Another volunteer working party pitched in over the lunch hour and the 1330 rehearsal started--get this--early.
Often our first get-together is shaky due to incomplete attendance; in short, everyone hasn't arrived yet. But today, the rehearsal hall was packed even before downbeat, and more players continued to arrive through the afternoon.
This is the NMA's 20th anniversary this year. Our director, Wilbur Smith, has ensured that our program will honor this important event with patriotic favorites as well as new music written for this occasion. And Ray Ascione has again agreed to conduct some of the concert. Ray was the leader of the Naval Academy Band. I heartily endorse this decision; anyone who's good enough to conduct the Naval Academy Band is good enough to lead the NMA concert band.
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