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I hope everyone had a productive break and are ready to start preparation for the final concert. The title will be “I Love America XXV: Celebrating 250 years.” We will also be featuring the three winners of our concerto contest. You will hear three artistic level performances from these young musicians. They are:
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3rd Place - Daniel Garcia (Saxophone) from Kempner High School
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2nd Place - Will Cranston (Trombone) from George Ranch High School
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1st Place - Gabriel Gonzalez (Bb Clarinet) from College Park High School
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Here is the rehearsal order of the music for Thursday:
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The Star-Spangled Banner – Balmages
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Let Freedom Ring – Nowlin
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America, the Beautiful – arr. Dragon
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St. Louis Blues – Handy/Henderson
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Texas Forever Fanfare - Montoya
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The Stars and Stripes Forever
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The only piece not here is Armed Forces Salute, and we are hoping to get one with a better version of the Space Force Anthem.
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We will again be accompanying the soloists, one on a part. That music is found under the Music for Ensembles tab on the Current Concert Page. That music I:
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Concerto for Concert Band and Trombone
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Concerto No. 1 F minor Clarinet
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Only the small group will need to download this music. We will not rehearse these solos this week. That will start next week. There are very few really challenging places.
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See everyone on Thursday,
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