FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

This is already an extraordinary spring term, and there is more to come.  I trust everyone will be able to attend the summer term, three Tuesdays in July plus one concert July 15. By the way, please invite your musical children, grandchildren, and other family members to the summer term.

I will be handing out the summer music on June 16, before the 3-week break.  The folder will consist of interesting familiar tunes that we have played before.  On the last day of the summer term, July 21, I will hand out all new music for the fall DMM folder.  Summer attendees will get a head start.  But before the summer, we have some outstanding band activities coming up.  Check out all the details.                              

REHEARSAL AND EVENT CALENDAR 

REHEARSALS
Current rehearsals go through to June 16, then summer term runs July 7, 14, 21 in the back hall of the South Delta Recreation Centre.

RECORDINGS
On May 19 and 26 all our fine work of the past months will be indelibly recorded on CD.  The finished product will be available during the fall term.  We believe that a donation of $15 will be required to meet our costs – this is a cost-recovery project, not a fund-raiser.  It is a magical moment when you first hear yourself on a recording.  You will undoubtedly be so proud of the final product that you’ll want to send it to all your relatives for Christmas!

CONCERTS
May 24 Whistler Day Trip: 

• Participants must be at Ladner Park and Ride by 8:15 a.m.  Our bus departs Ladner Park and Ride at 8:30 a.m.
• Participants at Oakridge pickup should be there by 8:45 a.m.  The bus will pick up at

• the northwest corner of Oakridge parking lot by 9:00 a.m., approximately 1⁄2 hour after departing Ladner. 
• We arrive at Whistler about 11:30 a.m. and you will have a small amount of free time to get lunch.
• Unload bus and begin set up at 1:15 p.m., location the same as last time: Town Plaza Gazebo.
• Concert 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. at Town Plaza Gazebo
• Load equipment on bus by 3:15 or so, and enjoy free time until bus departure - at 5:30.
• Drop-off at Oakridge approx. 8 p.m. and Ladner Park and Ride by 8:30 p.m.
• Note: there will be a changing/storage room assigned to us during the concert

May 24 Whistler Concert Order:
Mary Poppins (Curt), Waltz #2 (Curt), Rhythm of the Winds (Curt), Song for the Mira (Curt/Marg), Don Pedro (Marg), Japanese (Marg), ABBA on Broadway (Marg), Annie Laurie (Curt), Canadian Folk Song Suite (Curt), Selections from Oliver (Curt), possible encore Magnificent Seven if needed.  Please bring your whole folder of 14 titles, in case we need more music than indicated.

June 2 Genesis Theatre Concert:

• 7:30 p.m. DMM in audience: the elementary band students from Ladner Schools will perform first beginning at exactly 7:30.  Delta Music Makers should be in the audience at this time, with instruments if possible (otherwise they may be left backstage beforehand). 
• At about 8 p.m., after “Krazy Klock”, the Beginner group (40) will leave the stage, and the DMM will take over their seats on stage.  Then it’s an en masse performance of “Megaforce” and “Be Our Guest” with the Advanced and Intermediate elementary bands and the Delta Music Makers.
• After these two pieces, all the students will leave the stage, their chairs will be removed, and the DMM will perform

REHEARSAL AND EVENT CALENDAR
June 2 Genesis Theatre Concert (Cont’d)
            three selections to end the concert.

• The concert will finish around 8:30 or 8:45 which means we will continue our evening with a short rehearsal in the band room. 

The elementary band students will benefit tremendously from your fine musicianship, elegant stage presence, and obvious enjoyment of music.

June 2 Genesis Theatre Concert Order
Megaforce (Margaret, en masse with students), Be Our Guest (Curt en masse with students), Don Pedro (Marg), Ashokan Farewell (Marg), ABBA (Curt), followed by rehearsal in the band room until 9:30.

• DMM performance:  We perform at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning, June 14!  Please arrive no later than 10:15, and prepare to set up on the Show Stage at 10:30.
• Concert Order is as follows:  Don Pedro (Marg), Silver Shadow (Marg), Ashokan Farewell (Curt), Rhythm of the Winds (Curt), Magnificent Seven (Marg), Waltz #2 (Curt), ABBA (Curt).
• We need 100% attendance for this concert, since we want to do our best in front of our musical colleagues.  See the schedule on page 3.  
• The Committee chose the 11 a.m. time slot for two reasons: 1) we have always taken the prime 2 p.m. time at past Bandfests, so felt we should not dominate this prime Sunday afternoon time, and 2) all the DMM volunteers will be finished their performance early in the day so they are free to carry on with their other duties.
•  Volunteers:  The Bandfest is hosted by the Delta Music Makers.  There are volunteer positions available throughout the whole festival, from setup early Saturday to take-down at 5 p.m. Sunday.  Setup, stage crew, parking director, ticketed storage, coffee sales, popcorn sales, are examples of positions that

• need filling.  BRING YOUR FRIENDS TO ASSIST – they’ll have a lot of fun!

Anyone who works two shifts in a row gets a ticket for lunch from the TOOB’s.  See Ann Bates for volunteer sign-up forms for you and your friends.

• Our exciting spring activities will be finished, so we can catch our breath during this final spring rehearsal.  But this is an important rehearsal, as we transition from our many spring concerts to a more sedate summer session. 
• Not only will we finally be able to look at some of the other music in our folders, but also, Margaret and I will be handing out music for the summer term, and collecting a few pieces from our folders.

YUKON AND ALASKA MUSIC JOURNEY

Hugh Martell and Curt Jantzen continue to work on the details of our exciting 2010 music tour of the Yukon and Alaska.  Unfortunately we cannot confirm dates or pricing yet, since the cruise lines have not yet announced them for 2010. 

A detailed itinerary will be sent out to all DMM members by e-mail in the next week.  It contains colour photos of some of the sights, as well as additional detail about attractions and side trips.  I will copy some black and white versions for distribution to those without e-mail. 

Hugh would like to collect a $100 deposit from all interested people in June.  So please be prepared to write a $100 per person cheque to “Martell Tour and Travel” on June 9 or 16.  The collection of the deposits will tell us whether we have enough musicians and total passengers to make this tour viable.  A few musicians from other bands have expressed interest.  Additional people may join the tour at any future time, depending on space available.

LADNER BANDFEST SCHEDULE 2009