The fleet's in...

Another first rehearsal

The Navy Musicians Association Concert Band's first rehearsal is always a challenge: rehearsal time is limited, the music is challenging and the performance is Friday. 

The band has always met the challenge, and will this year, too.

Old friends and new

The Navy Musicians Association Concert Band's first rehearsal introduced us to new acquaintances...

...and reunited us with old shipmates.

Unit Cohesion

It's not something you order from a catalog and spray in the air. Unit cohesion comes from working together. Today,the NMA's Big Band worked morning and afternoon, and it payed off. We swung.

A few notes

- Here we are, back at work playing. Members continue to arrive and fit themselves into the day's activities.

- Today's schedule is unusual. The NMA Concert Band will meet at 1700, rehearse for an hour, then join the rest of us for a beer bash provided by the hotel. Rehearsal will resume at 1900.

It is expected that this last session will be extremely productive.

- I played more piano last night and this morning than I'd played during the entire previous year. My arms are now useless, flapping appendages. Yo--NMA pianists--where are you?

First rehearsal

One thing is abundantly clear: 0900 comes a lot earlier than it used to.