Quabbin Community Band News

2006 Summer Season News

This past Sunday, April 9, we hired Beth Bryant’s replacement for the director of the Quabbin Community Band. Peter Lewis was chosen for the position. Peter, as most of you know, has been the Director of Bands at Quabbin Regional for the past 3 years. He has been a music educator in Massachusetts for the past 10 years. The hiring committee was impressed by his knowledge, musicianship, directing ability, passion, directness, humor, and his easy way with people. It should be a smooth transition from Beth to Peter, and we hope that you all will help facilitate that transition. Beth will direct the first concerts in June and then Peter will take over. Peter will direct the Hardwick Parade (May 28), and Julie, Jim and Steve will manage the Monday parade in Barre (May 29). We look forward to seeing you at our first rehearsal!
  • We rehearse Mondays from 7-9:00 PM in the Quabbin High School Band Room, and our first rehearsal is Monday, April 24th.

Some Performance Reminders:

Date Day Time Place
6/17/06 Saturday 10:00am Clean out the Bandstand
6/18/06 Sunday 7:00pm Barre Concert at the Bandstand
6/19/06 Monday 7:00pm Rehearsal will be in the Barre town hall for tonight only
6/25/06 Sunday 7:00pm Mimo's Band
6/26/06 Monday 7:00pm Rehearsal at Quabbin
6/28/06 Wednesday 7:00pm Princeton Concert
6/29/06 Thursday 7:00pm Rain Date for the Princeton Concert
10/14/06 Saturday TBA Oakham Concert, Wrights Field in Oakham

If anyone is interested in playing an instrumental or vocal piece during any of our 15 minute concert intermissions, please contact Dawn Thistle (email) 508-882-3982 

Application for intermission performers here .

If you know of anyone interested in playing in the band this season, bring them along to our first rehearsal, or have them contact:

Peter Lewis (email) or (978)355-4651

Julie Rawson (email) or (978)355-2853

2006 Band Officers

  President/Manager: Julie Rawson  
  Secretary: Steve Aliquo  
  Treasurer: Paul Norton  
  Business Manager: Dawn Thistle  
  Publicity: Susan Champagne  
  Website: Laurie Puliafico  
  Assistant Webmaster: Sean Trimby  
  Bandstand Manager: Jim Pavao  
  Paid Positions:  
  Ad Coordinator: Sandy Norton  
  Layout and Design: Peter Guilbault  
  Librarian: Annie Wood  
 

2006 Program Book Ad Campaign

This year we have a new ad campaign manager.  The band would like to welcome Sandy Norton as the ad campaign coordinator.  While Sandy is not a member of the band, her husband Paul and sons Dan and Mike have been playing in the band every summer for years. She is asking for help from all the band members. Every Ad that we have in our 2006 Program Book is a very important contribution to the QCB.
Please take the time to help. She will be at the first QCB practice this Monday night. Any help that you can give her with the Ads is greatly appreciated.  The ad deadline this year is May 22.

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