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By Sam, on April 3rd, 2013%
The Senior ensemble of the New Westminster & District Concert Band is proud to present our concert entitled “Dawns A New Day”.
Prompted by acts of tragedy, conflict and crisis, the program explores the amazing resiliency of the human spirit and humanity’s constant search for meaning and happiness.
The program will include the following selections:
With Each Sunset (Comes the Promise of a New Day)
Cantus Jubilante
The Planets: Jupiter
Les Miserables
O Magnum Mysterium
An American Elegy
Wedding Dance
Symphony #1 In Memoriam Dresden 1945
Concert Location:
Evergreen Cultural Centre
1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC
Concert Start Time:
7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm)
Tickets are $5.00 and are available from band members or at the door.
By Sam, on April 2nd, 2013%
Come out for a fantastic evening off big band jazz featuring our very own New Westminster District Big Band under the direction of Jonathan Sykes.
By Sam, on October 25th, 2012%
New Westminster & District Concert Band Society
Annual General Meeting Notice for October 29th, 2012
AGENDA
- Minutes of October 2011 Annual General Meeting
Minutes will be circulated via e-mail ONLY and will not be read at the meeting.
If you require a printed copy, please see Angela Adam.
- President’s Report Danny Olsen
- Treasurer’s Report Howard Engman
- Band Directors’ Reports
- Rebecca Norman
- Kevin White
- Jonathan Sykes
- John White
- Nominations & Election of Volunteer Executive
- Bylaw Amendments Update Angela Adam
- Fees & Fundraising
- Smart Music Kevin White
Please note the meeting will begin at 8 PM sharp on Monday, October 29th, 2012. It will run approximately one hour.
It is important for one adult from each family to attend this meeting.
By Sam, on September 9th, 2012%
Welcome back everyone! The 2012 – 2013 band season is upon us. We have already had the first practice of the Jazz, Beginner and Intermediate bands. Monday the 10th of September is the first Senior band practice and I am really looking forward to it. I can tell you there were some tired embouchure’s after Tuesday and Thursdays practice but the Intermediate and Jazz Bands are already sounding good. Senior Band the baton is to you!
See you all on Monday,
Danny Olsen
President
New Westminster and District Band Society
By Sam, on June 20th, 2012%
Thank you to all who joined the society this past Sunday for our annual Fathers Day Concert at Queens Park. While the weather early in the day was questionable, it cleared long enough for all 4 groups to perform.
Here are a few pictures from the concert. We would love to see more pictures, so let us know if you would like to share those that you took.
By Sam, on May 2nd, 2012%
Please come and join us next Monday, May 7th at 7:00 for our Annual Spring Concert.
The Beginner, Intermediate, Senior and Jazz ensembles will be performing a variety of music.
Tickets are available at the door and are $10.00 for Adults and $7.00 for Students/Seniors
By Sam, on April 4th, 2012%
Our very own Jim Kempton (Senior Band Percussionist) is going to be taking part in this years Ride to Conquer Cancer and needs our support!
 “I’m captain of a 5 member team for the Ride to Conquer Cancer called ” Team Beat It” . As part of our fundraising this year we are doing a casual evening of jazz set up as a semi cabaret style. The venue will be held in the parish hall of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church – 1440 w12th Ave. Vancouver ( southwest corner of 12th and Hemlock ). I have asked a guest vocalist to join us for a couple numbers as well as guest soloists. The venue will also be licenced for beer and wine plus light snacks and will feature various items in a silent auction as well as a 50/50 draw and door prizes. Tickets are $25 ( tax deductable ) all proceeds go our team helping us each make our $2500 minimum which in turn go straight to the BC Cancer Foundation to support research. Doors open at 730pm and we play from 8pm to 11pm.”
See Jim’s Ride to Conquer Cancer website here
By Sam, on March 2nd, 2012%
As the schools will be closed Monday-Wednesday (March 5th-7th) next week due to the teachers’ strike, rehearsals for the Beginner and Senior ensembles have been cancelled.
By Sam, on February 29th, 2012%
The New Westminster and District Band has a long and musically excellent past. In fulfilling my role as President I feel that I am paying back and maybe paying forward a little. As a boy when I first joined the beginner band I didn’t pay much attention to the work that was going on behind the scenes but as I grew older I recognised the efforts required to keep an organization such as the New Westminster and District Band Society moving forward musically and organizationally.
Today the New Westminster and District Band Society offers a unique musical experience by facilitating 3 levels of Concert Band (beginner, Intermediate, and Senior) as well as a Senior Jazz Band. A special experience for me was playing with both of my children, my wife, and my father in law, in the Senior Band, as we were all together for a few years. All of our bands are open to all ages. For us it is all about where you are in your musical journey.
If you are a beginner, or if you and your children would like to take on a new challenge; if you started your musical journey at school but would like to be at the top of your class; or if you played years ago and would like to re-experience playing with a top- performing Concert or Jazz Band; please check out our website and come to visit us on Monday or Thursday nights (06:30pm).
Hope to meet you soon,
Danny Olsen
President,
New Westminster and District Concert Band Society
By Sam, on November 21st, 2011%
Recordings are up of the Senior Band Performance at the Pops Concert on Monday November 14th.
Go to our Current Recordings page here
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