Performance

Christmas Season 2021 Upcoming Events

Betsy

During the holiday season we try and give back to the community. One thing we do each year is donate time to play some live Christmas music for the Salvation Army donation kettles at Shoprite and Walmart (and K-Mart before they closed). Having live music there really does help increase donations for the Salvation Army during their holiday season fund drive and it’s fun too!

K-Mart Kettle 2005
playing Christmas music at K-Mart, 2005

We have the following items coming up in the next 2 months (click the links to see the posted event page for each):

Christmas Tree Lighting – Saturday 11/27/2021 – 6pm-7pm dress warm playing carols near the Erie Restaurant.

Tuba Christmas @ Christkindlmarkt. Sunday, 11/28 10am – 2pm Need Volunteers for helping setup/registration. Please contact Shary at 703-593-2143 or kranchworks@gmail.com if you would like to participate or help.

Kettles for Salvation Army – Shoprite kettles will be on Fridays 12/3, 12/10, 12/17 from 6-8pm. Walmart kettles will be Saturdays 12/4, 12/11, 12/18 from 1-3pm. All members are welcome to play! We play from lyre sized Caroling books. Dress warmly. We usually stand and play. Some things you might want to bring with you is a lyre for your instrument, a music stand and clothes pins (it can be windy), a folding chair, some hand warmers, hot chocolate or coffee etc.

Christmas Parade – Sunday, 12/5 1pm lineup 2pm step off. Festive dress. Feel free to decorate your instrument!

Christmas Concert – 12/18/2021 6pm. Christmas Concert – the Broome Street Wind Ensemble, woodwind quartet and quintet, brass ensemble.

Christmas Party. – Monday 12/20 Bring treats to share and we will perform a few carols.

If you haven’t completed the online form link which was emailed by Jason (concerning your participation in the tree lighting and Salvation Army kettles), please click below.
https://form.jotform.com/213125605775152

Important Message from Jason

Betsy

If you haven’t received the email from Jason, please read below.

All Members,
I wanted to reach out to all members about upcoming events. The following events are short ceremonies can bring a chair and stand to sit at need any member that can attend. Let me know if you need music. I can send digital copies if you do not have march folders but please let me know ASAP so i can get you copies. Please help out the marching band as on 9/11 we have a parade at 10:30am we need to get to and this will be making it close. We do also need members for the parades below as these parades help fund the band and scholarship programs we offer and will help with the band getting some new Uniforms next year.

all members should attend these events below (click the links for detailed information):

Marching Events

  • 9/11/2021 Saturday General Montgomery Day Parade, Montgomery, NY. Lineup at 10am Step Off at 10:30am – We are in Division 2 – 3rd position lining up on route 416. across from the Orange County Airport. We usually park in the triangular shaped field across from the airport.
  • 9/17/2021 Saturday Otisville Parade, Otisville NY. Lineup at 11am Step Off at 12pm. Lineup spots to be in the Mt. Hope town park (starts and ends there)
  • 9/18/2021 Sunday St Patrick’s Day Greenwood Lake, NY. Lineup at 1PM, step off at 2pm – waiting on spots for lineup
  • 9/25/2021 Saturday OCVFA Parade, Montgomery NY. Lineup at 1PM Step off at 2pm -Start of parade will be at the Orange County Airport to
    Route 211 (Union Street) to Clinton Street to Bridge Street and end at the Veterans Memorial Park in Montgomery. Similar to the current parade on 9/11.
    Marchers: Please come early to park your car. No parking on Any Parade Route Streets 10 AM to 6 PM.
  • 10/2/2021 Saturday Middletown Fireman’s Parade, Middletown NY. Lineup at 2pm, step off at 3PM.