This is a reminder of our next performance, scheduled for February 22, 2015. At 3pm we will be performing in the May Pavilion, at Marion's Palace Theatre. Admission is $5 at the door.

At last night’s practice
Bill Swihart made three announcements.
 
 
1 – Due to the OSU-Oregon game on 1-12-15, practice
that night is CANCELED!
 
2 – Our next performance will be February 22,
2015 at Marion’s Palace Theatre. 
Performance details, including time, were not discussed, but will be as
we draw closer to that date.
 
3 – Our next practice will be Monday, January 19, 7pm, at Grant Middle School.
 
 
Until then, stay warm.

This is a reminder of the announcement Bill made today just prior to the
concert.
 
 
There will be no practice
on the following dates:
- Monday, October 20th
- Monday, October 27th
- Monday, November 3rd.
 
Our next practice sessions
are scheduled for:
- Monday, November 10th,
from 7-8pm.
- Monday, November 17th,
from 7-8pm
 
We will be performing 2
songs for the Christmas at the Palace programs. 
Dates listed for the performances on the Palace web site are December
5-7 (www.marionpalace.org/).  Bill will announce details at future
practices.
 
 
If you know of someone in
the band who wasn’t present at today’s concert, and doesn’t have email, please
let them know this information.

This is a reminder of the
arrangements for our next appearance, which is the Marion Popcorn Festival
Parade, and our next practice.
 
Parade:
Date:  Thursday, September 4, 2014
Place:  Marion, Ohio
Time:  Parade starts at 6pm.  The trailer pulls out of the Harding parking
lot at 5:30.
 
Performance Details:  The last announced plan was to meet in the west
parking lot of Harding High School (on Route 309 just west of route 23). 
From there we will ride a trailer through the parade route.  The trailer will pull out of the lot around 5:30. 
 
Attire:  white shirt & khaki slacks / skirt / shorts, etc.
Equipment:  chair (without arms) and music stand or lyre.
           
          Sun screen is always a
good idea, and this year maybe a poncho.
We
will be looking into the sun most of the parade, so a hat or visor might be
helpful too.
 
 
Practice:
Date:  Monday, September 8, 2014
Place:  Grant Middle School, Marion, Ohio
Time:  7:00pm.  This is our first practice after our traditional August br

Tonight's concert in Bucyrus is CANCELLED! The weather is too unpredictable to take any chances. Practice tomorrow, July 28th, is also cancelled, leaving our next practice scheduled for Monday, August 4th, in preparation for our concert on Sunday, August 10th, at McKinley Park, Marion, OH. See you there!

Practice Cancelled - 2/17/14
 
 
Bill just called to announce
that the Marion Concert Band practice for Monday, 2-17-14, is cancelled due to weather considerations. 
 
Please make sure your fellow
section members, friends (spouses?), and those without email know of the
cancellation.  There is little more disturbing than to complete an arduous
journey to attend a cancelled event, only to find that everyone else got the
memo.
 
Stay warm!

Practice Cancelled - 1/27/14 
Bill called to announce that
the Marion Concert Band practice for Monday, 1-27-14, is cancelled due to weather considerations. 
 
Please make sure your fellow
section members, friends (spouses?), and those without email know of the
cancellation.  There is little more disturbing than to complete an arduous
journey to attend a cancelled event, only to find that everyone else got the
memo.
 
Stay warm!

Practice cancelled 1-6-14
Bill called a few minutes
ago to announce that the Marion Concert Band practice for Monday, 1-6-14, is cancelled due to weather considerations. 
 
Please make sure your fellow
section members, friends (spouses?), and those without email know of the
cancellation.  There is little more
disturbing than to complete an arduous journey to attend a cancelled event,
only to find that everyone else got the memo.
 
See you next week.

Schedule update - 1/2/14
 
A quick reminder for those
so inclined and not in a warm weather location. 
Practices for the Marion Concert Band will start up again on Monday,
January 6th.  As usual we will
be at the Grand Middle School, and practice starts at 7pm. 
 
Some words of caution are
appropriate.  It is January, which means
winter.  As this is being typed it is 15
degrees, and a brisk wind is drifting snow in front of my garage door.  That perfectly compliments the snow piled at
the end of my driveway by the village snowplow. 
No matter how wonderful it is to see everyone at practice, we understand
if you feel the combination of weather and road conditions make travel
inappropriate.  If Bill has similar
thoughts he’ll cancel practice anyway. 
 
Stay warm and safe.

Schedule Update – 11/27/13
 
 
This is a reminder of our December schedule for Christmas at the Palace.
 
General arrangements: 
- Previous years the band was to enter and exit the facility by the west
Pavilion doors.  That was not specified
at practice, but is most likely the case this year also.  Our horn cases, coats, etc., can be stored
there during our performance. 
- The songs we will perform in Christmas
at the Palace are Bugler’s Holiday and Sleigh Ride.
- Bill wants each member to carry their own music stand and chair onto
the stage during intermission.  That will
limit the number of unnecessary (empty) chairs on stage during the show. 
- As soon as the curtain drops after our performance, each member is
responsible for removing their chair, stand, and music as quietly and quickly
as possible.  This will permit the next
act to take stage promptly.
- At practice our desired attire was described as “Christmassy”. 
I’m told this includes bright colors appropriate to the season, instead
of o

At practice this evening
Bill provided the following schedule information. 
 
 
November 11 & 18 (Monday) – no practice
 
November 25
(Monday) – practice at Grant Middle School at 7pm.  We will be
running through the 2 songs selected for our Christmas at the Palace performances.  We will also be starting work on the songs
selected for our winter concert.
 
December 2
(Monday) – Practice at the Palace Theatre at 8pm.  We will only
be performing our 2 selections for the Christmas
at the Palace performances.
 
 
Christmas at the Palace info:
We are to assemble in the
Pavilion.  It appears we will again be
the first performers after intermission. 
As a result, our performance time can only be approximate.  The past 2 years we were instructed to bring
our own music stands, as those owned by the Palace will be in use in the
orchestra pit.  Performance attire has
not been announced.
 
December 6 & 7 (Friday & Saturday) – The
performance starts at 7:30pm, and our call time is 8:30pm
December 8
(Sunday)

On Sunday, July 28th, we will be playing at 7pm in Aumiller Park, Bucyrus. Band members, please note: There will be practice on Monday, July 29th.

NEWS FLASH!!!!!!! The rain has stopped (for now) and we are going to
perform our cancelled concert this coming Monday, July 15th in McKinley
Park at 7:00 P.M. Grab your chairs or blanket and maybe dinner and come
to the park on Monday! P.S. Also....The Northside Jazz Band will be
there on Sunday, July 14th at 7:00 P.M. Lots of wonderful live music
happening in Marion!

Here is the entire 2013 “Concerts in the Park” schedule:
.
June 16            Marion
Concert Band – Another
Op’inin’
June 23            Palace
Theatre Big Band – In the Mood
June 30            Presidential
Brass Ensemble – Classy
but Brassy
July 7               Marion
Concert Band – Happy Birthday, USA
July 14             North
Side Jazz Band – Original
Dixieland
July 21             Fountainaires
– Sing and Swing
July 28             The
Marionaires – Barbershop
Harmony
August 4           Marion
Concert Band - Summertime
August 11         John
Kennedy Big Band – Thanks for the Memories

Sponsors for the 2013 summer series include:
.
 
Anonymous
Barney’s Barbershop
BK Tree Service
Chet & Marilyn Hammond
Del Gittinger Foundation
Gary & Karrin Risch
George’s Barbershop
Jim Forry / J.E. Forry Custom Baling
Johnston Supply, Inc.
Journey Offender Services
Kimmel Corporation
Marionaires
Marion Auto Sales
Marion Concert Band
Marion Parks and Recreation Departments
Marla Vance, Realtor
@ Coldwell Banker/Realty Plus
Mary Kay Hughes & Vicki Ann Elkins
Hew Horizons/MIPA
Primrose of Marion
Sharer Insurance
Waldo American Legion Post #605
Wyandot, Inc.
Zucker and Associates

Here is the entire “Concerts in the Park” schedule:
.
June 16            Marion
Concert Band – Another
Op’inin’
June 23            Palace
Theatre Big Band – In the Mood
June 30            Presidential
Brass Ensemble – Classy
but Brassy
July 7               Marion
Concert Band – Happy Birthday, USA
July 14             North
Side Jazz Band – Original
Dixieland
July 21             Fountainaires
– Sing and Swing
July 28             The
Marionaires – Barbershop
Harmony
August 4           Marion
Concert Band - Summertime
August 11         John
Kennedy Big Band – Thanks for the Memories

Another Op’inin’!
Summertime is finally here.  So far we’ve had rains, drought, hail, high winds, oppressive heat, and unseasonable cold. 
It is hard to beat Ohio weather.  Thankfully
our group is not easily deterred.  Rain
or shine, we meet for practice each Monday evening preparing for greater
things. 
Two of those greater things share our
focus this summer.  Shortly we will be
kicking off the “Concerts in the Park” series. 
The series is held at McKinley Park in front of the Erickson Pavilion on Sunday evenings at 7:00pm.  The events are free to the public and offer a wide variety of musical experiences.  Be sure to bring a lawn chair, and some type of sun shade (hat, cap, visor, etc.).  For those inclined, some mosquito spray and sun screen might be useful
also.
Due to changes in MySpace we'll have to post the Sponsors and performance schedule separately.