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The Ferris Community Summer Band
Ferris State University President David L. Eisler, DESCRIPTION Sponsored by Ferris State University as part of its Music for Life! initiative, the Ferris Community Summer Band provides the opportunity for Ferris students, adult community members, and local student band musicians to gather for a series of weekly musical escapades, each of which includes a rehearsal and one or two concerts. Each concert features a different program, making for a rich musical venture for our performing musicians and for our friends, family, neighbors and visitors who come to watch and listen. The concerts are presented outdoors in parks and other venues around the greater Big Rapids area, including the Castle at Canadian Lakes and the wonderful new Big Rapids Band Shell! Click here to download the 2008 Schedule Click here to download the 2008 Poster! ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! June 12 (Thursday) June 17 (Tuesday) June 19 (Thursday) June 24 (Tuesday) June 26 (Thursday) July 2 (Wednesday) Performing band members should report 30 minutes before the concert. *Alternate Rain Location: PARTICIPATION INFORMATION FOR ALL MUSICIANS The Ferris Community Summer Band is open to all area adults, college students, high school students, and advanced middle school students with band experience. Musically inclined friends and relatives visiting in town this summer are also welcome – even if they cannot attend the rehearsal. In order to perform in concert, attendance at the rehearsal beforehand is expected. If you can make all rehearsals and concerts, great! If not, you are welcome to participate in as many weekly outings with us as you can. To participate, either contact director Scott Cohen in advance [ 231-591-2484 or rscohen@ferris.edu], or simply come to the next rehearsal that best fits your schedule. REHEARSAL LOCATION REHEARSAL TIME REHEARSAL DATES GUIDELINES FOR We invite all Ferris students who will be in town this summer to participate in Summer Band! If you’d like to take Summer Band for credit, you may do so by signing up for "Music 160: Symphony Band" – but ONLY IF you will be able to make ALL rehearsals and ALL concerts. A course syllabus is available and will be distributed at the first rehearsal. If you are able to only make some/most rehearsals and concerts but not all, OR if you are already at the credit limit, OR if you just prefer not to take it for credit, you may still participate under the guidelines of the community members, below. To register for credit, Ferris students should register for "Music 160: Symphony Band," which is the official catalog listing for Summer Band. This class is initially open to all students. Upon arriving to campus (either before or after classes have started), new students will do a "Playing Interview" for the Director.
A "Playing Interview" is a no-pressure, informal chance for the director to listen to and assess the abilities of all students, to insure that they have the basic skill level to perform in a college band, and to help them begin in the appropriate band or bands. QUICK FACTS ("Summer Band" 2008)
Please contact Scott Cohen at (231) 591-2484 or rscohen@ferris.edu to get signed up! |
