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136 North 5th Street
Grand Junction, CO 81501
(970) 242-3272
info@ropermusic.com
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Your Centennial Band Info Center
Thank you
band members for your continued support with your monetary
contribution and dedication to playing with the band. We had a great
Spring concert, keep up the good work.
See Rehearsal and
Concert Schedule Below for the 2008 Summer Season
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A little bit about us:
The Grand Junction Centennial Band was originally formed in 1981 for a one-time performance at the Colorado West Music Festival.
It was so successful that they decided to keep it going and soon became a member of the Grand Junction Musical Arts Association.
The Band's mission is to be a positive contributor to the musical environment of the area. We provide for a continuing
interaction of musicians through the experience of musical functions in the community and re-affirm the great American tradition
of the home town community concert band and its role in music culture.
The Centennial Band is a non-auditioned all volunteer adult group that provides a musical outlet for its members by encouraging
and challenging players of all backgrounds and abilities to perform a wide variety of music. The band invites student musicians
to perform with the band during the summer and to fill specific instrumentation needs for indoor concerts. Area school and
dance groups and guest soloists have also performed with the Centennial Band.
The Centennial Band's approximately sixty
musicians play a wide variety of music. Gary Ambrosier is the
principal musical director for the band. The band performs as a
formal Symphonic Band for the indoor concert season with the music
repertoire ranging from classical compositions, transcribed for
concert band to traditional marches. The band is very active during
the summer months performing free outdoor concerts at local parks
and other venues including the Glenwood Springs Strawberry Days
Parade, the Fruita Pavilion, Palisade Peach
Festival, Powder Horn Ski Area and Cedaredge Pioneer Town (new
this summer), and the Band's annual performance with the Grand
Junction Symphony for the "Evening Under the Stars" concert at
Lincoln Park. We will be presenting a concert on May 18th for
the Colorado National Monument at the picnic area near the visitor
center to kick off the summer session.
The summer concerts
feature a lighter fare of marches, patriotic pieces and other music
that is aimed at providing entertainment to a wide range of people
and to reaffirm the Band's role as Grand Junction's community
band.
Please come and enjoy our wide variety of selections in some of Grand
Junction's finest parks this summer...don't forget your favorite lawn chair.
Please contact John
Cunningham at 243-9091 for more information, we always welcome
new member musicians.
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Attention: Rehearsals will be held at Bookcliff MS for the 2008 Summer
Season
2008 Summer Season
Schedule
Thursday, April 17 - 7:30 Rehearsal Bookcliff
MS
Thursday, April 24 - 7:30 Rehearsal Bookcliff
MS
Thursday, May 1 - 7:30 Rehearsal Bookcliff MS
Thursday, May 8 - 7:30 Rehearsal Bookcliff MS
Thursday, May 15 - 7:30
Rehearsal Bookcliff MS
Sunday, May
18 - 4:30 Concert - Colo Nat Monument Visitor Center
Thursday, May 22 - 7:30 Rehearsal
Bookcliff MS
Thursday, May 29 - 7:30 Rehearsal Bookcliff MS
Thursday, June 5 - No Rehearsal
Thursday June 12
- No Rehearsal
Thursday, June 19 - 7:00 Concert - Atruim
Saturday, June 21 - 9:30am Parade
- Strawberry Days in Glenwood
Thursday, June 26 - 7:00 Concert - Sherwood
Park
Thursday, July 3 - 7:00 Concert - Fruita
Pavilion
Thursday, July 10 - 7:00 Concert - Powder Horn
Ski Area
Thursday, July 17 - 7:00 Concert - Longs Park
Thursday, July 24 - 7:00
Concert - Spring Valley II
Thursday, July 31 - 7:30
Rehearsal Bookcliff MS
Thursday, August 7 - 7:00
Concert - Cedaredge Pioneer Town
Thursday, August 14 -
7:30 Rehearsal Bookcliff MS
Friday, August 15 - 6:30
Concert - Palisade Peach Festival
Thursday, August 21 -
7:30 Rehearsal Bookcliff MS
Saturday, August 23 - 6:45 Concert - Lincoln
Park Evening Under The Stars Mark your
calendar!!!The Christmas Concert at the Avalon will
be December 4, 2008 The next Spring Concert at the Avalon
will be April 12, 2009 Bookcliff MS is
located at 2935 Orchard Ave - Click Map
for directions. The band room is located at the back of
the building (go around the north
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Stay tuned for updates on times and
schedule changes.
Summer Concert Dress: Light blue
Centennial Band Polo and casual summer wear.
Rehearsals for the Summer Season will begin on
April 17th.
Concert Dress: Black and White -
White Shirt and black coat for the gents, black or white
blouse and black skirt or slacks for the
ladies.
Rehearsals begin at 7:30, please be in your
seat 5 minutes before rehearsal, have your music in order,
have a pencil and warm up.
Notice: The first rehearsal is so
important - to determine if the tunes are playable and the
instrumentation is what is needed. Also, remember that we must
all attend as many as we can, no less than 60%. The music for
this concert is going to be challenging and exciting.
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