Corvallis Community Band Activity Report
Performances in 2008
(in addition to
weekly rehearsals)
March
9: A Musical
Tour of Europe, Winter Concert at LaSells Stewart Center. Program
featured Lisa Taylor, clarinet soloist, The Willamette Apprentice Ballet and
the Corvallis Academy of Ballet.
Attendance was approximately 800.
March 16: A Musical
Tour of Europe, Concert at the Performing Arts Center in Newport. The same concert was performed in Newport to
an audience of about 200.
April
19: Concert at Alsea High School. Attendance: about 100. Some band members also went during the
school day to work with middle school band members.
May
18: Inter-Tuned, A
Gathering of Musical Ensembles. Benton County Historical Society Museum, Philomath. The program featured “Comfort Zone,” a
flute-piano duo; “Flute Cocktail,” a flute choir; The Spiritoso Wind Quintet,
and the Corvallis Brass Quintet.
Audience about 60
June
15: OSU
Commencement at Reser Stadium. We provided music prior to and during the
awarding of degrees. Attendance: 10,000 in the stadium, 30,000 via
television.
June
17 – August 26:
Summer Concert Series in Central Park. We played a one-hour concert every
Tuesday throughout the summer. Each concert had a theme. Musicians
rehearsed at 7 PM and remained to play the concert at 8 PM.
Attendance: 200 – 500 each week. Photos can be seen on our web site:
www.c-cband.org
July
20: Concert at DaVinci Days – Central Park. A small band (around 25 members) played in
the park for this event. Attendance: around 300.
July 26: Dial-A-Bus
Picnic. Small band played to entertain
the guests. Attendance: about 50
August 4:
Great Show Tunes Concert at Starker Arts Park. This was an extra summer concert at a
different venue. The program featured Gale Hazel and Paul Pritchard, vocal
soloists. Attendance: 150
August 11:
Great Show Tunes Concert in Albany for Mondays at Montieth. The CCBand was invited to appear on Albany’s
summer concert series, Mondays@Monteith.
We presented the same concert that we had given a week earlier.
November
11: Veteran’s Day
Concert, First United Methodist Church.
Program featured the men’s chorus, The Master’s Men, and many patriotic
favorites. Attendance: 300
November 6, November 13, and December 4:
Skills Days at Kings Valley Charter School. Flute Cocktail, a 6-piece band, and the
Spiritoso Wind Quintet played and demonstrated their instruments to familiarize
the students with a variety of wind instruments.
November
28: Downtown
Holiday Parade. Traveling Band provides Holiday music for the lighted
parade. Attendance: unknown
December
13: Traveling Band
serenades Holiday Shoppers in Downtown Corvallis.
December 16: Holiday Concert at Presbyterian Church, with holiday favorites featuring some of the band’s small ensembles, as well as the full band. Attendance: expected 200+
Last updated: 11/20/08