Summer Beach Concert!

The NCUHS BAND played at Prouty Beach on August 5, 2015.  Alex C and Zach R helped bring stuff over and setup went pretty fast, with on and off rain.  The rain started at about the same and got REALLY bad a few times.  I got soaked, but most of the kids did not, because they weren't on the edge of the tent - except Dasha & Brianna, who got pretty wet before I had them move back a row. It was really nice that we had community members Judy, Ron, and Jason playing, as well as college student Brianna on clarinet. Torie was the youngest musician there, on xylophone & bells.

In the last rehearsal Nathan B. had a melody by himself, which made him pretty nervous.  I promised him that he'd have help, and when we got to that spot Joe joined him and played nice and loud.  Great moment. When the wind blew the drummers music just as a soli began, they dealt with it and got through. The trumpets kinda missed a section in the Hobbit.

Jumpin’ at the Woodside - Basie, arr. Lowden

When I’m 64 - Lennon/McCartney, arr. Jennings

Procession of the Sorcerors - Robert Buckley

Symphonic Chorale for Band - Eric Osterling  <>

Suite from the Hobbit, Mvt 1, 3, 4 -  <>
Howard Shore, arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Our Director - FE Bigelow, ed. John Boyd

Happy - Pharrell Williams, arr. Ishbah Cox