ALPHORNS performed for receptive fans during Crazy Daze!
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On July 23, the Swiss Alphorns from Minneapolis entertained Northfield attendees of Crazy Daze 2009. Thanks to Vicki Wheeler and her colleagues for a great show!!
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DONOR LEVELS
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$25 donation receives a souvenir collector VBMF 2010 pin
$75 donation receives a souvenir collector VBMF 2010 pin and admission
to all concert and dance events
$150 SILVER CORNET donation makes the donor a sponsor of the
festival. The donor receive passes and tickets to all reserved/limited space
events and receptions, a free t-shirt, a souvenir collector VBF pin, and a
souvenir poster.
$250 GOLDEN EUPHONIUM donation makes the donor a founder of
the festival. The donor receives all passes and souvenir gifts, and will be invited join the international
musicians and scholars for a special evening reception.
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Welcome to the third issue of the VBMF e-Newsletter! There are less than 11 months until showtime and we hope you've reserved the dates on your calendar: August 5-8, 2010 in Northfield and surrounding communities.
Between now and the beginning of the festival, we'll highlight one of our national and international bands and one of the Minnesota bands that will play next summer. In this issue we highlight two groups, one that will be appearing during the next seven days (Västerösterbotten) and the other that will be on hand during the festival in 2010 (Russian Horn Capella).
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Västerösterbotten will perform during the Defeat of Jesse James Days
Västerösterbotten
will be performing in Northfield during Defeat of Jesse James Days weekend, September 10-13, 2009, under the
sponsorship of the Vintage Band Festival 2010. The group of seven brass
players, all St. Olaf College students, was formed in 2007 and specializes
in Scandinavian dance music (polka, schottische, waltz, etc.) and
authentic music of the American Civil War. On Saturday
September 12, they will make several short appearances on Division Street in the
early afternoon.
On Sunday afternoon, September 13, they will appear in the Grand Parade
riding on a Korean War-era transport truck. Parade start is at 2 p.m. and the route begins at the Northfield High School parking lot and continues north along Division Street. In addition to carrying the band, the truck will be pulling a wagon carrying the latest in vintage-band statuery produced by Steve and Judy Swanson of Northfield. The Swansons created a marvelous piece from old musical instruments that graced the Vintage Band Music Festival 2006. They've fashioned a new piece inspired by their first and it will debut this Sunday afternoon in Northfield.
Be sure to catch this youthful act and shout out your support!
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The Russians are Coming!!
The Russian Horn Capella hails from St. Petersburg. Russian horn music principles are
quite unique and different from everything else that is known in the
world's music. Each player in the Russian horn orchestra can play only
one note with his horn. Seventeen professional musicians each play two to five instruments (a
total of seventy-two for the full ensemble) ranging in size from 3.94
inches (10 cm) to 8 feet 2.5 inches (2.5 m). Each instrument is a
copper cone, with no cylindrical portion, which creates a unique sound,
not that of our modern orchestra horn. Yet, the sounds of all horns in the orchestra
merge into accomplished, diverse and astonishing music.
The music the Russian Horn Capella plays first appeared in St. Petersburg in 1751 and could be
heard in Russia for about a hundred years. Between the mid-17th century and 2001, the horn music was dormant. In 2001, Sergey Peschansky revived the tradition and today the group is conducted by Dmitry Russo.
There are short videos on the Russian Horn Capella website as well as more information about this amazing group and its tradition. Get ready for a great experience with this ensemble during the 2010 Festival.
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| MINNESOTA BANDS IN VBMF 2010
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Jack Brass Jazz Band - Minneapolis
Dolcé Quintet - Minneapolis/St. Paul
WindWorks Quintet
Lake Wobegon Brass Band - Anoka
Sheldon Theatre Brass Band - Red Wing
Chatfield Brass Band - Chatfield Sheldon Theatre Band
New Ulm Original German Band - New Ulm
Ameriikan Poijat Finnish Brass Band - Northfield
Meire Grove Community Band - Meire Grove
 
Meire Grove Band Ameriikan Poijat
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We Need Your Financial Support!Remember, the festival needs advance financial support from many sources including private donations. Please send your contribution to:
Vintage Band Music Festival 2010
PMB 130
204 W. 7th Street
Northfield, MN 55057
If you're interested in volunteering or performing, or you have any questions about the festival, please send your comments to vbf2010@gmail.com.
VBF News Editor
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