Ohlone College Bands – May Concerts Announced!

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Dan
Mission Peak Brass Band – Brilliant Brass
Saturday, May 4, 2019 • 3:00pm • Foothill Presbyterian Church, 5301 McKee Rd, San Jose CA 95127
In the tradition of British-style Colliery Bands, The Mission Peak Brass Band is chuffed to present an engaging introduction to the brass band genre. The program promises to be chockablock full of musical styles – from the storytelling of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and James Horner’s The Mask of Zorro to the ethereal Pie Jesu by Gabriel Faure, the rousing Spitfire & Hurricane March by F.S.Robson/S.Hague, and music by such well-known British composers as Philip Sparke, Ben Hollings, and Peter Graham. Our featured performers include John Monroe on Euphonium, Chris Wilhite on Flugelhorn, Dave Adams and Ken Walter on Cornet and Keith Johns on Eb Soprano Cornet. It’s going to be the bee’s knees!
Tickets $15 in advance and $17.50 at the door.
For more information, visit http://www.foothillpc.org/mission-peak-brass-band-2019
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Ohlone Wind Orchestra – Springtime Sketches
Sunday, May 5, 2019 • 7:30pm • Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont
Come join the Ohlone Wind Orchestra as they tell stories of war, romance, tradition, nature, and more – through music. Included are: Shaker Suite by Rayburn Wright (featuring the Ohlone College Brass Quintet and Shaker melodies from Appalachian Spring), the tragic yet romantic Riften Wed by Julie Giroux, the fast-paced Frenergy by John Estacio, the sacred hymns of Sacred Harp by Jay Bocook, the grandiose Marche Slave by Peter Tchaikovsky, the graceful and gritty Pageant by Vincent Persichetti, and more.
Tickets $15/$10 at the door or www.SmithCenter.com. Parking is $4.
For more information, visit www.OhloneWindOrchestra.org
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Ohlone Community Band and Ohlone Tuba Ensemble – Pops in the Park
Saturday, May 11, 2019 • Noon • Performance Pavilion, Central Park, Fremont
Come join the Ohlone Community Band and the Ohlone Tuba Ensemble as they present a FREE Concert in the Park. First will be the one-of-a-kind Ohlone Tuba Ensemble – featuring over 20 tubas! Then the Ohlone Community Band takes the stage, featuring such pieces as: The Great Locomotive Chase by Robert W. Smith, Captain America March by Alan Silvestri, Fugue on Yankee Doodle by J.P. Sousa, The Incredibles by Michael Giacchino, Ben Hur by Miklos Rozsa, Bunch O’Bones by Richard Fote (featuring the trombone section), and Colonel Bogey March by Kenneth Alford (with free kazoos provided). Bring a blanket, a picnic basket, and enjoy the music!
FREE CONCERT!
For more information, visit www.OhloneCommunityBand.org
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March 13, 2019 – OCB Presents a FREE CONCERT at Ohlone College in Fremont!

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Dan

The old saying goes: “FREE is Better then Cheap!” So – the Ohlone Community Band (OCB) invites One & All to join us in the Jackson Theater of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts “On the Hill” at Ohlone College in Fremont – for an amazing FREE Concert performed by the amazing Ohlone Community Band. The 60 Band Members and Conductor Tony Clements have put together a FREE Concert of Band Members’ Favorites representing the Last 10 Years of music played by the Band under Tony’s leadership. And though all tickets can be obtained at the Smith Center Box Office for FREE – there is nothing “cheap” about the quality of the Band Music that this 40+ year old Ohlone College Music Machine will provide on March 13.

March 13, 2019 – Doors Open at 7:00pm – Downbeat is at 7:30pm

The Ohlone Community Band (OCB) is a self-funded part of the Music Course Offerings of Ohlone College Community Education. Membership is open to all Brass, Woodwind, String Bass & Percussion Musicians. We rehearse every Wednesday evening, 7:30-9:30pm, in TV Studio B (SC-144) on the Ohlone College Fremont Campus. And – in the Fall of 2019 we will be moving into the beautiful new Band Room (Room 2317) that is part of newly-constructed Academic Core of the Ohlone College Fremont Campus.

For more information – contact Dan Smith at: dansmith@ohlone.edu

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OCB – FREE Concert – March 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Dan

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The Winds of March 2019

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Dan

The Ohlone College Band Program, under the auspices of Ohlone College Community Education and the Ohlone College Foundation

“Keeping the Community in Ohlone Community College!”

present: 

The Winds of March 2019

 Mission Peak Brass Band

Take Flight!

Friday, March 8, 2019 • 8:00pm • Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont

The Mission Peak Brass Band presents a tasty “flight” of music for your listening pleasure. Soar with us, (and E.T.) in Fanfare & Flying Theme from E.T. The Extra Terrestrial by John Williams. We will reach new heights with Eagle Squadron March by Kenneth J. Alford and Where Eagles Sing by Paul Lovatt-Cooper. Additional pieces include Into the Future by Max Stannard and The Graces of Love by Oliver Waespi, among others. Our members have been practicing hard and certainly won’t be just winging it!

Tickets $15/$10 at the door or www.SmithCenter.com. Parking is $4
For more information, visit www.MPBB.org

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Ohlone Wind Orchestra

American Composers & Folks Songs

Sunday, March 10, 2019 • 7:30pm • Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont

Come out for an evening of delightful music as the Ohlone Wind Orchestra celebrates 20th century American composers. Music will include Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew by James Curnow, Elegy by John Barnes Chance, Mt. Everest by Rossano Galante, Suite from the Legend of Alcobaca by James Sochinski, and the haunting Ghost Train by Eric Whitacre. Also included will be the folk song favorites Walking Tune by Percy Grainger and English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughn Williams.

Tickets $15/$10 at the door or www.SmithCenter.com. Parking is $4
For more information, visit www.OhloneWindOrchestra.org

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Ohlone Community Band – Free Concert!

The Best of Ohlone Community Band

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 • 7:30pm • Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont

The Ohlone Community Band presents a concert to beat all concerts! All of our band members and director have voted – this concert will include our favorite pieces over the last 10 years. Included will be such pieces as Silverado by Bruce Broughton, First Suite in E-Flat (Chaconne) by Gustav Holst, Valdres March by Johannes Hanssen, Yosemite Autumn by Mark Camphouse, March from “1941” by John Williams, and The Witch and The Saint by Steven Reineke. Also, don’t miss the raucous drum feature from Riverdance by Bill Whelan.

All Seats Free of Charge! (Sponsored by a Donation from D/S Enterprises)
Free Tickets at the door or at the Smith Center Box Office on Campus. Parking is $4.
For more information, visit www.OhloneCommunityBand.org

For more about Music at Ohlone Community College:
www.ohlone.edu/music/schedule

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Ohlone College Bands – Holiday Extravaganza – December 1, 2018

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Dan

This Saturday “On the Hill” at Ohlone College! All Four Ohlone College Bands conducted by Tøny Clements, plus the reignited Ohlone College Chamber Singers, conducted by Chad Cygan! Downbeat at 1:00PM (Rain or Shine!). Oh! And a chance to Conduct the Ohlone Wind Orchestra! Be There!

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