I am trying to form a civil war brass band/ensemble in Westmoreland County.  I
need two brass players to help me out.  I have period horns:  A SARV (Side
Action Rotory Valve) Bb Trombone, A SARV Eb Bass Helicon (Tuba) -- both made in
the 1870's and in "like new" condition.  I also plan on aquiring an OTS (over
the shoulder) Bb Soprano Saxhorn in the very near future.  I play the trombone
so I need players for the helicon and saxhorn.  I can also help with uniforms to
an extent and know where to find more at affordable prices.

There will be a yearly charge of $15.00 per person to cover the cost of our
rehearsal facility -- a local historical society in Hempfield Township. 
Practices will be held on Monday evenings during the winter months and
performances will most likely be local for the most part and on weekends
throughout the summer.

The music is easy to play and does not require extensive skill.  This is meant
to be just a fun and interesting thing to do on weekends for us old band geeks.

If you have an interest, contact me for more information:  jaybo45@...

Regards,
Joel J. Cribbs

1) November 2009 Concert Calendar
2) Interested in a Music Swap?
3) Three Rivers Community Band Festival accepting applications from bands to
perform  - DEADLINE NOVEMBER 6th
4) Three Rivers Community Band Festival accepting applications from individual
musicians for the 2010 Festival Band
5) Association of Concert Bands - Become a member
6) Sousa National Community Band
7) Newsletter Requests

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November 2009 Concert Calendar

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

November 2009:

Sun, 1
West Hills Symphonic Band
David E Williams Middle School

Sat, 7  2pm
Armstrong Concert Band
Smicksburg Country Christmas, Vineyard Winery

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

Sun, 8  2:30pm
East Winds Symphonic Band
Rodef Shalom, Shadyside

Sun, 8  7pm
Jeannette Community Band
Jeannette American Legion

Wed, 11 7pm
Blairsville Community Concert Band
Blairsville High School

Sat, 21 8pm
Westmoreland Symphonic Winds
Seton Hill University's new Performing Arts Center

Sun, 29 2pm
Armstrong Concert Band
West Kittanning Firehall

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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Are you interested in an Unwanted Music Swap??

The idea has been presented by the president of one of the bands that we have a
music swap. A place to trade original full scores of music that are just taking
up space in your music library. Swap those pieces you will never play for one
reason or another for something else. Perhaps it is too easy or hard for your
group—might be just right for another. Perhaps it is a piece that your band has
overplayed—it may be brand new to another. Perhaps you just need to thin out
your library. There are many more reasons why you may no longer need or want
that piece of music, and it may be a gem for some other group.

If you are interested in participating in such an event, please contact Sarah
McElfresh at sarahmcelfresh (at) yahoo.com
Date and location will be set and announced after the schedules of those most
interested have been worked out.

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The 7th Three Rivers Community Band Festival will be held on Saturday May 1,
2010 at Upper St. Clair High School Theatre

The Organizing Committee is now accepting applications from bands who wish to
perform. To apply, a band should submit an application form and an audio sample
of the band.

Applications should be received by November 6, 2009 for consideration.
More information can be found on the Festivals web site.
http://www.ewsb.org/festival click on "Apply to Perform"


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Three Rivers Community Band Festival ~ Festival Band Registration open for 2010
Festival

The 7th Three Rivers Community Band Festival will be held on Saturday May 1,
2010 at Upper St. Clair High School Theatre

There will again be a "Festival Band" which will allow a larger number of area
musicians to participate in the festival. The band will rehearse on the morning
of the festival with guest conductor, Denis Colwell and then perform selected
pieces during the afternoon concert. Applications should be received by February
15, 2010.

For more information and application materials, please visit:
http://www.ewsb.org/festival and click on "Festival Band"

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Association of Concert Bands
http://www.acbands.org

The Association of Concert Bands (ACB) is a national organization dedicated to
encouraging and fostering adult community, municipal and civic bands and
musicians. Membership has its privileges, with different levels of
membership—individual ($30/yr), family ($45/yr), life ($1000), organizational
($50/yr or $275/yr), and corporate ($150/yr). The more expensive type of
organizational memberships comes with the BMI/ASCAP Blanket licensing agreement
that keeps community bands legal with performance fees. All types of memberships
come with a subscription to the Journal, voting privileges, and participation in
the annual convention and convention band. The Journal is published three times
a year, and includes articles about community bands from across the country;
festivals, concerts, band camps, reviews of music and CDs and other topics that
would be of interest to a community band musician. For more information, visit
the web site or contact Sarah McElfresh, Regional Membership Coordinator for
Pennsylvania at sarahmcelfresh (at) yahoo.com.


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Sousa National Community Band

July 9-11, 2010, Las Vegas NV

Organized by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, the Sousa National Community Band
is comprised of individual musicians from around the country who travel to a
given location to play a concert in the style of Sousa under the baton of Col.
John R. Bourgeois.

For information see: http://www.sousafoundation.org/ under Projects or send an
email to windband@...
* NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS *

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Newsletter Requests for InConcert

Deadline for Spring Newsletter due out January 1st is December 20th.

Band Profiles
16 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 pieces (new or old) 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