{"id":1148,"date":"2026-07-17T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:00:37","slug":"concert-information-july-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/concert-information-july-23-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert Information &#8211; July 23, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi Folks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our first performance is in the books and, overall, it went well! You should all be very proud of yourselves. Well done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Housekeeping Matters &#8211; Performances: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Please turn off your cell phone before the concert begins. <\/strong>(Note: If you expect you might receive an urgent call, please speak with Elizabeth &#8211; we don&#8217;t need details &#8211; and she&#8217;ll ensure that you&#8217;re seated at the end of a row so you can sneak away unobtrusively. Even so, please keep your phone on vibrate). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Please be aware of acoustics particularly when Elizabeth is addressing the audience.<\/strong> Yes, sometimes communication within the section is necessary. Bear in mind that we don&#8217;t often have amplification and the audience will find it very difficult to hear if there&#8217;s extraneous noise and chatter amongst the band. (Most of the patter is to allow time for emptying instruments, bringing up the next piece, and for the percussion section to make their adjustments). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now for the concert details: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where: The Parkway Retirement Community &#8211; 100-85 Paget St<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will be our first performance at this facility, so I don&#8217;t have a lot of details to share about it. We will attempt an outdoor performance, but if the weather and\/or air quality are not appropriate, they can accommodate us inside, so the show will go on! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When: <strong>Call time &#8211; 6:30 pm<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please try your best to arrive for 6:30 pm. This gives us time to do the band shuffle (what happens as people trickle in and we have to more and readjust our seating to accommodate). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Collective warm up will start at 6:55 pm.<\/strong> (This means you have already done your personal warm up and tuning. The collective warm up allows us to start playing together and make any adjustments we need). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The baton drops at 7:00 pm sharp.<\/strong>  If you&#8217;re inviting friends\/family who are not coming in the car with you, this is the time to tell them we start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to wear:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our uniform is flexible &#8211; be modest (we are not sexy), make sure any logos or text is appropriate to represent the band, and be as comfortable as the weather (and modesty) allow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top: Forest green (we have Millennium Band polo shirts available for $25) or Black preferred (if forest green is not available)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bottom: Black preferred<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dress for safety!! Shorts, sandals, sweaters\/jackets, hats, etc are all appropriate depending on weather and playing conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to bring (as appropriate):<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instrument<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reeds\/mouthpiece<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music Stand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stand light (depending on your personal eyesight)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plexiglass\/clothespins\/other music fastening paraphernalia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tiny screwdrivers\/various instrument-appropriate lubricants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insect repellent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunscreen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hat <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jacket<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your happy smiling face! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please let us know as soon as possible if you can&#8217;t attend a performance. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re pretty casual about attendance &#8211; it is a summer band, and summer&#8217;s gonna summer. Having said that, if we are missing critical parts, I&#8217;ll have to do some analysis to ensure coverage of critical parts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concert Order &#8211; no change from last week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bb Scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>75 &#8211; Fanfare for the Unsung Hero<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bb Scale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>21- A Disney Spectacular<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>35 &#8211; Roseland Tango<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>78 &#8211; Baba Yetu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>83 &#8211; cross-fire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60- Dragonheart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>79 &#8211; Zoolantis!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>82 &#8211; Hymn to Freedom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>81 &#8211; A Gathering of Eagles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please take a moment to check out: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/members\/administrative-operations\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1094\">Administrative Operations<\/a> if you haven&#8217;t already done so. This page contains information about the way we operate as an organisation (the binders, attendance expectations, concert wear, etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See you on Thursday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elizabeth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Folks! Our first performance is in the books and, overall, it went well! You should all be very proud of yourselves. Well done! Housekeeping Matters &#8211; Performances: And now for the concert details: Where: The Parkway Retirement Community &#8211; 100-85 Paget St This will be our first performance at this facility, so I don&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/concert-information-july-23-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Concert Information &#8211; July 23, 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1148"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1150,"href":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148\/revisions\/1150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mbmillenniumband.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}