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The Canadian Champion, Friday, December 29, 2006 - Bl ARTS Stop Smoking in Hl_OUP 111, 1-877-787-0873 Local concert band long overdue:m founders Rehearsals for new group set to start in February By Stephanie Thiessen CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Tlbute tsiust buc a butter wsayv That's xx bat nuw- Nitton restdents - anti long-tu ne pals - \ngeia Rozarto anti C -huis\ I Cictaieli t'touglit rulai h as beiy miadu ficu long driv e to Ftobitoke to play ni ficu concert band ibure. On ai leasi onuc occasion, C icttrelii said suie bond hei-suIt turning around fin NIississauga andi ong baclý home as it: ing rin pelted bier x nibud Bot tbeiu wasn't -a butter %vas, tha i s. Until nlow. (os un fie lnmbui ol new resitunis In ilw bis. Ilet ssealth of, cultural us units and flic woniitifl c\isliit ais' :ollnnitis inulnblial thai 1iti v xas flot alttxttiv a toiinniisît bantl- saul Roti ho plis s alto saxiitohon. J tîsi a luxs niiciiils agitheib pair - aloiîg xxii itîbto t esitlt'it anti miisit teaeber Kaîren Nuxion, alsîs a formeri ntumlbei oît tbe [ tobicolsu C olltntnnit\s ( oîîteit Bandl decde iut i ii thbir ox,\ i lonîg u ertiue banti ilt iion. A\nd so thu Miîlton C oncert Band ( M(1B3) was buîrn- -1 bu trio is no\x hnsy tecrtitilg iutsittans l or the MC 'B, xx bicb is scbeduluti tri bugin rubearsals il FuJ)ruarx. Biass, xxoodxxinds, pertussion and rhvthmn section nmcm- burs atre icielci xx itt al strîîîg nuud lor loweru brass tnstrn- itentilists anti a purtussiiîîist. Exciîed about ncw venture -sa 1clatis els iiesitieit of Miltoni t is tiu nîse\itiiig to begin working xx îî tbe we alîh of talent ni ibis arca andc absoiutuly terrifie that ibis ventre xviii taku off during Multon's I 50th anniversary yuar" saîd Ciuearelli, whrî plays clarinet. The band xviii practîse Thursdays [rom 8 10 10 p.m. at a location to be announced. Members nued to have their own instruments and music stands. Auditions aren't required. The band xviii bu made up of aduit amateur musicians - idealiy about 20 to 25 of them - [rom Milton and sur- rounding areas who are capable of piaying at an intermediate to advanced high suhool band level and are wiiling 10 put in the necessary regular practîse lime. The band's first performance is expecîed to bu held in the spring. The first year, itîIl give onu or îwo public perform- ances. After that, organtzers said they hope 10 perform fivu bo 10 limes annually. MCB will perform at least onu [rue concert each season as a way 10 give back to the community, Cîccarelli said. The band will cover mtusical styles including Broadway, big band, classical, conlemporary, jazz and popular. Rozanio said the audience and musicians will, 10 a large extent, delurmine the pieces selucted. Manty musicians find theres a lack of piaying opportuni- lies once îhey graduate from high sehool, Suxton explained. GRAHAM PAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION READY TO PLAY'~ Area musicians (f rom Ieft) Cheryl Ciccarelli, Bill Cunnîng, Alison Kim-Vilîanueva, Joseph Resendes, Karen Sexton, Angela Rozario and lIon Rozarto are amnong those part of the rsew Milton Concert Band. MCB was formed îo heip [iii îhaî void. "We miss the energy and excitement of an ensemble. Mosî imporîaniy, we miss havîng a reason t0 prautise and a venue wheru we can perform. For our members, MCB fulfils a nued 10 kuep thuir talent alive," Suxîon said. Mumbers, she said, will come [rom ail walks of lîfe. "Some of us have been out of suhool a long lime. Some of us have just graduaîed. We comne [rom uvery demographie and occupation," she said. Fronîing the band will bu musical director Joseph Resendes, a composer and woodwind musician whos pur- formed in the GTA arua for more than a decade. Resundes bas recuived numerous musical degrees at York University, where hu's currently working in the music depart- ment. "Our musical director is fantasîic," Ciccarelli said. So far, the reaction 10 the band has buen great, she said, with abouî 17 people already signed up. "1 îhink ils going 10 bu really successful," she added. Thu hest way for someone t0 determîne if the band is a good fit ix to show up for a couple oii the initiai rehearsals, Cictarelli suggusîed. There are pienîy of jobs avaitable for non-musical folk who wanî 10 gel involved, such as seliing tickets. For the inaugural season, band memburs will bu asked te, contribute $5 pur ruhearsai t0 cover operating uxpensus. Aflur îhat, a yearly membershir' fue wili bu charged. If you're inturested in joining MCB, forward your name, prufun'ud instrument, alîemnaîe instrument, years of musical uxperience, addruss, phone number and e-mail address via e- mail at milîonconcertband@gmail.com, or by phone at (416) 508-6106. You'll bu added 10 the band list and noîifiud when ruhuarsals begîn. 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