|
ABOUT THE BAND
The Haywood Community Band is located in Waynesville, North Carolina, and is named for the county where we reside. It is under the direction of Dick Trevarthen. We have weekly rehearsals on Thursday evening at 7:00 P.M. at the Grace Episcopal Church in Waynesville.
Our rehearsal season is from February through November, and we play regular concerts at the Maggie Pavilion in Maggie Valley, North Carolina every third Sunday evening at 6:30 P.M.
We also play other special functions throughout the year, including the Fourth of July parade at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, and an Independence Day concert on the courthouse lawn in Waynesville.
All musicians are invited to attend one of our rehearsals and consider joining the band. Currently we average about thirty players. Our instrumentation is that of a typical concert band...woodwinds, brass and percussion.
There are also a couple of "splinter" groups involving members of our regular concert band, but are not affiliated with the band itself. There is a swing band and a Dixieland band. These groups will play for various functions around the area.
PURPOSE
The following was taken directly from the by-laws, and states the purpose of the Haywood Community Band.
The purpose of the BAND is to foster an appreciation for the arts in Haywood County and the surrounding communities. The group was formed in July 2002, with less than fifteen members and has continued to grow ever since. The band provides music for civic functions and other events in the Haywood County area. The goals of the BAND are to:
1. Contribute to musical life in Haywood County and surrounding areas, providing our concert audiences with quality band music;
2. Provide members with an opportunity for artistic expression and musical growth;
3. Assist in the musical education of young people, “the future generation of adult musicians,” through concerts, festivals and scholarships;
4. Promote, encourage and reaffirm the heritage of bands in America, as only a concert band can, by broadening the concert audience’s musical horizons via the depth, quality and variety of music performed.
SAMPLE PROGRAM MATERIAL
|
|
|
