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July-August
2010
Registration
open for all band and string levels for our 2010-2011 season..
September
2010
Fall
Registration for All Bands
New Members Night - Tuesday, September 7th
Located at Music Hall
Rehearsals Begin for 80th
Season
Week of September 8: – all bands (Beginner, Junior, Concert, and
Symphonic Divisions).
First
full band rehearsals for all levels –
September 8th and 9th
First
string ensemble rehearsal – September 14th – 7:30 to 10:00
p.m.
Thursday,
September 9th - Board Meeting - Community Centre, Mountain Room, 7:30pm
Weekend Retreat
Concert and Symphonic Bands - Camp Squamish - Sept 24th – 26th
Camp
Squamish is a facility operated by the Lions Society, and is ideally suited
to a music camp. Students are housed in dormitories and there is a swimming
pool, cafeteria and outdoor fire pit. Sectional and full band rehearsals are
held throughout the weekend, conducted by our Music Director and a large
group of professional musicians brought in to instruct the students. The
event is organized and chaperoned by an experienced group of parent
volunteers.
October
2010
Thursday
October 7th - Board Meeting - Community Centre, Mountain Room, 7:30pm
Fall Workshop
Beginner & Juniors Bands
Saturday, TBA –
West
Vancouver Community Centre
The bands spend a
day in sectional and full band workshops with the Music Director and expert
clinicians, followed by an evening of fun afterwards.
November
2010
Thursday,
November 4th - Board Meeting - Community Centre, Mountain Room, 7:30pm
String
Performance at Hollyburn House
November 9th,
Tuesday – during our regular rehearsal time, with rehearsal to follow
[until 10 p.m.]
Remembrance Day Parade and
Ceremony
The Symphonic Band division leads the parade of Veterans and performs the
national anthem and hymns during the service
November 11th, Thursday - West Vancouver
String
Performance at Kiwanis House
November 12th,
Friday – in the morning at Kiwanis House during their fine arts feature
Annual
Christmas Concert
Beginners’
Premiere and performances by the Beginner, Junior, Concert and Symphonic
Bands and String Ensemble
November 28th,
Sunday
Mulgrave School
Theatre
December
2010
Thursday,
December 2nd - Board Meeting - Community Centre, Mountain Room, 7:30pm
Santa
Claus Parade
Sunday, December 5th
Carolong with
the Pacific Spirit Choir and Brass from the WVYB
December TBA
West Vancouver
United Church
Annual
Ambleside Christmas Tree Lighting
WVYB
Symphonic Band, with choir and local dignitaries
December
TBA
Marine
Drive at Ambleside, West Vancouver
Annual
Carol Ships Concert
WVYB
Symphonic Band
December
TBA
Marine
Drive – marching to Dundarave Peir / Beach
Possible
Guest appearance for the String Ensemble
with the BC Boys Choir Christmas Concert
December
4th, Saturday
Burnaby
– location TBA
January
2011
Rehearsals
begin
January 3rd
Winter & Spring
Performances – all bands and string ensemble
Thursday,
January 6th - Board Meeting - Community Centre, Mountain Room, 7:30pm
Afternoon
workshop
January 16th,
Sunday Symphonic band has an afternoon rehearsal (2pm – 6pm) to prepare
for the many coming events.
February
2011
Thursday,
February 3rd - Board Meeting - Community Centre, Mountain Room, 7:30pm
Strings
Workshop and Social
February
13th – Sunday - sectionals/intensives from 2 to 4 p.m. -
rehearsal 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Social
to follow from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Possible
guest orchestra: The Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra [conductor: Kathleen
Hovey]
Venue
- TBA
Winter Concert
The Symphonic Band and guest soloists.
Wednesday, February 23rd @ 7:30 p.m.
Kay Meek Centre
Concert
Band Performance
Sunday, February 27th, 3pm
The Community Music Hall, West Van Community Centre
March
2011
Thursday,
March 3rd - Board Meeting - Community Centre, Mountain Room, 7:30pm
Spring
Orchestra Concert
String
Ensemble, Full Orchestra and special guests: members of the BC Boys Choirs
Tuesday,
March 8th, 7:30 p.m.
West
Vancouver United Church
Also
possible Kiwanis House performance on Friday, March 4th during
their morning fine arts feature
April
2011
Thursday,
April 7th - Board Meeting - Community Centre, Mountain Room, 7:30pm
Opening Ceremonies for
Cypress Park Little League
Featuring the Symphonic Band
April TBA
May
2011
Thursday,
May 5th - Board Meeting - Community Centre, Mountain Room, 7:30pm
16th Annual Big Band Cabaret (WVYB Annual Fundraiser)
“Dancing Through the Decades”
Featuring
the WVYB Symphonic Band and 80 years of great dance music with special
guests performing.
String
Ensemble celebrating the Palm Court Orchestral tradition at the top of the
show
Saturday,
May 7th @ 7:30 p.m.
The
West Vancouver Ice Arena
June
2011
Thursday,
June 2nd - Board Meeting - Community Centre, Mountain Room, 7:30pm
Community Day Parade
The
West Vancouver Youth Band was established to lead this parade in 1931 and
has led it since.
Saturday,
June 4 @ 9am – noon
West
Vancouver
Community
Day Concerts
Featuring the WVYB Symphonic Band
Saturday, June 4 @ 11:30am
And the String Ensemble and Orchestra @ 12:30pm
Beginner/Junior
Band Summer Finale
Tuesday
June 14th with the Concert Band Division
July
2011
Annual
Canada Day Celebration
July
1st
The
WVYB performs O Canada and a short Concert.
Symphonic
Band Tour
July 2011, 80th anniversary European Tour
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