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A huge thank you to all you brave souls that made it to rehearsal last night! I hope everyone made it home safely. We made good headway last night and I feel we are in very good shape for our December 9th Holiday Concert.  Just so we are clear, the Holiday Concert repertoire is asContinue reading “Director’s Notes – 11/30”

What a great working session last night ! ! ! We are well on our way to delivering a fantastic holiday performance. With the exception of Russian Christmas Music, it is a shorter and lighter program (by design). RCM is a difficult work. We may never play another Level 5 piece but this has been aContinue reading “Director’s Notes – 11/23”

In retrospect, I guess we should have had a “bye” week following our immensely successful concert last Thursday. Seems we are still recovering plus the weather has taken a sharp left turn and the Packer’s game wasn’t exciting and . . . All the excuses that we must put aside and regain our determination to produceContinue reading “Director’s Notes – 11/16”

You bring such energy and intensity to rehearsals that I’m exhausted when I go home. THANK YOU ! ! ! Some of you might think that Russian Christmas Music will never come together. . .but I assure you that I am extremely pleased with where we are at this point. We will continue to work onContinue reading “Director’s Notes – 10/26”

What a workout you’ve been giving me ! ! ! In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m down 30 pounds and it’s all because you’ve been running me ragged. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ! ! ! I’ve got another 20 pounds to go. You’ve been working very hard because our music is challenging and youContinue reading “Director’s Notes – 10/19”

The Peninsula Symphonic Band (PSB) will honor local veterans at its November 11, 2021 concert. The free concert is scheduled for 7:00 pm at Prince of Peace Church in Sturgeon Bay. After a year and a half absence due to the pandemic, the Peninsula Symphonic Band re-started rehearsals in June and played a concert in Sister Bay at the end of July.Continue reading “Peninsula Symphonic Band to Honor Local Veterans at November 11th Concert”

EXCITING NEWS! Peninsula Symphonic Band is now on AmazonSmile! This is an incredibly EASY and impactful way to support PSB! How does it work? Click through to our unique link and confirm that you’d like to support Peninsula Symphonic Band (make sure you select the ours in Sturgeon Bay, WI). Then, carry on with yourContinue reading “PSB is now on AMAZON SMILE”

Your continued hard work and dedication are truly awesome! ! ! We are making great progress on Russian Christmas Music. With 8 rehearsals remaining until the Holiday Concert on December 9th, we are in good shape. Now our goal will be to put all the parts together.  LOW BRASS:  We will meet once again nextContinue reading “Director’s Notes – 10/5”

Published 9/30/21 via Door County Pulse To honor its 30th anniversary, the Peninsula Symphonic Band (PSB) is commissioning a new work for concert band from nationally renowned composer Randall Standridge (randallstandridge.com). The band plans to give the world-premiere performance of this new work next fall. “We have been contemplating commissioning a new work for more than a year and aContinue reading “DOOR COUNTY PULSE | Commissioned Work Celebrates PSB’s 30 Years”

Another FANTASTIC rehearsal under our belts ! ! ! We got a great deal accomplished last night due to your diligence and hard work. THANK YOU ! ! ! Coming up next Monday…Low Brass:  We will meet again at 6:30 pm to rehearse Three Equali. Please spend a little time with these movements this week. IContinue reading “Director’s Notes – 9/28”