THE SWAN COMMUNITY BAND

SWAN  (South West Area Neighborhood Association)  is an organization focused on community development.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

The SWAN Commuity Band is one of those departments.

The SWAN Organization is located at 275 Samuel McCree Way, Rochester, NY 14611.

President , Board of Directors  -  Ronald Lawrence Allen  (585) 436-8201 -  E-mail: rallen@swamonlone.com

Executive Director  -  Patricia A. Jackson  (585) 436-8201

Music DirectorNate Rawls    (585) 317-4354   -  E-mail: naterawls@yahoo.com                                                            

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Instruments In The Band

Flutes, oboes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, horns, trumbones, baritones, tubas, violins, basses, percussion & bells.

 

Rehearsals

The band is always excepting new membership and invites anyone who wants to play an instrumentmusic and perform

in a band to visit our band rehearsals. There are about 40  musicians playing weekly, with as many as, 200 musicians enrolled

in the band.  

                   SWAN Band meets twice a week for rehearsals at :                                                                              

                   Wilson Foundation At Madison Campus - which is the old James Madison School of Excellence

                   200 Genesee Street

                   Rochester, NY                                                            

                   TIME                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

                   Saturdays - 9:00am -  (band practice 10:00am - 12:00 noon)  and/or   Wednesdays - 5:00pm - 7:00pm   or  call  585-317-4353 

 

Levels & Ages                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

SWAN Band excepts all levels of playing musicians from beginners to advance and ranges in ages from 9yrs. & up

For informtion on the SWAN band, please call: (585) 436-8201 or  (585) 315-4353

 

SWAN Band Staff

Nate Rawls - Music Director, trumpet  & brass teacher, conductor    (585) 317-4353

Hosea Taylor - Assistant Director, clarinet & sax teacher

Tony Hiler - Drums, percussion  teacher

Cliff Butler - Electric bass teacher

Dilynda Cassoni (Lady D) - General assistant to the Nate Rawls and the band, drums & percussion, vocals, Emcee

 

Volunteers

Karen Bailey - Instrument Instruction (Music Teacher , Rochester  City School  District)

Phil Fogarty - Drums - Percussion

 

Concert & Parade  Schedule for 2007

May 5 -Sat. - 2:00pm                       Community Spirit Parade                    S. Clinton Ave.      

June 2 - Sat. - Noon                         Square Fair                                           Aberdeen Square Park/Aberdeen/Woodbine/Post

June 9 - Sat. - 2:00pm                      City Wide Fundraiser/SWAN            S&T Lounge/328 North Street

June                                                   Wellness Fair                                        Wilson/Madison Campus

June 16 - Sat. - 1:30pm-2:30pm       Juneteenth Health Fair                        Susan B. Anthony Square

August 7 - Tues. - 5:00pm              Nat'l Night Out                                     Genesee Valley Park

August 11 - Sat. 1:00pm                 Old Timer's Picnic                                Genesee Valley Park

August 11 - Sat. - 11:00am             Caribbean Festival Parade                  Liberty Pole/Main St./Frontier Field

August 18 - Sat. - 10:00am             Clarissa Street Festival                        Clarissa Street

September                                        SouthWest Festival                             Wilson Madison Campus

September 9 - Sun.                         Gateway Music Festival                       Kilbourne Hall/Eastman

October 18 -                                    SWAN 25th Year Anniversary          Wilson/Madison Campus

 

POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL GIGS:

Memorial Day Parade

Art Walk

Park Ave. Festival

Boulder Coffee Cafe

Other Neighborhood Events

 

*SPECIAL NOTE: the dress for all performances is black top and black bottom and never forget to put on your teamwork attitude!

Hope to see you soon at these performances!!                                                

 

                                                                                         


 

 
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