Free Concert! 07:00 pm – Sunday, May 05, 2019 at the Center for the Arts
True Believers,
I can’t wait for Spring
Concert this year! I’ve been itching to do a movie themed concert ever since I
became the conductor of the community band. The last movie themed concert
performed by the band was in 2016 with Jennifer Levanduski conducting. That
concert featured such classics as “Officer Krupke” from “West Side Story”, the
theme from “The Godfather” and music from “Tombstone”. Just like Hollywood, I
wanted to do that concert again, but bigger! This concert features only music
that has been found in movie sequels, hence the title of our concert, “A Night
at the Movies: The Sequel!”
All of the music selections
feature music from movies that have sequels. Movies like “Jurassic Park”,
“Superman”, “Star Wars” and “Back to the Future” have many sequels and feature
their main themes in all of them. Some of the more obscure movie sequels in our
concert include “Blue Danube Waltz” from “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Wizard of
Oz”. Some might remember their respective sequels, “2010: The Year We Make
Contact” and “Return to Oz”. “Return to Oz” might be one of my favorite sequels
to a beloved classic because of it’s very dark tone and memorable scary
moments. Some of our selections will feature themes that are only found in
their sequels, such as “Yoda’s Theme” from “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”
and music from “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”.
To celebrate our 30 year birthday we have invited our founding conductor, Don Cushman, to conduct a special piece.
This concert is going to be
a blast! All of the musicians have been working real hard to bring the power of
cinema to your ears. I can’t wait to see you at The Center Theater on Cinco De
Mayo!
OH MY! Free Halloween Concert for the Kids. October 27, – 3:00pm Teton Village, WY at Walk Festival Hall
This is my favorite time of the year. The leaves have changed colors. The wind is howling. All manner of superstitious creatures are making their way out of the shadows. Halloween season is here!
Jackson Hole Community Band 2017 Halloween Concert
To celebrate, the Community Band is performing it’s annual Halloween Concert for the Kids at Walk Festival Hall. Children, adults, and musicians will be dressing up as their favorite characters and listening to the haunting sounds of winds and percussion. We’ll be playing such classic Halloween tunes such as Danse Macabre, Bach’s Toccata and Fugue and music from the movies Dark Shadows and Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Special Appearance by Dancers Workshop Student Performers
This year will also feature a collaboration with Dancers Workshop. Our performance of Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals will have Lions, Elephants, and Swans dancing alongside the band. I would like to thank school director, Eric Midgley, for organizing and rehearsing the dancers for this event.
Sammy Douville (flute) & Jason Wright (saxophone) at the 2017 concert
It wouldn’t be a Halloween concert without our Addams Family sing-a-long. Audience members will be singing the classic tune at the end of the show with a guest singer to lead them. We’ll also invite costumed kids to march their way along the stage to the militant sounds of Gustav Holst’s Mars from his most famous work The Planets. After the show, children will have the opportunity to seek local Teton Village businesses for some trick-or-treat candy.
This year’s Halloween concert is shaping up to be the most challenging and fun that I have ever conducted. I can’t wait to see the ghouls and goblins make their way to the show and have a haunting time!
Every journey begins with a single step. The Jackson Hole Community Band will begin it’s 2018-19 season with the many racing steps of Old Bills Fun Run. Who could ask for a better way to start?
For me, Old Bills has always been the start. Two years ago, I made my debut as the conductor on a wonderful sunny morning in Town Square. Since then, I have made new friends and strengthened old ones, seen the eyes of children light up when they hear a familiar Halloween tune, given audience members a journey around the world and through time and seen a side of Jackson that loves and appreciates the arts on a community level. My experiences are only a small fraction of the great experiences had by all the members of the band since its inception in 1989. This year we share some of those experiences leading up to Old Bills with a Meet a Member Campaign. Select members of the group will have a chance to blog on our website about their experiences with the band and why they still love being a member.
Jackson Hole Fourth of July Parade 2018
The music we’ll be playing at the Square will reflect the spirit of our group. From the zany sounds of The Muppets Theme to the laid back sounds of MacDonald and Hanley’s Indiana to the somewhat suspicious sounds of The Stripper. Every tune will help make this early September morning energize. And with that, every band member will bring their own personality into the music we present for you.
One thing I can’t forget to mention is the importance of donating to the Community Band via Old Bills Fun Run. Examples of how your donations help include instrument repair, maintenance of library materials, radio and newspaper publicity, rehearsal and concert space rentals, and so forth. These details are only a mere trifle as compared to the real intent of your donation. Your donation shows the love and support for community music making and its impact on the future of our society. I’ll see you on the square!
In 2018, you can give beginning August 1st until 5 pm on September 14th. We hope you can join us Saturday, September 8th, for Old Bill’s at the Jackson Town Square!
What is Old Bills?
We cannot thank you enough for your support!
Thank you from all of the Jackson Hole Community Band Members.
2018 – 2019 Season
Old Bills Fun Run
Oktoberfest
Halloween Concert
Holiday Concert
Wyoming Special Olympics – 50 Years!
Spring Concert
Old West Days Parade
Independence Day Parade & Lions Club Breakfast Concert
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