Corvallis Community Band Activity Report
Performances in 2010
(in addition to weekly rehearsals)
February 21: Celebrating Song and Dance, featuring Willamette Apprentice Ballet and soloists Gale Hazel and Paul Pritchard. At Florence Performing Arts Center, Florence, Oregon. Attendance 350-400
March 14:Celebrating Song and Dance, featuring Willamette Apprentice Ballet and soloists Gale Hazel and Paul Pritchard. LaSells Stewart Center, OSU Campus Attendance: 800-900
June 12: OSU Commencement at Reser Stadium. The band provided music prior to and during the awarding of degrees. Attendance: 10,000 in the stadium, 30,000 via television.
June 15 – August 31: Summer Concert Series in Central Park. The band 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.
August 2: Broadway Favorites 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 9: Broadway Favorites 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. Attendance: 500+
August 18: Celebration of Passage of the 19th Amendment, sponsored by the League of Women Voters. A small band of mostly women played for a short parade and as participants were gathering for the recognition ceremony. Attendance: 150+
September 2: Volunteer Recognition Picnic at Starker Arts Park, sponsored by Parks and Recreation. Attendance 150+
November 9: Veteran’s Tribute Concert, Dennis Community Hall, First Presbyterian Church. Attendance: 150+.
November 26: Downtown Holiday Parade. Traveling Band provided Holiday music for the lighted parade. Attendance: 1000+
December 9: Beaver Country Hot Air Band played for OSU Department of Health and Human Performance Winterfest.
December 14: Holiday Concert at Dennis Hall, First Presbyterian Church, with holiday favorites featuring some of the band’s small ensembles, as well as the full band. Attendance: 300+
December 18: Traveling Band serenaded Holiday Shoppers in Downtown Corvallis. 17 musicians,. Number of Shoppers is unknown.
Smaller group performances are in italic.
Photos from most of these events can be found on our web site: www.c-cband.org