Going forward – 1/15/23

Dear friends, Thank you so much for Thursday’s rehearsal. You knocked out Sammy Davis sufficiently for a readthrough. It is a wonderful arrangement "for the Navy Band", not so much so for a community band. I am doing some rewrites to enhance it for our...

Sammy Davis Jr and America the Beautiful – NEW PLAN

Okay folks-NEW PLAN! I ran into a major snag. The arranger sent two different arrangements of Sammy Davis, one at 242 measures and one with 362 measures all jumbled together. HE DID NOT LABEL EITHER!!! I printed out the 7 page clarinet and trumpet and parts but it is...

Sammy Davis Jr and America the Beautiful

Dear friends, I typically email you prior to Thursday night about the schedule. I have been waiting until I got the Sammy Davis Jr arrangement which came this morning. I WILL BE BRINGING THE PARTS IN HARDCOPY tomorrow night. There are several reasons why I have to do...

Thursday 1/5 Rehearsal – POPS Band

Dear friends, Happy New Year! Here is the schedule for Thursday. Warm-ups 4min Washington Post March 10min National Emblem March 15min Duke Ellington 30min with Steve Williams conducting Stars and Stripes Forever 15min Light Cavalry Overture (emphasis on the slow...

LPCB YouTube playlist

All, With regards to the Youtube playlist – you can link to it from the "resources" page from the website ( the same password-protected page you used to go for music) – but here is the direct link to it as well à Link to LPCB Youtube playlist...

Getting ready!

Dear friends, I sure hope Santa was good to you! We’ve gotten sooo much awesome feedback on the Christmas Concert. Looking into the coming year I am excited about the rehearsals and the March 1 concert coming up. With only 8 rehearsals remaining, efficiency in...