Rehearsal Schedule
James H Blake High School Band Room D148
300 Norwood Road, Silver Spring
Band room opens at 7pm, rehearsal starts at 7:30pm
Rehearsals end at 9:30pm, band room cleared by 10pm
Enter the school from Door 35 to the music wing (not the front doors), which is on the west side of the building, near the gym entrance.To make better use of rehearsal time, we ask that people try to arrive by 7:15 to warm up and self-tune prior to the 7:30 start. At 7:30, we will do a quick tuning check, a couple of warmup exercises, and then launch into rehearsing music.
Spring semester music selections along with listening links.
High School Cadets - Sousa (The High School Cadets (1890) - "The President's Own")
Wicklow - Laura Estes (Wicklow - Laura Estes)
Stillwater - Kelijah Dunton ("Stillwater" For Wind Ensemble)
Symphonic Gershwin - Warren Barker (The Symphonic Gershwin)
Scenes from "The Louvre" - Norman dello Joio (Austin Symphonic Band Scenes From "The Louvre")
Selections from Wicked - Jay Bocook (Stephen Schwartz - Selections from Wicked)
Mount Everest - Rossano Gallante (Mt. Everest – Score & Sound - YouTube)
Rehearsal Schedule:
Jan 8
Jan 15
Jan 22
Jan 29
Feb 5
Feb 12 - Cancelled - Snow Closing
Feb 19 - NO OCB, band room not available
Feb 26
Mar 5 - NO OCB - holiday
Mar 12
Mar 19
Mar 26
Apr 2
Apr 9
Apr 16 - NO OCB - spring break
Apr 23
Apr 30 - NO OCB, band room not available
May 7
May 14
May 21 - NO OCB, band room not available
May 28 - NO OCB, band room not available
Jun 4
Jun 11
We will have additional rehearsals in June and July to prepare for Maryland Community Band Day on July 19th, but we are not able to reserve the band room for those dates yet.
Concert plans - nothing is firm yet
We are working on reserving a high school auditorium for a March concert, but that is tentative. Hope to schedule it for a Sunday afternoon.
Olney Days is Sat May 3 (Party in the Park) and Sun May 4 (Parade). We will try to schedule both. Both concerts would be outdoors, weather permitting.
Strawberry Festival - the Sandy Spring Museum is revamping their festival since past festivals have outgrown what the volunteer staff can handle. That may or may not include community music performances. We will be following up with them.
Leisure World indoor concert in Clubhouse One. Still working to schedule this.
Maryland Community Band Day is Sat July 19 at Oregon Ridge. The bands to perform have not been selected yet, but we are assuming we will be invited.
The board will be looking at other concert venues, including potentially returning to Black Rock in Germantown or a Senior Center - basically anyplace large enough to fit us and where we don't have to pay to perform there.
Concert Attire
Spring and summer concert dress is a light blue band polo shirt and khaki pants. If you are new to the band and do not have a shirt yet, I have attached ordering information.
Dues
Dues is $30/semester or $60/year. If you have not already paid for the spring semester, please either give Craig Olinger a check made out to Olney Concert Band or pay online at our website: olneyconcertband.org. Also, see Craig if you can't remember if you paid already.