Time has really flown by! We are nearing the end of our time together, with only 3 events remaining in our season. As such there’s some administrative business that needs addressing, which I’ll get out of the way first. Concert information will be found at the end.
End of Season Business:
Music – If you aren’t sure you can attend further Millennium events this season, please turn in your binders. Please make sure that: the music is in numerical order and that the binder contains the correct part (so if you swapped parts with someone else, the assigned part is in the correct binder).
As you may have gathered from the binders, our Librarian puts in a herculean effort every year to make sure that all our dormant pieces are removed, new active pieces are inserted into the page protectors, and that each binder gets a new index for the year. It’s a lot of work, so it’s on all of us to make this job as easy as possible.
If you end up with a binder at the end of the year, please contact info@mbmillenniumband.com so we can arrange to get it back! There will be changes to repertoire for next season so we’ll need to prepare for that. In addition, some of the parts we have in the binders are the only copies we have and while we are scanning all our new acquisitions as we go, we have not had the opportunity to fully digitize our library. It does matter that we get all the binders back.
August 28 – We are going to rehearse on Thursday, August 28. This is our final rehearsal of the season and where we will collect all the binders. We’ll be looking at sight reading some pieces that are being considered for inclusion next season and there will be opportunities to shape what that will look like.
Wind Up Pot Luck Barbecue Details:
We are planning a Wind-up Barbecue! This is an opportunity for us to enjoy one another’s company without the structure of a rehearsal getting in the way. Friends and family are welcome!
When: August 30, 2025 – arrive 2 pm (or later) – meal to be served at suppertime.
Where: A certain trumpet player’s house in Unicity. Address and directions will be provided at the concert on Thursday. If you want this delivered electronically please email info@mbmillenniumband.com as we will not be publishing the address on the internet.
Bring: Chair, weather appropriate clothing (hats, sweater, etc), sunscreen, insect repellant, BYOB, something to share.
Cost: $5 per person (to be collected at the event).
RSVP: Deadline to respond: August 23. The band will be supplying protein, so we need to have a count of people attending in order to purchase the supplies. We will be polling the band on Thursday at the concert. Please only respond once!
We need to know:
- how many people (including yourself) are coming
- By email please –if there are any dietary requirements (e.g. gluten-free, vegetarian, etc) – how many people this applies to
- By email please – if there are any food allergies so we can be sure to take extra precautions – how many people this applies to
If you are not attending the concert and you will attend the barbecue, please email us your response.
Our email address is: info@mbmillenniumband.com.
Concert Details:
If anyone knows of someone who is willing to record Zoolantis! (the second piece after 7 pm), we would really appreciate it. We have some cell phone footage from our last gig that has a couple of small skips in it, so it would be great to have another kick at the can! (And I won’t be mad if we have more than one recording!) This would be for the purpose of sharing it with Mr. Yeo (composer of Zoolantis!), who obviously isn’t attending in person, and with the band. I can get people in for free!
Where: Concordia Village Centre, 1125 Molson Street just North of Concordia. (Map included below – there has been additional construction since the map was generated but the entrances and parking are the same). Enter through the Village Centre doors.
Call Time: Arrive at 6:30 pm. Organised warm up will begin at 6:50 pm, and the baton drops at 7:00 pm.
Dress: Forest green short-sleeved shirt (Millennium preferred) OR black shirt with Black bottoms.
Concert Program:
- Scale: F Major
- 68 – Jazz Chaconne
- Scale: Bb Major
- 70 – The Maple Leaf Forever
- 79 – Zoolantis!
- 51 – Entrance of the Gladiators
- 77 – Sesame Street Celebration
- 78 – Baba Yetu
- 17 – Eine Kleine Rockmusik
- 54 – The Drunken Sailor
- 76 – Sweet Caroline
- 36 – Space and Beyond
- 80 – O Canada
Phew! That was a mouthful! But I think I’ve covered everything for now!
I look forward to seeing you on Thursday!
Elizabeth.
It was great fun! Thank you Elizabeth, Bruce our Gig Master and Jeff (librarian) for a wonderful summer. The trouble with all this is, that the summer disappears so quickly.
To my dedicated band mates, thanks for coming and making this summer such a success. We all learned a lot, became better at our instruments and enjoyed our time together. Yes trumpets, you are doing super well!
My you all continue to play all winter to make the winter go by quickly so we can gather again next year to do this all over again. In the meantime, stay well and keep tooting.
Meera