As I sit here killing a few minutes before band practice, I once again think about how fortunate I am to have the musical opportunities available to me that I have… thinking of bands in particular. Local concert band opportunities include the schools (Beginner, Junior and Senior Concert Bands, and Senior Jazz Band), and the Community Bands (Adult Beginner Band, Intermediate Class and the Annapolis Basin Community Band). Then there’s the Annapolis Big Band, a group of 18 musicians playing the Big Band standards for dances and other events. It is great for the school band kids to see thriving adult bands… instilling hope that they will someday have the opportunity to play in a band once they’ve settled into life in a community. And it is rewarding for the adults to see a thriving school band programme… knowing the students of today will be the adult musicians of tomorrow. All these bands, centred in a Town of less than 500 people, and the communities nearby. It’s actually pretty remarkable when you think about it…
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