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    • About
      • Mission
      • History
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      • Contact
      • Donate
    • Village Voices
      • Voices Overview
      • Board & Members
      • Concert May 2022
      • Photos & Videos
      • Music Learning Aids
      • Voices Music Director
      • Past Music Directors
    • Villages Concert Band
      • Villages Concert Band
      • Concert Band Director
      • Past Music Director
    • Handbell Ensemble
    • Village Dancers
    • Piano Open Studio
    • Opera Lovers
    • Harp Connection
The Villages Music Society
  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • History
    • VMS Board of Directors
    • Contact
    • Donate
  • Village Voices
    • Voices Overview
    • Board & Members
    • Concert May 2022
    • Photos & Videos
    • Music Learning Aids
    • Voices Music Director
    • Past Music Directors
  • Villages Concert Band
    • Villages Concert Band
    • Concert Band Director
    • Past Music Director
  • Handbell Ensemble
  • Village Dancers
  • Piano Open Studio
  • Opera Lovers
  • Harp Connection

Villages Concert Band

Overview

Concert Band Director - Melson Varsovia

Melson joins the band for its 2022-2023 season.


Performance Season

The band's concert season runs from September through the end of May/early June. The band performs a wide variety of literature, including band classics, modern band concert music, popular songs, show tunes, film, and television music. These special musical events provide listeners and performers alike with an enriching experience. The band also brings in concert soloists for many of its concerts.


Distinguished guest performers in past seasons have included Jeanne Smith (mezzo soprano), Carlos Aguilar (bass), David Ladd Anderson (flute and sax), jazz and blues vocalist Nate Pruitt, Dr. Carl Blake (piano), Robert Calonico and Andrew Kotarba (clarinet), John Russell (trombone), Dale Wolford (alto saxophone), Rick Vandivier (guitar), and jazz singer Michelle Hawkins.


Membership

The band welcoming anyone who plays a woodwind, brass or percussion instrument, even pianists who are feeling adventurous to play percussion! Members of the band include The Villages residents, adults from the nearby San Jose community, and mature students from local schools. Requested dues are $25 per year.


Rehearsals

Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings from 7PM - 9:30PM at Cribari Auditorium, The Villages Golf & Country Club, 5000 Cribari Lane, San Jose CA 95135.


Contact Us

To inquire about joining the band or anything else, contact Victor Clifford at 1-408-802-1804, ConcertBandVMS@gmail.com

Band Members

Resident Musicians

  • Victor Clifford, alto/bass clarinet
  • David Bruce, clarinet
  • Vera Hutton, flute
  • Earl Levin, baritone sax
  • Kathi Levin, horn french
  • Christy Reid, alto sax
  • George Sutherland, alto sax
  • Philip Rentaria, tenor sax
  • Scott Beardsley, trumpet
  • Ken Cole, violin

Nonresident Musicians

  • Juliette Bettencourt, clarinet
  • Kristie Galleon, clarinet
  • Nancy Gimblett, bass clarinet
  • Steve Morgan, trumpet
  • Dawan Mohammad, tenor sax
  • Chuck Spencer, tuba
  • Bob Stagnaro, trombone
  • Sharon Trueblood, flute
  • Paul Lee, trombone
  • Steve Aviles, trumpet/flugelhorn

Student Musicians

  • Renuka Bhusari, alto sax
  • Christine De Guzman
  • Samuel Joseph, percussion
  • Madison Lee, Oboe
  • Dan Ngo, percussion
  • Jonathan Nguyen, alto sax
  • Megan Ou, french horn
  • Rachel Park, clarinet
  • Justin Thai, flute


Photo Gallery

    Concert Band Videos October 30, 2022

    Strike Up the Band

    by George Gershwin. Arranged by Jerry Brubaker. Performed with the Village Dancers.

    Captain America March

    by Alan Silvestri. Arranged by Michael Brown. Performed with Bernice Toy and Florinda Petcu, dancers and choreographers.

    Dark Knight Suite (video clip)

    by Hans Zimmer. Arranged by Victor Lopez. 

    Chillers and Thrillers

    by John Williams. Arranged by John Moss.

    Goldfinger (clip)

    From the James Bond Suite. Arranged by Frank Erickson

    Captain America rehearsal

    Strike Up the Band (clip)

    Rehearsal. clip.


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