**SSB  MEMBERS-ONLY **
    {Updated: May 8, @7:30p}

 SSB Website information:

  This page of Synod Senior Band website maintains <all current>  for members.

(Returning to prior email notices may obtain information obsoleted by later notices.)

  This website is navigated by hyperlinks = underlined phrases

which when mouse-clicked go to web page-location,  or separate files for detail.


SSB Board of Directors:
  Music Director: Nick VanDuzee  (ex officio)
 Administrator: Gigi Kornfuehrer 
 Treasurer: Gigi Kornfuehrer
 Music Librarian: TBD
 Linda Cherra
 Rod Daniels
 Carol Feldman 
 Herman Swanson


Next Rehearsal:

   May 21, at usual time 10:00a-12:15p, 

                 usual place Westwood LC/GSH.

 

1. The tympani are housed this season in a closet in Good Shepherd Hall.

    We need several members to help the percussionists set up and take down equipment.
    Arrive 15 minutes early and YvonneT will show you what is needed.

2.  Arrive and prepare to play on-time (10:00a); Nick will give the downbeat for warm-up right then.  

3.  Please inform administrator GigiK if you are going to miss a rehearsal., or especially a concert.


Rehearsal goals:

1. Play through the rest of the more difficult pieces

so you know how to prioritize your practice. 

2. Build on our start to “singing” through our horns

so we play in tune and we inflect musical phrases.

 

Rehearsal playlist for May 21:

  Warm and tune                                     10min

   <TBD>


Director Nick says we're developing a resonant and in-tune sound,

and the notes are coming.

Nick encourages you to practice ahead so we can

do the least amount of “drilling” and the most amount of ensemble “thrilling”

as we prepare for our first concert, upcoming on May 30th. 

 

Repertoire for May 30th concert:

 

Alleluia (ala SSB)         Hindemith/van Duzee

Platte River Hoedown  Strommen

Sweet Rag.                  Sweet

Child’s Embrace           Young

Skippidy Hoppidy          Sweet

Old American Dances   Bennett

  #2, #4, #3

Air for Band                 Erickson

Music of the Beatles    arr. Sweeney

Hebraic Fantasy          Bobrowitz

Irish Tune<County Derry       Grainger

 encore:

    Stars and Stripes Forever   Sousa

 

Note re this Chaska concert:

The first concert at the Community Center in Chaska is the kick-off to an ice cream social.

Both concert and social are free to all in attendance.

Since the event"s sponsor is asking the residents of the Senior Lodge to register

to estimate how much ice cream to order, we should have a count for them.

Nick and Gigi will check with the contact person for details.

Be thinking about whether or not you and your supporters want to stay.

 

If you anticipate not playing any concert, and haven’t  already told our admionistrator Gigi,

please contact her, email at: administrator@ssb-mn.org.

Remaining 2024 Season Rehearsal and Concert schedule, in order:


May 21   Rehearsal

May 30 3:30p Concert—City of Chaska Parks & Recreation          3:30p

June  4    Rehearsal

June 11 @ 3:00p Concert—Friendship Village, Bloomington

June 18     Rehearsal

June 25 @11:00a Concert—Transfiguration LCh, Bloomington

June 28 @  7:00pConcert—Trillium Woods, Plymouth

              {All-July  BREAK}

August   6   Rehearsal

August 20   Rehearsal

August 25  @10:00a Westwood LCh Sunday service

September   3   Rehearsal

September 10 @1:00p Concert--St. Philip the Deacon, Plymouth

September 17   Rehearsal

September 20 @ 1:00p Concert—Salem Covenant, New Brighton

September 24 @ 7:00p Concert—Bethlehem LCh, Minnetonka

October   1       Rehearsal            

October 13 @4:00p Concert--Gethsemane Lutheran, Hopkins           4:00 p.m.

October 15 Rehearsal and picnic

October 22 Concert-- Westwood home concert                    11:00 a.m.

 

Nick wants every member  familiar with our SSB website.
The website is the guaranteed-current, accessible at all times,
from everywhere with the internet, using software (any browser; always present).
there is a LOT of additonal valuable resources - news, roster/contact, recordings, etc.

1. Use any internet web-browser (any platform), visit our Band website: www.ssb-mn.org

2. Note each page tagged with most-recent update timestamp.
3. Homepage has info for all, including interested general public and prospective members.

      Current concert Schedule  (Check your personal schedule(s) matches official list.)

      Policies (Membership, Expectations, Health/Covid)

      Recordings (YouTube)

3. (From the main page, after Basics) Click underlined link For Members Only.

        Note all member-relevant info about personnel, music, rehearsals (with concerts, for perspective).

         Click the 2024 Online Calendar link, for complete rehearsals and concerts - check for accuracy.

             (Google Calendar format - you may be able to interface it with your digital calendar).

         Click the Member Roster/Contact link.

            Scan whole online spreadsheet table for content (columns), format.

            Note separate tabs (separate sheets,as tabs) (at-bottom) for:

                 Alumni info (Contact and news),

                 Lists: For Band and Sections, several email- and text-message- recipients lists for targeted use.

            Find YOUR name, check that all the contact info for you is correct and current..

            Scan over the other members in your section for their relevant (status, contact, rideshare) information.

            Note complete leadership/roles/organization contact information.

            Rehearsal-specific instructions.

            Repertoire (library) access.

            Private recordings.

  4.  Report any deficiencies to Communication, or administrator GigiK.

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     2024 Calendar/Online


   read-only Google Calendar integrable ("subscribe") with most online calendar systems,


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    Member Roster/Contact

               Please notify any leader asap of any contact change


We have 13 rehearsals and 9 concerts scheduled, plus one voluntary WestwoodLC church service in August. 

2024 repertoire “Song and Dance:”

We are very happy to have our entire season firmed up.
  Because we have 4 performances before our July vacation,
 we will be using a few pieces from last year in our first half.
 As the season goes on we will delete some pieces and insert new ones.
 An example: we will play the Beatles medley, with Phil conducting, for the first 3 concerts,
 then our next concert at Trillium Woods (which heard that piece last year), a new piece.
 'Wien Tagen', a polka written by a former SSB player!
   
Hopefully this mix of old and new will keep our rehearsals fun and focused as we prepare new music;
The 'Suite of Old American Dances' 5 tunes will be part of the glue to hold song and dance together.
This is a significant and difficult piece;  we’ll add each part as we feel we can do it justice.

2024 music list (in alpha order):

  Air for Band - Frank Erickson

  Alleluia - Hindemith/vDz

  Amazing Grace - Ticheli

  Beach Boy's Greatest Hits - arr.Brown

  A Child's Embrace - Young

  Hava Nagila - arr. Bobrowitz

  Hebraic Fantasy - arr. Bobrowitz

  Irish Tune from County Derry - Grainger

  Music of the Beatles - arr. Sweeney

  Platte River Hoedown movements - Strommen

  Pilgrims' Hymn - Paulus/vDz

  Skippidy Hoppidy - Sweet

  Stars & Stripes Forever - Sousa (3)

  Suite of Old American Dances movements - Bennett

  Sweet Rag - Sweet

  Wien Tagen - Wig

There will be some extra parts at rehearsal. 

Music Library Committee:

   Librarian will be contacting those of you who expressed interest.

Refreshment Committee

  Members have already been contacted, training was held.

 

Marketing:

  If anyone has - or knows somebody who has has some expertise in designing brochures or digital posters,

please volunteer, so we can increase attendance at concerts by sending ahead to venues material they can use for advertising us.

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Member news:

   Trombonist Al Sweet passed in mid-December 2023

   Trumpeter Mike Elton's' spouse passed recently.

    Tubist Bob Sullivan passed in April 2024

  

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Recruiting

  Ask players you know to consider playing with us.

  We want to be "self-renewing!", by invitation or not - no auditions.

  (Additional percussionists in particular would expand our horizons.)


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COVID policy:
1. We strongly, Strongly, STRONGLY! recommend being vaccinated
and stay up-to-date with boosters.

2.  If you have symptoms test quickly, and start the treatment as soon as possible.

3. Current medical advice is those diagnosed should wait 10 days before interacting
with vulnerable populations which by virtue of age and health demographics includes us.
We want you for the long run and will respect your responsible decisions.

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Private SSB Audio Archive
Audio recordings
    2017 Finale Concert Recording (.mp3 audio)
  2016 Finale Concert Recording (.mp3 audio)

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