PSST!!  You, there!

Do you ever listen to a concert and wish you could play an instrument?

Do you already play an instrument, but find yourself wishing you played a different instrument?

Have you recently started playing a band or orchestra instrument but haven't had any place to play with others?

Have you ever thought back on how much fun it was to play that instrument you played many years (decades!) ago and wish you could do it again?

Do you watch your kids play in band or orchestra and think that it really looks like fun?

Do you want to play your instrument, but don't want the stress of the standard community band or orchestra?

If so, we are the music group for you! 

BUT, I HAVEN'T A CLUE WHAT THE LITTLE BLACK MARKS ARE ON THE PAGE!!!!! We'll teach you, right from the beginning.

The Sudbury Valley New Horizons Band or Sudbury Valley New Horizons Strings is your entrance to the world of instrumental music in a non-competitive and non-intimidating musical environment. A place where your personal best is always good enough. Sudbury Valley New Horizons Music is an organization for adults who love music and want to be involved in playing music with others. (Worried that you won't have enough air or your arthritis is too bad?? See our Frequently Asked Questions)

Come play with us! Explore our site to learn more and feel free to just come and listen or sit in for a week or two to see if SVNHM is the place for you. We rehearse at Wayland Middle School on Wednesday evenings. Most people arrive between 6:15-6:30 for the evening rehearsal and rehearsal runs until 8:15.  Our jazz group rehearses from 8:15-8:45 after Wednesday's rehearsal.

New this year for the band, there will also be beginner classes & band rehearsals on Monday afternoons at the Loker School (see the Daytime Rehearsal page for more info).

Check our calendar link for when we are rehearsing. Email Diane for more info on any of the above.

WHERE??

Wednesday evening rehearsals are at Wayland Middle School, 201 Main Street, in the cafeteria. Come in the front door, turn right and come to the cafeteria.

Monday afternoon rehearsals and Monday afternoon beginner classes are at the Loker School, 47 Loker Street, in Wayland. Do not come to the front door, go to the back of the main parking lot and come up the ramp (with the two white railings) that is between the two large murals. Turn right down the hall and 14A is on your left. Wear your name tag!! (You will get one the first time you come)

MEDIA & AUDIO/VISUAL

Town Crier articles  

• December 28, 2011 (Welcome beginners!)
• September 3, 2011
• June 21, 2011
• May 30, 2011
• December 18. 2010
• October 13, 2010
• September 10, 2010
• July 13, 2010 - Mike Masailo, 92, guest conducts SVNHB

VIDEO - Band Outdoor Concert, July 11, 2012 behind the Wayland Town Building. WayCam.TV (It might say "jazz band" but it is the concert band - they are fixing it)

VIDEO - Jazz Band Outdoor Concert, June 14, 2012 behind the Wayland Town Building. WayCam.TV

VIDEO - WHO ARE WE?  Wellesley Cable TV did a great video on SVNHB in the summer of 2010.  It can be viewed at WayCam.TV (Wayland Cable)

VIDEO - WINTER CONCERT 2010 - WayCam.TV recorded our winter concert and it is posted on WayCam.TV

ABC clip about New Horizons Orchestra in Mesa, AZ.

NPR article on the New Horizons International Music movement!

Pictures are posted for our Spring 2011 concert

NEWS

PICTURES FROM OUR
MAY CONCERT

Thanks to Russ Keene for taking the pictures!

UPCOMING CONCERTS

• Go to our Sound Files page for a recording of our May 4, 2013 concert.
• Assisted Living Facility TBA, Wednesday, June 12. Call time 6:30, Concert 7:00. Band (Strings?)
• Wayland outdoor concert behind the Wayland Town Building, Wednesday, July 10. Call time 6:30, concert 7:00. Band.

SUMMER SESSION starts June 5 and runs 6 wees, through our July 10 concert. Click the link below for a registration form. (Not yet sure if there will be Monday rehearsals)

Summer Registration Form

FALL SESSION begins September 11, 2013.

Wednesday evening rehearsals Intermediate Band and Strings and current beginner classes, at Wayland Middle School. Most people arrive around 6:15; rehearsal begins 6:40.

OR...

Band members, the MONDAY DAYTIME BAND REHEARSAL Mondays, at the Loker School. See the Daytime Band page for more details.*

*Band members may come to either Monday afternoon or Wednesday evening OR BOTH. When there is a holiday and no school on Monday, Monday rehearsals will move to Tuesday, same time, same place.

Good news! New Horizons at New England Music Camp is a go for this August 25-31! More info at nemcnewhorizons.com. Diane & Roy Ernst (who is the founder of the New Horizons Band movement) will be the conducters. There are still places availble! Sign up soon.

SVNHM is the official "sponsor" for NH at NEMC. What that means is that I am involved in making sure the camp meets the needs of New Horizons members. We are not sponsoring in any monetary way. Your fees go only toward the running of our groups.

What? No clue what those little black marks are on the paper?
We will teach you! Contact Diane.

Quote of the day:

"There is no backspace key in music." Dean Tuba

So true! Talk about in the moment! Do you worry about your job or anything else while playing??

Great article from the NYT about conducting and what is going on as we wave our arms around. Be sure to look at the video, too. Fascinating use of technology!

I've posted an theory explanation of the "C, E & G walk into a bar..." joke. Go to the Musings page.

On the Wednesday before Christmas, we held our second annual Christmas Carol Sight-reading and Sing-a-long. It was well attended by about 40 people playing and singing and loving the music of Christmas. How cool to look out and see so many parent/child combinations playing side by side and to have friends and family join us to sing along! Great fun!

I've added a "Musings" section to our website.  I'm starting with that "Good Word", Opsimath.  But, anyone else who has a musing of some sort that might be interesting to others in our group of opsimaths, is welcome to submit it.