Brevard Community Band 12-7-08

The Brevard Community Band had their christmas concert today at the local Performance Arts Center.  The band was in good form and all seats were full in the PAC.  The above pic is from the warm-up this afternoon before the concert.  This is always an interesting thing to watch.  Performers show up about an half hour prior to the concert.  Put their instruments together and blow warm air through their instruments to bring the instrument to room temperature.  Once the instrument is warmed-up, it can be tuned, hence the band plays harmonically together.  This is an arduous process filled with frustration and impatience as your instrument refuses to remain in tune. 

Every one is wearing black in order to look like the professionals we truly are. 

The band is nearly ready to perform.   

Among the music being performed is:

Overture to a Winter Festival by James Curnow,
The Lights of Christmas by Gene Egge
Amazing Grace (a tribute to Pearl Harbor Day)
Concertino for Clarinet performed by Kevin Strang
Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson
In the Bleak Midwinter by Gustav Holst
Folk Festival by Dimitri Shostakovich
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company to be continued

 

And here you see the band as it prepares to play on stage.   A view from back stage right.  Here you can see the percussion section, the trumpets, the trombones and some french horn players.    Below is a picture of the filled-up auditorium.   All our concerts are free.