisabeth Heath-Charles, Musical Director and Conductor of the Butler County Symphony Orchestra, as this year’s Festival Band guest conductor.  Participation in the Festival Band does not require an audition.  We would like to include players from all over the region, and applicants will only be turned away when sections are full.  The Festival Band member application and other details can be found at http://www.ewsb.org/festival/2009/FestivalBandInformation.html.

If you have questions or would like to be mailed copies of the applications, please email festival@... or leave a message at 412-741-4698. 

Please distribute this information to the members of your group.  There are modest fees for participating in the festival, but admission to listeners is free.  We look forward to having you join us next May.

Sincerely,

Susan Craft

Three Rivers Community Band Festival Committee