ACB Connects! Sunday October 25, 2020 4 PM Eastern

• "THE BANDS PLAYED ON: ACB Community Bands Transposing into a New Reality”
• Speakers from:
• Greater Des Moines Community Band, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
• Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Galway, Ireland
• Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band, Rancho Cordova, California, United States
• St Johnsbury Band, St Johnsbury, Vermont, United States

Greater Des Moines Community Band, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Christa Miller, Director
• Carl Johnson, Assistant Director
• Bringing live music performances to the community amidst COVID through Pop Ups and beyond.
• https://www.facebook.com/Greater-Des-Moines-Community-Band-884424498300050/

Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Galway, Ireland

• Keith Kelly, Founder and Chairperson
• https://www.iswo.band/
• https://www.facebook.com/irishwindorchestra

Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band, Rancho Cordova, California, United States

• Lydia Bredin, President
• Tom Seaton, Musical Director
• Scott Hosner, Virtual Tech Artist
• To stay connected during their ride on the COVID-coaster, RCRCCB has been gathering weekly via Zoom, on which special guests have appeared. They have also recorded, produced, and distributed three virtual performances; and recently resumed rehearsals outdoors.  
• https://www.rcconcertband.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/ranchocordovarccb

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLBZg31MzxoLRZ7cSr_Gt8Q/videos

St Johnsbury Band, St Johnsbury, Vermont, United States

• David Hare, Manager
• Working with government, musicians, and community to have safe rehearsals and concerts.
• http://www.stjohnsburyband.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/St-Johnsbury-Band-1566758770214242

Links referenced during presentation will be provided after the session.

• St Johnsbury Band Protocols 

  http://www.stjohnsburyband.org/PDFfiles/COVID_19_Rehearsal_Protocols.pdf

• JW Pepper Copyright Resource for Virtual concerts 

  https://blogs.jwpepper.com/index.php/copyright-for-virtual-concerts-what-you-can-and-cannot-do/

• Global Band Room Facebook Group 

  https://www.facebook.com/groups/631136481014993/

• Creative Repertoire Initiative http://www.creativerepertoire.com

• ACB COVID-19 Forum http://www.acbands.org/acbforum

Video and Audio Software 

• aTube - for saving audio tracks from videos - https://www.atube.me/ 
• Audacity- audio mixing -  https://www.audacityteam.org/
• Blender - 3d modeling and animation - https://www.blender.org/
• Open Shot - video editing for prepping videos  - https://www.openshot.org/

The video recording of this session will be available to members of ACB only and can be found in the Members Area of the website after logging in. 

Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed in this presentation are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Association of Concert Bands and its employees or members. The information contained in this forum is provided on an "as is" basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness.