Cortland Community Band

Band Notes, August 2009 from Janice Powell Hill.

OH, the joys of summer and being a Cortland Community Band member. On lovely summer nights we get to entertain many, many people sitting in their lawn chairs relaxing and letting the music embrace them, often times with small children whirling and dancing to our musical presentations. Sounds magical, doesn't it? It is for us. We had a really nice summer concert season with memorable performances starting at the Cortland Relay for Life, performing on the lawn at Grace UMC, the always lovely setting of Lake Vista, being invited to take part in a special anniversary program at Central Park Apts. in Niles, our annual visit to the Viets House Strawberry Social, then at Howland Scope. My favorite was performing at the McKinley Memorial in the big hall which rang and made us sound like we were 100 strong instead of 50. Loved it! We also entertained at several local nursing homes and always enjoy the smiles and applause of the residents and their caregivers. We're currently on break but will resume practice on Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 7-9 pm at the Lakeview Middle School. If you'd like to join us, please feel free to stop by and see if we might be just the thing to fill in your Wednesday evenings. There are no auditions, no dues, no obligations. Just must have the love of music and enjoy being part of a productive organization, the Cortland Community Band. If you have questions feel free to call 330-652-2424 or 330-395-1656, or check out our website at www.cortlandcommunityband.org.

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