Blacksburg Community Band Member Information
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
The Blacksburg Community Band holds rehearsals every Wednesday evening, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (except for the months of July
and August) in the Blacksburg High School band room at 3109 Prices Fork Road in Blacksburg.
All band board meetings are open to all band members. Your participation is encouraged. Please contact
Patrick Feucht for the date of our next meeting.
G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O N
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Blacksburg - Downtown Post Office and Steppin' Out or Fairview Community Church Veterans Memorial or Greenwood Assisted Living or Heritage Hall or Mt. Tabor Ruritan Fish Fry or Warm Hearth Retirement Village Karr Activities Center & Kroontje Health Care Center or VA Tech Campus Lane Stadium, Rector Field House
Christiansburg - English Meadows or Wheatland Assisted Living
Claytor Lake State Park - Picnic Shelter No. 1
Elliston-Lafayette - Eastern Montgomery Park
Floyd - Courthouse
Giles County - Mountain Lake Hotel
Narrows - Old High School, Duck Pond, and Boom Park
Pulaski - Jackson Park Gazebo and Pulaski Health Care Center
Radford - Bissett Park Gazebo
Riner - Sinkland Farms
Roanoke - Elmwood Park
Salem - Richfield Nursing Center or VA Hospital or Roanoke College, Olin Hall Auditorium
Shawsville - Meadow Brook and Brooke Meade Nursing Homes
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ACB (Association of Concert Bands)
Ron Boerger's community music ensembles
N E W S L E T T E R S
O F F I C E R S
President: Jennifer Hundley
Vice-President: Renee Jacobsen
Secretary: Susan Brooker-Gross
Treasurer: Debby Good Wiedmer
Members At-Large:
Rachel Tracy, Alan McDaniel,
Tom Godfrey
Past President: Patrick Feucht
Section Leaders
Flutes: Mary L. Walters Clarinets: Carl Derfler
Saxophones: Karl Sanzenbach Trumpets: Dave Fried
French Horns: Derry Hutt Trombones: Bill Finley
Low Brass: David Kibler Percussion: Alan McDaniel
Other Personnel
Music Director: Ed Schwartz Associate Director: Steven E. Brown
Librarian: Leslie Palacios Fund Raising Chairperson: Harriett Cooper
B A N D P O L I C I E S
Philosophy | Membership Requirements | Attendance | Concerts | Rehearsals | Music | Uniform
PHILOSOPHY
The Blacksburg Community Band System is intended to provide a recreational musical outlet for all persons regardless of age or
ability. In addition, the Blacksburg Community Band System will serve to provide a wide range of live performances to clubs, organizations,
community groups and others as an outreach program of the Blacksburg Department of Parks and Recreation. Current musical groups within the
system include the Blacksburg Community Band and the Blacksburg Community Brass Choir. Members of Blacksburg Community Band are all volunteers
and are not paid for services or reimbursed for travel expenses. It is expected that members of any group of musicians performing within the
music system will represent Blacksburg Community in a responsible manner.
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MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
The Blacksburg Community Band is open to any resident of Blacksburg or the surrounding area who wishes to participate. The band requires
no dues, fees, or audition for participation, only the desire to work together with other amateur musicians toward a common musical goal.
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ATTENDANCE
Members are not required to attend any set number of rehearsals during the year. The objective is to allow each member the amount of
flexibility needed in his or her personal schedule. Similarly, attendance is not required at concerts. It is considered appropriate to
inform the musical director or section leader of expected concert absences for planning purposes. Members who must be late for rehearsals
or concerts are still encouraged to attend for that part of the rehearsal or concert that can fit into their schedule. It is important to
understand that it IS acceptable for any member to arrive late, or leave a concert or rehearsal early.
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CONCERTS
The Blacksburg Community Band will perform concerts that will be scheduled several weeks in advance of the commitment date. The band
members are asked to wear black skirts/trousers and white blouses/shirts for the fall concerts and tan or khaki skirts/trousers and white
blouses/shirts for the late spring and summer concerts. It is expected that members of any of the musical groups will represent Blacksburg
Community in a responsible manner at any public performance.
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REHEARSALS
The Blacksburg Community Band normally rehearses every Wednesday evening from 7:30 to 9:30 in the band room at the Blacksburg High School at
3109 Prices Fork Road in Blacksburg. Rehearsals are not held the week of Thanksgiving and the weeks of Christmas and New Year's day. Additionally,
if a significant number of active band members are involved in a community musical theatre production, rehearsals and concerts will be set to
accommodate their schedule. The band will also periodically schedule concerts on Wednesday evenings. Performance and rehearsal schedules can be
obtained by calling either the musical director or the Blacksburg Parks and Recreation office at 961-1191. Rehearsals of any of the other band units
will rehearse as necessary. As the band is a guest of the high school, it is expected that the rehearsal facility and equipment are treated with
reasonable care.
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MUSIC
The Blacksburg Community Band currently borrows much of its music from the Blacksburg High School, so care must be taken not to damage or
lose it. Folders with copies of the current music will be provided to all band members. These folders may be taken home between rehearsals with
some restrictions.
- Each folder must be signed out from the band librarian.
- Each folder must be returned for the next rehearsal or concert (whichever comes first) regardless of whether or not the individual can come. Folders may be given to another band member or the Parks and Recreation office anytime prior to the rehearsal or concert if it is more convenient.
- Folders and music must be protected to insure that they are not lost or damaged.
UNIFORM
The Blacksburg Community Band strives to present itself in a visually appropriate manner for concerts. Although the band does not have a
required uniform, the members of the band are asked to wear clothing that will offer a uniform look at band concerts. The fall and winter
(September through Memorial Day) concert uniform look consists of black (dark) skirt or slacks and white blouse or shirt. The spring and
summer (Memorial Day through August) uniform look consists of khaki (tan) skirt or slacks and white blouse or shirt. The band does not wear ties
as part of the uniform look. The brand or style of these clothes is not important, and it is assumed that many people already have clothing that
would fit these loose criteria. This is an attempt to create a consistency of look for the band without putting an unreasonable burden on the
members of the band. Summer options can include shorts and hats/visors at outside concerts. Fall, winter and spring options can include sweaters
and jackets for outside concerts. Christmas options can include red and green accessories to the basic black and white clothing. Santa hats and
red & green neckwear are popular accessories at the concerts.
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