The Batavia Concert Band will play on the main stage in the Batavia City Centre, as the kickoff act for this year’s Christmas In The City event.
The Batavia Concert Band is announcing the winners of their “Taste of Western New York” restaurant gift certificate raffle. The winners pick from a grab bag of mostly donated gift certificates from restaurants in the Western New York area.
First Place: Jim Griggs won 12 gift certificates.
Second Place: Ronald Vanderlaan won 10 gift certificates.
Third Place: Sue Fay Allen won 8 certificates.
Fourth place: Crystal Crossett won 4 certificates.
Finance Director Bob Pastecki presented the winners with their gift certificates.
This raffle is the main fundraiser the Batavia Concert Band does each year. The band performs free concerts over the summer on Wednesday nights at 7pm in Centennial Park. The funds raised by the raffle go towards offsetting the cost of the concerts.
Dizzy plays Centennial Park at the final Concert in the Park on August 13, 2008. Dizzy is:
- Derek Reiss (trumpet/flugelhorn)
- Dan DeLuca (guitar)
- Pete Mark (bass)
- Bob Chaplin (drums)
The Batavia Concert Band congratulates Albion graduate David Hollenbeck, the winner of this year's Batavia Concert Band Scholarship. This $250 scholarship is awarded yearly to graduating students preparing to pursue a college degree in a music-related field. The scholarship is funded by snack sales at Batavia Concert Band performances, and is awarded based on applications submitted by students.
Mr. Hollenbeck, who has played with the Batavia Concert Band since the 2007 season, is an accomplished tuba, bass trombone, baritone and trumpet player. He has played in the 2007 NYSSMA Conference All State Symphonic Band, 2007 Zone 2 Area All State Orchestra, and was named co-best jazz soloist at the 2008 Batavia Pageant of Bands. He is currently pursuing a Music Education degree at SUNY Fredonia.
New players are always welcome! The Batavia Concert Band provides a challenging performance opportunity for individuals who wish to preserve their technical musicianship, and participate in a quality musical group. Members are expected to purchase an official band shirt and participate in fundraising efforts as well as rehearsals and performances.
Player Participation Agreements are mailed in April/May for the summer concert season and must be returned by the date stipulated in order to be scheduled as an official band member. Anyone wishing to play after the deadline has passed may be allowed to volunteer if all other guidelines have been met.
The band incurs many costs throughout the concert season, including purchase of new music, maintenance costs on the existing music library, setup for concert sites, printing programs and posters, liability insurance (yes, we need it) and more!
If you enjoy Batavia Concert Band's performances, consider spreading your enjoyment to others by becoming a Batavia Concert Band patron.
PATRONS are individuals, families or other groups who contribute unrestricted financial gifts toward the operating costs of the Band.
The Batavia Concert Band will again make music in Centennial Park during its summer season of free concerts, 7:00pm every Wednesday, from June through August, plus additional concerts at Jackson Square, and area parades.
The Band marched in the Memorial Day parade and will lead off an afternoon of musical performance during this year's Independence Day Picnic in the Park.
The Batavia Concert Band's musical repertoire is wide-ranging in origin, style and period. In any concert audiences are likely to hear a mix of Sousa-style marches, Broadway show tunes, big-band numbers from the 30's and 40's, favorites from hit musicals and movies, pop, jazz and even rock numbers arranged for band, and everything in between.
