posted Dec 18, 2011 1:06 PM by Erik Dickelman
Attention Triangle Area Wind and Percussion Musicians!
The
Durham Community Concert Band is pleased to announce the date for its
annual Open Reading Session. Open to all wind and percussion musicians,
this music reading session is one of the band's most popular traditions.
This is a special opportunity to make new friends and reconnect with
old ones ... all while playing great music.
Please join us!
We will play music graded from medium to advanced ... something for everyone!
This
is not a membership recruitment event ... there is no obligation to
join our band ... simply join us for a fun music reading session.
Save the date ... plan to attend ... and bring your musical friends!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
10:00am - 1:00pm
Durham Arts Council, IBM Room
120 Morris Street, Durham, NC
(Bring your instrument and a music stand)
Thank you. Please share this announcement with your band's membership and anyone else you believe may be interested.
Sincerely,
Durham Community Concert Band
http://www.durhamband.org |
posted Sep 20, 2011 10:08 AM by Erik Dickelman
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updated Oct 17, 2011 8:23 AM
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The Durham Community Concert Band
Presents a
Fall Music Festival in the Park
Saturday October 22
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Durham Central Park Pavilion
Come celebrate the changing of the seasons in the Bull City with a FREE evening of great music and food on the lawn!
Featuring Broadway Tunes, Swing-era Jazz, Marches and Patriotic Numbers performed by
the Durham Community Concert Band, together with Youth United
in support of Habitat For Humanity of Durham, gearing up once again to partner with a very special family to make their dream of home ownership a reality.
Donations will be accepted to support Habitat for Humanity of Durham.
Food and drink will be available from some of Durham's amazing food trucks, who are generously donating 10% of proceeds from the evening, including Pie Pushers, Chirba Chirba, Blue Ribbon Delights, Cross Roads Kettle Corn, and more!
The Durham Central Park Pavilion, home to the Durham Farmers Market, is located at 501 Foster St, Durham, NC
Durham Community Concert Band - www.durhamband.org - facebook.com/durhamband
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This program is made possible in part by the Durham Arts
Council's Annual Fund, and support from the North Carolina Arts Council,
an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, and the National
Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves
great art.
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posted Aug 17, 2011 10:33 AM by Erik Dickelman
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updated Aug 17, 2011 10:36 AM
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Due to construction at the Durham Arts Council building, the first several rehearsals of the 2011-2012 season will be held at:
Rogers-Herr Middle School
911 West Cornwallis Rd
Durham, NC 27707
Rehearsals begin on Thursday August 25, 2011 from 7:15pm-9:15pm
Band members can park in the small lot between the
school and the church; overflow parking is also available in the large lot in
front. The best way into the band room is from the small lot.
Enter through the last set of double doors on the left of the building and the
band room is on the right. |
posted Mar 19, 2011 2:18 PM by Erik Dickelman
Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 7:00pmBaldwin Auditorium, Duke University East Campus (Markham Avenue between Broad Street and Buchanan) Featuring the winners of this year's Youth Concerto Competition Winners: 1st Place
Yusheng Zhang of Chapel HIll, NC
performing Concertino Op. 107 by Cecile Chaminade
2nd PlaceNicole Linderman of Morrisville, NC performing Concerto, Op. 8 by Franz Strauss Along with some great works for band by Gustav Holst, Dmitri Shostakovich, Alfred Reed, William Schuman, Joseph Wilcox Jenkins, and Steven Bryant. Come help us celebrate and support YOUR Community Band and these terrific young artists. It's FREE.
Habitat for Humanity, outreach partner of DCCB, will be accepting donations in the lobby. |
posted Mar 8, 2011 1:51 PM by Erik Dickelman
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updated Mar 8, 2011 1:55 PM
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This year the
Raleigh Concert Band, the Durham Community Concert Band, the Tri-County
Honors Band and the Vance-Granville Community Band will perform a
concert for the public starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College. In
addition to the performances of each group, the program will include
all band members playing as one mass band under the direction of Evan
Feldman, the Conductor of the Wind Ensemble and Assistant Professor of
Music at UNC-Chapel Hill. Admission to the concert is $5, but free for children age 11 and under. For more information see: http://www.vgcc.edu/Calendar/viewEvent.cfm?EventID=176
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posted Feb 7, 2011 9:00 AM by Erik Dickelman
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updated Mar 19, 2011 2:13 PM
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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Youth Concerto Competition:
1st Place
Yusheng Zhang of Chapel HIll, NC
performing Concertino Op. 107 by Cecile Chaminade
2nd Place
Nicole Linderman of Morrisville, NC
performing Concerto, Op. 8 by Franz Strauss
Come hear these talented young artists perform the the Durham Community
Concert Band on our Spring Concert, April 3, 2011 at 7 pm in Baldwin
Auditorium at Duke University!
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posted Dec 29, 2010 7:24 AM by Erik Dickelman
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updated Dec 29, 2010 7:33 AM
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Attention Triangle Area Wind and Percussion Musicians!
The Durham Community Concert Band is pleased to announce the date for its annual Open Reading Session. Open to all wind and percussion musicians, this music reading session is one of the band's most popular traditions. This is a special opportunity to make new friends and reconnect with old ones ... all while playing great music.
Please join us!
We will play music graded from medium to advanced ... something for everyone!
This is not a membership recruitment event ... there is no obligation to join our band ... simply join us for a fun music reading session.
Save the date ... plan to attend ... and bring your musical friends!
Saturday, January 8, 2010
10:00am - 1:00pm
Durham Arts Council, IBM Room
120 Morris Street, Durham, NC
(Bring your instrument and a music stand)
Thank you. Please share this announcement with your band's membership and anyone else you believe may be interested.
Sincerely,
Durham Community Concert Band
http://www.durhamband.org |
posted Oct 19, 2010 7:12 PM by Erik Dickelman
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updated Oct 19, 2010 9:01 PM
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The Durham Community Concert Band (DCCB) invites young artists to enter its second BIANNUAL YOUTH CONCERTO COMPETITION. This contest is designed to give young wind and percussion players an opportunity to perform as soloists with the DCCB, and to encourage young artists by awarding cash prizes to be used at the winners’ discretion to further their studies on their instruments. The selected winner(s) will perform with the Durham Concert Band on the April 3, 2011 Spring Concert in Baldwin Auditorium on the Duke University campus. PRIZES
First Prize will be a cash award of $500 and a guaranteed opportunity to perform with DCCB. Second Prize will be a cash award of $250 and the probability of performing with DCCB as time permits ELIGIBILITY
The 2011 DCCB Youth Concerto Competition is open to wind and percussion players ages 14-20 on April 1, 2011 who reside or study in Durham-area counties: Durham, Orange, Chatham, and Wake. There is no application fee to enter the competition. GUIDELINES
Applicants must complete an Application Form and submit one Letter of Recommendation from a private teacher or band director. DCCB Board members and Music Director will review applications and select those who are eligible to audition. Those selected for auditions must prepare a substantial section from a concerto or another solo work with band accompaniment for their particular instrument and must provide their own piano accompanist for the audition. Audition repertoire may be selected from the list of suggestions enclosed (below). Other pieces may be proposed if there are suitable wind-band arrangements available for purchase or rental. Applicants proposing to perform a work not on the suggested list should consult with the Music Director before auditioning on that work. The panel of judges will consist of well-qualified wind/percussion professionals and adjudicators. Those auditioning must provide three copies of the music for the judges. The winner(s) of the competition must be available to rehearse with DCCB on Thursday evenings in Durham for up to three weekly rehearsals before the April, 2011 concert. TIMELINE
Application:
| Applications must be received by Friday, January 10, 2011. | Notification:
| Applicants will be notified if selected to audition and be given an audition time by Monday, January 17 | Audition:
| Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 22, at the Durham Arts Council Building, 120 Morris Street in Durham. Each person will be assigned a time for his/her audition. |
HOW TO APPLY Download and complete the Application:
Be sure to keep a copy of the above information. Request a letter of recommendation from a private teacher or band director. Mail both of these to arrive by January 10 to:
Durham Community Concert Band Concerto Competition P.O. Box 52133 Durham, NC 27717
NOTE: E-mailed applications and recommendations are not acceptable. |
posted Oct 11, 2010 6:43 PM by Erik Dickelman
Our benefit concerts for Habitat for Humanity helped raise almost $1,500 last season.
The entire band received this wonderful hand-delivered thank-you card at our last rehearsal:
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posted Oct 8, 2010 6:28 PM by Erik Dickelman
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updated Oct 8, 2010 6:35 PM
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The Durham Bullhorns (the DCCB Trumpet Ensemble) debuts at "Brass at Bond" Saturday October 9 at 1:00pm.
Brass at Bond features the Saint Francis Brass Band, A Touch of Brass and Drums, and the Durham Bullhorns.
Sertoma Amphitheatre in Bond Park, 801 High House Road between Cary Parkway and Northwest Maynard Road Cary, NC The Bullhorns perform at 2:00pm.
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