Dear Fellow Musician,
Please consider this a
personal invitation to become a valuable and
respected member of the highly prestigious and renowned Placentia
Symphonic Band, the largest year-round adult
all-volunteer concert band in California and one of the largest concert
bands of its kind in the United States.In
May 2011, the
Placentia Symphonic Band began its eleventh year
of
concerts for the people of Southern California. Since its debut
in 2001, we have performed over one hundred sixty different
selections of music in fifty-five performances and special
concerts. We regularly perform concerts in the White House
East Room at the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on
Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day. We have made
over twenty appearances at the Nixon Presidential Library
and routinely
draw
standing-room-only audiences at these events. On Memorial
Day of 2009, we performed to a standing room only audience of
over 750 in the White House East Room of the Nixon Presidential
Library, making this the largest audience to attend an event at the Library since the funeral services for President
Nixon in 1994. Membership in the Placentia
Symphonic Band includes musicians who were
in the music ensembles at Appalachian State University, Arizona State
University, Azusa Pacific University, Berklee College of Music, Biola
University, Boston Conservatory, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo, CSU Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, CSU Los Angeles, CSU Northridge,
CSU Sacramento, Cerritos College, Chaffey College, Chapman University,
Cypress College, DePaul University, Drake University, East Tennessee
State University, El Camino College, Emporia State University,
Fullerton College, Golden West College, Grand View College, Indiana
University of Pennsylvania, Irvine Valley College, John Brown
University, Long Beach City College, Los Angeles Valley College,
Louisiana State University, Michigan State University, Mt. San Antonio
College, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Orange Coast
College, Pasadena College, Pepperdine University, Queen's University of
Kingston-Ontario-Canada, Riverside City College, San Diego State
University, San Jose State University, Santa Ana College, Southern
Oregon University, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC
Riverside, UC San Diego, University of Arizona, University of Hawaii,
University of Houston, University of Illinois, University of Iowa,
University of Kentucky, University of Massachusetts Lowell, University
of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of North Texas,
University of Redlands, University of Southern California, and Western
State College. Many current and former
university, college, high school, middle
school, and elementary music teachers play in the Placentia Symphonic
Band as well as veterans of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine
Corps, and U.S. Navy Bands. The Placentia Symphonic Band
rehearses every Thursday from 7:00pm to
9:15pm in the Valencia High School Band room. To attend one of our
rehearsals, take the 57 Freeway to the city of Fullerton, north of the
interchange with SR91. Exit at
Chapman Avenue and head east on Chapman Avenue (away from CSU
Fullerton). At the top of the hill, turn left (north) on Bradford
Avenue. At the bottom of that hill, turn right into the first white iron gate
at VHS. Follow the road for 100 yards to the music building at
the back of the school.
Advanced adult musicians are
invited to attend rehearsals for
membership consideration. Consider attending a rehearsal and
returning to where it began for all of us - playing your horn!
John Hausey
Director/Conductor
Dr. Collette Hausey
Executive Director/Conductor
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