What's
New With the OMTAAMB?
June
8, 2010
Hi
Everyone,
What
a fantastic job all of you did at the Waterfront Concert and in
the Starlight Parade!!!! The weather was great and the crowds were
HUGE!!!!!!! The weather will be good for the Grand Floral Parade
as well, with even more people...maybe over 500,000!!!!!!
If
you are meeting at Lincoln to ride the bus here are the areas of
the school we have and the times we have them:
*Saturday
June 12th Rose Parade
Cafeteria,
Restrooms, Locker Room Restrooms 6:30am 2:00pm
Parking
Lot Under Stadium 6:30am 2:00pm
North
Side Parking Lot **** 6:30am 2:00pm
****
I believe that is actually the lot by the equipment container.
The
buses should start running around 7:30 or when they are full.
If
you are meeting the band at the Coliseum staging area, please make
an effort to be there by 9AM. It will be a busy morning for traffic
and MAX. This will assure you are there in plenty of time and give
us an opportunity to line the band up.
Remember
WATER, SUN SCREEN, PAIN RELIEVER, FOOD, YOUR HAT!!!!!!!!!!
The
post parade party is immediately following the Parade and will be
in the Lincoln H.S. cafeteria as always.
Dalton's
will be catering again as they have done the past several years.
This
first year of being on our own(again) has been great!!!!! All of
you should be proud of yourselves and your Band.
Saturday
is going to be a BLAST!!!!!!!
Jay
June
1, 2010
Well...here
we go, this is performance week!!!!!! Tell everyone you know to
come down to Waterfront Village to hear how great you sound this
year!!!!!( as always)
Thursday
Rehearsal: Lincoln H.S. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Please be in place and ready to go at 7 p.m. We will line up the
band for marching formation (which takes some time) and then we
need to have enough time to form the band into a semicircle setup
for the Concert at Waterfront and run through the show a couple
times. This is a rain or shine rehearsal!!!!!
Be prepared for parking issues because of PGE Park.
We
have the cafeteria, as well, along with the locker rooms and parking
under the bleachers.
PLEASE
be on the track and ready to start at 7 p.m.
Saturday:
Please meet no later than 2:30 p.m. at the Salmon Springs Fountain
in Waterfront Park at the intersection of SW Salmon and Naito Parkway.
We will need some time to get everyone situated. It looks like a
really good venue for our performance.We will be at the main gate
of Waterfront Village facing toward downtown with the river and
bridges behind us. Should be a great photo opp. for anyone attending!!!!!!!
We
do not have the cafeteria until after the Waterfront performance.
Then the cafeteria is ours, do not leave any valuables in your vehicles
or the cafeteria.
CONCERT
ORDER:
Silverado
Back in Black
Jesus is Just Alright
Star Trek
It Don't Mean a Thing
Cowboys
I Love Rock and Roll
Kung Fu Fighting
I Just Want to Celebrate
Louie Louie
Starlight
Parade:
Please arrive by 7:30 p.m. to start lining up process on Burnside
between 9th & 10th. We will run through the parade songs once
the band is lined up.
There
is no bus transportation for either performance on Saturday June
5. There are buses from Lincoln to the GFP on Saturday June 12.
If
you have any questions you can email me: omtaambdirectors@comcast.net
Looking
forward to a productive outdoor rehearsal Thursday and two great
performances on Saturday!!!!
Jay
April
22, 2010
The
music department at Linfield College in McMinnville is requesting
volunteers for the following event. If you can volunteer, please
contact them and also let them know that you are from the OMTAAMB.
OSAA
STATE SOLO CONTEST - SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010 LINFIELD COLLEGE
URGENT
CALL FOR VOLUNTEER HELP
Hello,
This
message comes to you to request your volunteer assistance for the
2010 OSAA State Solo Contest to be held at Linfield College on Saturday
May 1, 2010. This is the first time Linfield College has hosted
this event.
The
234th Army Reserve Band was to have fulfilled many of the volunteer
roles. The 234th is unable to participate due to their military
duties to perform for deployment and troop return on May 1. This
is the reason for this late request from me.
I
need many volunteers. Full-day volunteers are most needed but half-day
volunteers are appreciated and will be scheduled as we are able.
Full
day volunteers begin promptly at 7:00 a.m. with an orientation and
conclude around 5:00 p.m. as contestants finish. Full day volunteers
will receive breakfast and lunch.
Half-day
volunteers will have access to some snacks but are encouraged to
bring their own food and drink.
Full
day volunteers will perform duties as door monitors and/or
timers/announcers for the event. Other volunteer duties include
registration tables, runners, guides to performance areas (and bathrooms),
proctoring practice rooms, and general helpfulness to the over 1,000
visitors to the Linfield College Campus and McMinnville.
Please
contact me AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so I can complete scheduling. In
your response, please include email and telephone number(s).
Sincerely
and thankfully,
Joan
Paddock
Professor of Music, Linfield College
jpaddock@linfield.edu
503-474-7345 (cell)
503-883-2258 (work)
April
21, 2010
Here
is the schedule and itinerary for the band's road trip to the 103rd
Annual Rhododendron Festival in Florence, Ore. May 23:
6:00
a.m. - Buses arrive at Whitford Middle School. Band members are
also asked to arrive at this time and park on the east side of the
building. We need to load band members and equipment by 6:30 a.m.
DO NOT park in the main lot or board the buses loading at the front
of the school; these are the buses for the Whitford MS band, which
is also going to Florence.
6:30
a.m. - Buses depart. We cannot hold the buses for late arrivals,
since we are on a strict timeline.
9:30
a.m. Buses arrive in Florence.
9:45
a.m. - Buses unload at Siuslaw Middle School. We will unload equipment,
form up and warm up here. Band members can leave personal items
and equipment cases on the buses; they will be locked and the drivers
will stay with them in the band pickup area. Please keep food and
water with you as needed.
10:30
a.m. - Buses leave for the band pickup area at the Florence Events
Center, 715 Quince Street.
12:00 p.m. - Parade officially begins; we will wait our turn to
step off. The parade is approximately 45 blocks long; judging take
place at 18th Street.
2:00-3:00
p.m. - Estimated time that we will finish the parade. This depends
on when we step off and how fast or slow it moves.
3:00-4:00
p.m. - Buffet (hot dogs, chips, drinks, etc.) provided by the Florence
Rotary Club for all bands at the Florence Events Center.
The
return trip from Florence will depend on where we are in the parade
lineup. We can expect to depart no later than 5:00 p.m., with an
expected arrival back at Whitford at approximately 8:30 p.m.
Please
bring with you:
Food/water
Sunscreen
Aspirin/Advil/Tylenol,
etc.
Bandaids
YOUR
HAT
The
cost per person for this trip is $25.00 to help pay for the motorcoaches.
The deadline for signing up for the trip and making payment is Tuesday,
May 4.
February
9, 2010
Hello
"Marching Fanatics" -
Welcome
to the One More Time Around Again Marching Band 2010 season. This
year's theme is "I Just Want to Celebrate".
-
First, I invite you to visit Marching.com, go to the "Spotlight"
heading and read the OMTAAMB story I have been working on with Ken
Martinson. It also includes a portion of the article that was written
for Open Spaces Magazine in 2005.
-
Auditions are tonight, February 9th, at Whitford from 7 PM to 8
PM. We are looking forward to another great group of "Wanna
Be's" this year.
-
Reminder that early music pick up is NOT tonight at Auditions as
it has been in the past.
-
Early music pick up is Saturday March 13th at Whitford from 9 AM
to 12 PM as posted on the "What's New" page.
-
The Schedule is posted on the web site. Please note that there are
two rehearsals in one week.
May 11th is brass only sectional.
May 13th is full band regular rehearsal.
Performances
are listed in the schedule and include a stand and play concert
at Waterfront Village on Saturday June 5th from 3 PM to 3:30 PM
before the Starlight Parade.
We
will be performing all 2010 music at this event. Remember that the
band festival at PGE Park has been done away with so, for us, it
will take the place of that. Now you can get some sleep the night
before the Grand Floral Parade. You can catch MAX down to the waterfront
from the Lincoln H.S. area. There is a free zone in downtown.
2010
MUSIC -
This
year's music is all well written. From rock, to swing, to a couple
that will make you smile when you hear their names, to the most
technically challenging piece to date for the OMTAAMB. Don't let
the names fool you, get your music early, listen to the CD and practice.
Playlist
(not in concert order):
I
Just Want to Celebrate
Back in Black
I Love Rock & Roll
Jesus is Just Alright
Kung Foo Fighting
It Don't Mean a Thing(If you ain't Got That Swing)
Star Trek Finale
Silverado
Theme From The Cowboys
Louie, Louie
Street songs w/ parade route numbers:
1
- Back in Black
2 - Louie, Louie
3 - I Love Rock & Roll
4 - Kung Foo Fighting
Travel
- Great things on the local travel scene!!!
We
have a confirmation from the Rhododendron Festival in Florence,
Ore. This festival has been in existence as long as the Rose Festival.
It attracts visitors from far and wide. This year it takes place
on Sunday May 23rd. The town population grows by tens of thousands
for this event. They are thrilled that the OMTAAMB is coming this
year. This will be a day trip by motor coach for a very economical
per person price - a great event on the southern Oregon coast.
TRAVEL
IN PLANNING -
Invitation
from the July 4th Parade in Monmouth, Ore. - still collecting information
Veterans
Day Parade in Albany, Ore.
April
20th will be here before you know it!!!!!
See
you soon,
Jay
January
30, 2010
EARLY
MUSIC PICK UP
Who:
YOU !!!!!!
What: Pick up your music & practice CD early, to get
a head start.
Where: Whitford Middle School - 7935 SW Scholls Ferry Rd,
Beaverton, Ore. - Main entrance.
When: Saturday March 13th from 9 AM to 12 PM.
Why: It is a great opportunity to get a head start on a
season of new music which includes one of the most difficult
band arrangements,to date, in the OMT. Mary will be ready....will
you?
Thanks
to our music librarians, Kathy & Karen, for volunteering
their time to do this........they will be lonely if you
don't show up.
Thanks in advance for choosing to pick up and prac)n |