Know Your Section
Which Brass instrument usually plays base lines?
What is a Tuba?
Niente
What is fade to silence or to nothing
1970
When did SACB start?
Christmas Festival
Who is Leroy Anderson?
Longest standing band member here at retreat
Who is....?
Only woodwind that was never made of wood
What is the saxophone?
Giocoso
What is playing in a light playful manor?
Motto
What is Music is for Life?
March King
Who is John Philip Sousa?
Plays the most instruments here at retreat
Who is...?
Oldest instrument in a concert band
What is a flute?
Strepitoso
What is noisy/boisterous?
2010
What year did Angela become our Conductor?
Known for his very lyrical and optimistic music
Who is Frank Ticheli?
Talks the most other than conductor
Who is Heather Donlevy?
Brass instrument with the broadest range of notes
What is the French Horn?
Leitmotif
What is a recurring musical phrase associated with a particular character or theme?
13
What are the number of conductors SACB has had?
Jerry Wennes, Bob Heuermann, Peter Holt, Gene Osoba, Tom Smyth, Bill Coates, Walter Boldt, Robert King, Laurelie Nattress, Shannon Bolechowski, Graeme Peppink, Angela Schroeder, Kyle Swenson
Jaws
Who is John Williams?
Offers regular assistance to the band
What is a section leader?
Pitched & unpitched instruments
What are the two categories of percussion instruments?
FF
What is the sound level are we not allowed to play?
Alberta Provincial Museum
Where did the band perform for HRH Queen Elizabeth ll?
Hockey Night in Canada Binder Arrangement
Who is Howard Cable?
Current # members in SACB
What is 80 members?