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Membership
Information:
Men - standard black tuxedos or black suitsContact and Program Information All
members
must
submit their names, addresses, and phone numbers to the band secretary
(Don) for contact information. Those who wish to receive
notifications
from the secretary via email can also submit that information. Members
must also indicate if they wish to have their name included on the BVCB
website roster. (See the paragraph below.) Before each concert, a
program roster sheet will be circulated by Kim to verify who is
playing. Make sure that you sign your name on this sheet exactly as you
wish it to appear in the program.
Website Band Roster If
anyone is new to the band and would like to have their name included on
the website roster, please contact the webmaster (Kim) at the next
band
rehearsal. Students under the age of 18 must
have a band
permission form signed by a parent or guardian if they wish to be
included. See the webmaster at the next band rehearsal to get a
permission form. Please be aware that the web roster is separate from
concert program listings and you will still need to sign the program
sheet when it is passed around a few weeks
prior to concerts. The website roster will be completely redone every
fall, so everyone will need to re-sign the sheet in the fall to keep
their names on the roster.
Rehearsals: Rehearsal Time Rehearsals are from 6:45 -
8:30 p.m. on Tuesday nights. Please
note that while there is no attendance require-
ment, we ask members to attend rehearsals as often as is possible to ensure that all instrumental parts are being adequately covered and prepared. Rehearsal Locations We will be rehearsing in
the bandroom at Imlay
City Community High School on Blacks Corners Road (off Newark Rd.) in
Imlay City. To
get to the ICCHS from M-53 (coming north,) turn west onto
Newark Rd., followed by a north turn onto Blacks Corners Rd. The high
school is located on the east side of Blacks Corner Rd. You can also
access the school parking lot by entering the south entrance on Borland
Rd.
The
bandroom is located on the north side of the building. Please use the
west main entrance to the building.
We will also occasionally be rehearsing
in the Imlay City Middle School bandroom (at the end of First Street)
when the Imlay City School bands have Tuesday night concerts.
These
rehearsals will be announced as we learn of them.
Rehearsal Cancellations If Imlay City
Community Schools cancels school due to
bad weather on the day of our rehearsal, then the Belle Valley
Community Band rehearsal will
also be
canceled. School cancellations
are announced on local TV and radio as they occur. Please stay "tuned"
to this page and your email for any weather-related rehearsal
cancellation notices. We
will make every attempt to post cancellations here as they
occur.
Use of the Imlay City Community Schools Bandrooms Please leave the bandrooms
and equipment in good condition
with chairs reset to Scott's specifications and use the
regular school entrances. Thank you.
Concerts: Concert Attire Ladies - dressy, all-black pantsuits, dresses, or skirts and blouses Christmas Concert - Black and red combinations or as above Concert Receptions We have a tradition of
hosting a
reception for our audience members after our formal concerts located
where we regularly rehearse. Each band
member is encouraged to
bring one dozen cookies for the reception and to stay after the concert
to greet our guests.
Concert
CDs
Concert CDs can be
ordered at
the reception
after the concert. The price per CD is $13.00 and is due at that time.
When paying by check, please make your check payable to Belle
Valley Community Band.
CDs will be available
approximately 1 to 2 weeks after the concert, either at C. S. Dodge
& Son & Son NAPA Auto Parts store on M-53 in Imlay City or at
the next band rehearsal.
Music: Each BVCB member is
responsible for carefully maintaining
and returning
all music
handed out to them in a timely manner. If you elect not to
continue with the band or are not going to perform in a concert, please
return your music promptly
so that it can be used by others or filed away. Thank you.
Special Notice: BVCB members, please click here for the J. Williams
autographed photo for the band.
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       December, 2011 Band rehearsals will resume for the 2011-2012 concert season on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 (6:45 - 8:30 p.m.) in the Imlay City High School bandroom. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  November, 2011 On a very sad note, Don Berkheiser passed away at the age of 93 over the weekend. Visitation is today (Wednesday, Nov. 30) at Muir Bros. Funeral Home on 4th Street in Imlay City and the funeral service is tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., also at Muir Bros. Information and an obituary can be found at the Tri-City Times. For those of you who aren't aware, Don was the founder of the Belle Valley Community Band and our biggest fan. He will be greatly missed.  Just a few "notes" concerning our up-coming Christmas Concert on Saturday December 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Imlay City High School gym... Call Times: Please be at the High School bandroom by 5:00 for set-up and in the gym by 6:00 ready for warm-up. We will be leaving instrument cases and coats in the bandroom. If you aren't going to be performing in this concert, please make sure all of your music is turned in ASAP prior to the concert. Concert Flyers: Color concert flyers will be forwarded shortly as an MS-WORD file attachment to those on Don's email list. See Don if you want one emailed and aren't on his list yet. See Dennis if you want a printed black & white copy. It helps the band if you leave flyers at places such as your work place, church, local restaurants, etc., so please get them out there where the public can see them! Thank you. Other Concert Reminders: 1) usual black and red Christmas concert attire (see above General Notices) 2) please bring one dozen cookies for the post-concert reception 3) don't forget to turn in your concert music after the concert Concert CDs: CDs it will be available for pick-up at the NAPA Auto Parts Store in Imlay City a couple of weeks after the concert. Please note that payment is due (cash or checks payable to Belle Valley Community Band) at the time you order your CD.  NOTICE CONCERNING THE BANDROOM SET-UP!! Please leave the bandroom set-up after rehearsal as follows: Row 1 = 5 stands and chairs Row 2 = 9 stands and chairs Row 3 = 11 stands and chairs Row 4 = 18 stands and chairs Please, don't put your instrument away and leave, but stay and help with the resetting of the chairs and stands after rehearsal. Scott generously allows us the use of his bandroom and the least we can do is put it back for his band when we are done with it. Thank you!  Rehearsals for the Winter Concert (tentatively scheduled for Sunday March 4, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in Lakeville, MI -- north of Lapeer) will start up again in early January so watch for an email announcement from Don and/or check back here. The Spring Concert is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday May 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., location TBA. September, 2011 IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! Rehearsals will be starting at 6:45 so we can hand out music and be set up/tuned in a timely manner. Band rehearsals will begin for the 2011-2012 concert season on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 (6:45 - 8:30 p.m.) in the Imlay City High School bandroom (see this link for a map.) If you know of an intermediate or advanced musician (especially horn player or percussionist) who might like to join the band, please invite them to come. We will be establishing a concert committee to set our concert dates and venues as soon as possible, so be thinking about your schedules for the upcoming year and bring your planners/calendars to write in dates. We would like to do 4 concerts this season, which means that consistant attendance will be important. See you soon! REMINDERS: 1) A sign-up sheet for the band secretary (complete contact info, all instruments you play in band) and the website roster will be circulated at the first rehearsal. Please fill it out completely. The website roster is posted fresh every fall, so please indicate if you want to be included on the roster for this year. Those under 18 must also have their parents/guardians fill out a permission form, unless they have already done so (see Kim Teal for permission forms.) Also, please write legibly and write your name the way you want it to appear on the website roster. 2) Please leave the Imlay City H.S. bandroom in a neat condition. 3) If you have any outstanding music from past years, please turn it in to Don Davenport (band secretary) ASAP so that the music can be filed away. 4) New members, please read the above General Notices. Thanks! March, 2011 Just a few "notes" concerning our up-coming final concert on March 27, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at the Imlay City Middle School gym. The I.C. Middle School is located at 495 W. First Street in Imlay City (see the band secretary [Don] if you need directions.) We will be leaving instrument cases and coats in the bandroom on the north side of the building. Please be at the Middle School bandroom by 6:00 for set up and in the gym by 6:30 for warm-up. If you aren't going to be performing in this concert, please make sure all of your music is turned in prior to the concert. Rehearsals for fall will start up again in September so watch for an email announcement from Don and/or check back here. Concert Flyers: Color concert flyers have already been forwarded as a MS-WORD file attachment to those on Don's email list. See Don if you want one emailed and aren't on his list yet. See Dennis if you want a printed copy. It helps the band if you leave flyers at places such as your work place, church, local restaurants, etc., so please get them out there where the public can see them! Thank you. Other Concert Reminders: 1) usual black concert attire (see above General Notices) 2) please bring one dozen cookies for the post-concert reception 3) don't forget to turn in your concert music after the concert 4) have a nice spring and summer! Concert CDs: CDs it will be available for pick-up at the NAPA Auto Parts Store in Imlay City a couple of weeks after the concert. Please note that payment is due (cash or checks payable to Belle Valley Community Band) at the time you order your CD.  IMPORTANT CONCERT UPDATE!!!: Our last concert for this spring will take place on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in the Imlay City Middle School Gym. Please note the change in time and location. We have 3 rehearsals left! February, 2011 IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! Due to "Snowmageddon 2: The Revenge of Old Man Winter," band is canceled for tonight, February 22, 2011. See you next week!  NEXT CONCERT DATE: The last concert for this spring will take place on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. [3/8/11: This has changed!!! See notice above.] IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! Band is canceled for tonight, February 1, 2011 due to the weather. See you next week! January, 2011 IMPORTANT UPDATE: There will not be a band rehearsal on Tuesday, January 11. We will resume rehearsals with new music on January 18. If you have not turned in your music from the Christmas concert, please do so immediately so it can be filed away. Thank you.  CONCERT NOTICE!!! The next band rehearsal will take place on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 (regular time and place) and will be spent on our Christmas concert music. The Christmas concert (originally scheduled for December 12, 2010) has been rescheduled for January 9, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. at the Imlay City Middle School (495 W. First Street, Imlay City - a map will be handed out at the next rehearsal) in the gym. On January 9th, please be at the Middle School by 2:30 for set up and 3:00 for warm-up. If you aren't going to be performing in this concert, please make sure your music is turned in prior to the concert. If you buy a CD of the concert, it will be available for pick-up at the NAPA Auto Parts Store in Imlay City a couple of weeks after the concert or at a subsequent band rehearsal. Payment is due (checks payable to Belle Valley Community Band) when ordering the CD. Please note that there will be a post-concert party at Debbie and Dennis' house. You can contact the band secretary (Don) for directions. Concert Reminders: 1) usual Christmas black and red concert attire (see above General Notices) 2) please bring one dozen cookies for the post-concert reception 3) don't forget to turn in your concert music after the concert December, 2010 Our Christmas concert on December 12, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. has been canceled due to the weather. Please stay "tuned" for further updates. October, 2010  IMPORTANT NOTICE: We won't be performing with the Flint Symphonic Wind Ensemble this fall due to venue issues at Davison High School. Maybe in the spring... September, 2010 IMPORTANT UPDATE: Band rehearsals will begin for the 2010-2011 concert season on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, instead of September 14. See you then! Band rehearsals will begin for the 2010-2011 concert season on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 (7:00 - 8:30 p.m.) in the Imlay City High School bandroom (see this link for a map.) If you know of an intermediate or advanced musician (especially horn player or percussionist) who might like to join the band, please invite them to come. REMINDERS: 1) A sign-up sheet for the band secretary (complete contact info, all instruments you play in band) and the website roster will be circulated at the first rehearsal. Please fill it out completely. The website roster is posted fresh every fall, so please indicate if you want to be included on the roster for this year. Those under 18 must also have their parents/guardians fill out a permission form, unless they have already done so (see Kim Teal for permission forms.) Also, please write legibly and write your name the way you want it to appear on the website roster. 2) Please leave the Imlay City H.S. bandroom in a neat condition. 3) If you have any outstanding music from past years, please turn it in to Don Davenport (band secretary) ASAP so that the music can be filed away. 4) New members, please read the above General Notices. Thanks! April, 2010 Our
second spring concert will take place on Tuesday, April 20, 2010
at 7:00 p.m. in the Imlay City High School gym (repeat of the music of
March 21.) Please
be seated
and ready to warm up by 6:00 p.m. Your help in
setting up chairs and
stands at 5:00 will be greatly appreciated. You also
need to bring a dozen
cookies for the post-concert reception. Since we borrow
many
pieces of the music we perform, please turn in all
music after the concert so it can be returned to the
proper owners in a timely manner. If you buy a CD of the concert,
don't forget to pick it up at the NAPA Auto Parts Store in Imlay City a
couple of weeks after the concert. Payment is due when ordering the CD.
See instructions above under General Notices.
Thank-you and have a great summer!
Concert Reminders: 1) usual black concert attire (see above General Notices) 2) please bring one dozen cookies for the post-concert reception 3) don't forget to turn in your concert music after the concert  Concert Flyers: Color concert flyers have
been
forwarded to those on Don's email list in a Word file attachment, but
contact him if you don't have email and need a printed flyer so more
can be copied for the April 13 rehearsal.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!! We will not have a rehearsal on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 due to spring break for Imlay City Schools. We will be having rehearsal on March 30, however. Have a happy Easter/Passover/Spring Break and see you on April 13! March, 2010 Our 1st Spring Concert will be at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Woods. All members will need to be there by 3:00 for warm-up. Concert attire is the usual "concert black." Please note for family and friends that may attend that there will be an admission at the door of $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. The location of the March 21 concert is: First English Evangelical Lutheran Church 800 Vernier Road Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1530 Don has maps or you can find it on Google or Yahoo Driving on-line. February, 2010 IMPORTANT NOTICE!! Band rehearsal for February 23, 2010 is canceled due to the weather. Our 2nd Spring Concert, which was tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Imlay City High School, needs to be rescheduled, since many band members have conflicts. We're now looking at Tuesday, April 20, 2010 as a possible alternative. This will be discussed at the next band rehearsal, so bring your schedules. See you then! IMPORTANT NOTICE!! Band rehearsal for February 9, 2010 is canceled due to the weather. See you next week! Our 1st Spring Concert will be at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Woods. All members will need to be there by 3:00 for warm-up. Maps will distributed soon, possibly by e-mail. Our Spring Concert is tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 16, 2010 at 7:00. There will not be rehearsal on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, since it is Spring Break for Imlay City Schools. January, 2010 Band rehearsals will resume on January 19, 2010 in the bandroom at Imlay City Community High School on Blacks Corners Rd. in Imlay City. To get there from M-53 turn west onto Newark Rd. followed by a north turn onto Blacks Corners Rd. The high school is located on the east side of Blacks Corner Rd. You can also access the school parking lot by entering the south entrance on Borland Rd. The bandroom is located on the north side of the building. Please use the northwest main entrance to the building. Our next concert will be at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Woods. New music will be handed out at the next rehearsal and all music performed on the last concert should be turned in ASAP so it can be filed away. If any advanced members of the band have any helpful tips or articles pertaining to instrumental performance that they would like to add to the Performance Tips Page, please submit them to me (Kim, webmaster.) December, 2009 CDs from the Christmas Concert are now available for pickup at C. S. Dodge & Son & Son NAPA Auto Parts store on M-53 in Imlay City or at the next band rehearsal. Pictures will be posted on the Gallery Page soon. The Christmas Concert is Friday, December 11, 2009 at 7:00 at Almont High School gym. Please be there and ready to warm up at 6:00 p.m. You also need to bring a dozen cookies for the post-concert reception. Please turn in your music if you are not playing this concert. November, 2009 VERY VERY IMPORTANT!! We will be rehearsing in the high school bandroom instead of the middle school starting November 10. The concert program roster will be circulating at the next few rehearsals. Please verify the spelling of your name. If you aren't playing, please cross your name off the list and turn in your music before the concert. If you are playing and but aren't listed, please add your name under the appropriate instrument section. Concert flyers will be available at the next rehearsal and have also been sent out to those with email. The concert location is the high school gym. October, 2009 We will be performing the joint concert with the Flint Symphonic Wind Ensemble on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at Davison High School Auditorium. Everyone needs to be ready to rehearse the joint music with the FSWE at 6:00 p.m., so you might want to get there before then to get your instrument out and tune up. Concert attire is the usual as per the above General Notices. The directions to the school (on MapQuest and Yahoo Driving Directions) are: to: Davison High School 1250 N. Oak Rd. Davison, MI 48423 1) Take I-69 west to M-15 and turn north (right turn if coming from the east from Lapeer/Imlay City/etc.) 2) Go north on M-15 and turn right (east) onto Lapeer Rd. 3) Turn left (north) onto S. Oak Rd., which will become N. Oak Rd. The high school will be on the left side of the road. September, 2009 Our Christmas concert has been scheduled for the evening of December 11, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Please note that this is a Friday night. The exact concert site is yet to be determined, so "stay tuned" for further announcements.  URGENT MESSAGE!!! Band rehearsals will begin again on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 (7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Almont Middle School bandroom) instead of September 15, since Dennis Burns was injured while horseback riding this past weekend. We all hope he feels well very soon. August, 2009 Band rehearsals will begin again on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 (7:00 - 8:30 p.m.) at the Almont Middle School bandroom. We will be performing another joint concert with the Flint Symphonic Wind Ensemble on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, so it's important that you come to rehearsals as often as possible. If you know of an intermediate or advanced musician (especially horn or clarinet) who might like to join the band, please invite them to come. Also, please note that we will be rehearsing in an ALTERNATE location for fall: the Almont Middle School bandroom, which is behind the high school. We hope to see you on the 15th! REMINDERS: 1) Sign-up sheets for the band secretary (contact info) and the website roster will be circulated at the first rehearsal. Please sign both of them. The website roster is started fresh every fall, so please re-sign it (including all instruments that you play in band) if you want to be included on the roster for this year. Those under 18 must have their parents/guardians fill out a permission form. Also, please write legibly! 2) Please leave the Almont bandroom in the same or better than found condition (# of chairs/stands per row.) 3) If you have any outstanding music from past concerts, please turn it in to Don ASAP so that the music can be filed away. Thanks! July, 2009 IMPORTANT NOTICE!! We will be performing another joint concert with the Flint Symphonic Wind Ensemble on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in Davison. This is in addition to our other added concert in Grosse Pointe Woods on March 21, 2010. Please mark these dates on your calendars. Stay "tuned" for future announcements concerning the first band rehearsal in early September! May, 2009 IMPORTANT NOTICE!! Our last concert (20th anniversary concert) of the season will be on Sunday evening, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Almont High School gym. On concert day, all band members need to be at Almont H.S., seated and ready for warm-up by 6:00. Your help in setting up the chairs and stands prior to 6:00 will be greatly appreciated, as always. Have a good summer and stay "tuned" for updates on our fall rehearsal date and place!! Concert Reminders: 1) usual black concert attire (see above General Notices) 2) please DON'T bring cookies for the post-concert reception; this time we're having cake, instead!! 3) don't forget to turn in all of your concert music after the concert NOTICE: Tuesday, May 12 is our last rehearsal of the season. We need EVERYONE to attend this rehearsal. Also, band members in the Imlay Area Chamber Music Society who are playing the Mozart Rondo from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik will be staying after the band rehearsal to rehearse the Rondo for the last time, so please attend and don't forget your music! Thank you!! This will be a celebration of the band's 20th anniversary season. The program roster sheet will be circulated at the next rehearsal (May 5) for you to sign. If you know that someone in your section will be playing the concert but is absent at rehearsal, please add their name also. Those of you who have been in the band more than 1 year, please indicate the number of years after your name. Black & white concert flyers will also be available at the May 5 rehearsal. Color flyers have been forwarded to those on Don's email list, if you want to print out color flyers instead of the black & white one. Band members in the Imlay Area Chamber Music Society who are playing the Mozart Rondo from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik will be staying after to rehearse, so please don't forget your music! If you are NOT playing this concert, PLEASE make sure your music and folders are turned in ASAP. Thanks! April, 2009 Just a reminder that we will be meeting for band on April 7 from 7:00 - 8:30. Band members in the Imlay Area Chamber Music Society that are playing the Mozart Rondo from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik will be staying after to rehearse, so please don't forget your music! March, 2009 IMPORTANT NOTICE!! Our next concert will be on Sunday evening, May 17. This will be a celebration of the band's 20th anniversary season. Also, band rehearsal for March 24 is canceled but we will meet the following week at our usual time. See you then! Our next concert will take place on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. The performance site will probably be the auditorium at Almont High School (to be confirmed shortly.) On the concert day, all band members need to be at Almont H.S. and in their chairs, ready for warm-up by 2:00. Your help in setting up the chairs and stands prior to 2:00 will be greatly appreciated, as always. If you aren't going to be performing in this concert, please make sure your music is turned in prior to the concert, since we may need your parts! Our next concert will be in May. Concert Reminders: 1) usual black concert attire (see above General Notices) 2) please bring one dozen cookies for the post-concert reception 3) don't forget to turn in your concert music after the concert  IMPORTANT NOTICE!! Dennis will be conducting with Christy instead of Brian for the March concert. We have added some new pieces, so check with Dennis if you didn't get your new music. Since there are only two rehearsals left, please try to make as many of them as possible. Also make sure you sign your name & instrument on the program sheet that will circulate at an upcoming rehearsal!!! January, 2009 Band rehearsals will resume on January 13, 2009 in the high school bandroom. See you then!
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