1) April 2009 Concert Calendar
2) Spring 2009 Newsletter Now online
3) Special Offer on subscriptions from the Pittsburgh Symphony
4) The 2009 Sousa National Community Band - July 10-12, 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana
5) Association of Concert Bands Convention - Houston, TX April 15-19, 2009
6) North Central Ohio Adult Music Camp - Ashland Ohio, June 24/25-27, 2009
7) Newsletter Requests

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April 2009 Concert Calendar

Tue, 14 7:30pm
Scottdale Concert Band
C.U.M.C. Church, Scottdale

Sat, 25 7:30pm
Butler County Symphony Orchestra
Butler Area Intermediate High School Auditorium

Sun, 26 3pm
Westmoreland Symphonic Winds
Cecilan Hall, Seton Hill University

Sun, 26
West Hills Symphonic Band
Chartiers Valley Intermediate School

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

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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Spring 2009 Newsletter now online

PDF: http://swpabandpartners.pghfree.net/inconcertspring2009.pdf
WEB: http://swpabandpartners.pghfree.net/inconcertspring2009.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 June 20, 2009


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The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is offering a very special discount
on subscription rates to Southwestern PA Band Partner Members, Family
and Friends. For the BNY Mellon Grand Classics Subscription (50% off)

To take advantage of the offers CALL: PSO Group Sales at 412.392.3347
and mention "SWPA Band Partners"

BNY Mellon Grand Classics Subscription!
Choose 3 or more concerts - for as little as $7 per concert! ( + one
$5 handling fee)

Rachmaninoff Rhapsody April 3, 4, 5
Rachmaninoff Festival Finale April 17, 18, 19
Honeck and Bronfman April 30, May 1, 2
Honeck, Mozart and Beethoven Jun 4, 5, 6
Honeck: Mozart & Beethoven Resurrection June 12, 14


For more information follow the link from the SWPABP new announcements
page at: http://swpabandpartners.pghfree.net/announcements.html
There is a flyer you may print out and distribute to fellow band members.

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The 2009 Sousa National Community Band - July 10-12, 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana

Join us in "The Big Easy" for the inaugural Sousa National Community
Band. New Orleans is making remarkable progress in re-building and you
can do your part by bringing your talent and your tourist dollars to
one of the great historic cities of the United States. Come join a
world-class conductor and talented musicians from around the country
for a great weekend of music making. The band will be conducted by
Colonel John R. Bourgeois, USMC (Ret.), former director of the United
States Marine Band, "The President's Own."

The Sousa National Community Band registration fee is $60.00.

More information:
http://www.sousafoundation.org/Sousa-National-Community-Band.htm

Further inquiries may be directed to: Gerald Guilbeaux
windband@...

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31st Association of Concert Bands Convention
Houston Texas, April 15-19, 2009

The 2009 ACB Convention is hosted this year by three Houston-area
community ensembles acting together: The Houston Concert Band, The
Lone Star Symphonic Band, and The Woodlands Concert Band

For more information: http://acb2009.org/

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The North Central Ohio Adult Music Camp
June 24/25-27, 2009

Sponsored by The Trinity Fine Arts Academy
Hosted by: The Department of Music of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio

4- DAY CAMP Wednesday June 24 -- Saturday June 27 The first day is devoted to
Jazz(Big) Band or small ensemble performance. Flute, woodwind and brass
ensembles will be offered. Additional ensembles will be offered as
instrumentation allows. The next three days are identical to 3-Day Camp focusing
on Concert Band & Small Ensembles.

Tuition:
3-day camp: $160.
4-day camp: $200.

For more information and an application see:
http://swpabandpartners.pghfree.net/announcements.html

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Newsletter Requests for InConcert

Deadline for Spring Newsletter due out July 1st is June 20th.

Band Profiles
14 bands in our region have been profiled in our newsletter, that is
roughly half of our groups. We would like to profile the rest in
future newsletters. If your band has not yet been profiled and would
like to be, please contact newsletter@ swpabandpartners.pghfree.net
with the subject of your message "SWPABP: Profile in Newsletter"

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@ swpabandpartners.pghfree.net with the subject
"SWPABP: Music Suggestion for Newsletter"

Articles
We welcome article submissions from anyone on any topic pertaining to
community bands and community musicians. If you are interested in
writing and article or have one you would like to submit to the
newsletter, please email newsletter@ swpabandpartners.pghfree.net with
subject "SWPABP: Article for newsletter"

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

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