DONOR LEVELS
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$25 donation receives a souvenir collector VBMF 2010 lapel pin
$75 donation
receives a souvenir collector VBMF 2010 lapel 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 VBMF 2010 lapel 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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MINNESOTA BANDS at VBMF 2010
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Happy New Year!!
Welcome to issue #5 of the VBMF 2010 e-Newsletter! We've now crossed the threshold into 2010 and the excitement is building for the festival. There are less than 8 months until showtime and we hope you've reserved the dates on your calendar: August 5-8, 2010 in Northfield, Minnesota and surrounding communities.
Between now and the beginning of the festival, we'll continue to highlight our national and international bands and our Minnesota bands that will play next summer. In this issue we highlight two groups, Tschecharanka and Independent Silver Band . |
Tschecharanka: From the Heart of Europe
The
Bohemian style wind band Tschecharanka
performs brass dance and military music as it has been played in the Moravia
and Czech regions for more than a century. The group was founded in September
1999 by Thomas Zsivkovits, and started as a student group at the University of
Graz Department of Music and Arts. Zsivkovits, himself a student at the time,
has kept the ensemble of current and former students active for a decade.
The 12 members are from communities in South Burgenland, near the Hungarian
border, and also near the Austrian region of Styria. Most of the veteran
members are music teachers, amateurs, and university students. The band
consists of trumpets, clarinets, trombones, baritones, tuba, and drums.
In its 10 years Tschecharanka has released five CDs with traditional Bohemian
polka music as well as some new modern arrangements . The band has
performed throughout Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, the
Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland. This is the first tour that the group
has made outside Europe.
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New Collector's Pin Available
 We've received the official VBMF 2010 cloisonne collector's pin that is available for any contribution at the $25 level and above.
We will send you a receipt acknowledging your contribution. This is all you need to qualify for a deduction on your income tax. In addition, your donation may qualify you for additional benefits during the festival. See the donor levels in the bar at the left.
Please send your contribution via check to:
Vintage Band Music Festival 2010,PMB 130,204 W. 7th StreetNorthfield, MN 55057
If you would rather use your credit card, you can do so through our PayPal account. Simply click on the paypal link and fill in the appropriate information.
Another location that accepts contributions on behalf of VBMF 2010 is givemn.org. Mastercard and Visa are accepted. |
Independent Silver Band
The Independent Silver Band was formed in 2004 in Mt.
Vernon, Illinois. The model that the band chose is that of an American town
band of the 1880's period. They began getting requests to do Civil War
music, so they chose to do a Civil War impression of an actual band modeled
after a regiment from Southern Illinois, the 48th Illinois Volunteers,
nicknamed "Pharoah's Army".
Their instruments are not built with the close
tolerances that exist with modern instruments and this causes leaks which can
cause intonation problems. Many of the instruments were played in
"high pitch" which was approximately A=445 vibrations per second, as
opposed to the modern pitch of A=440. The instrumentation requires a mixture,
which means modifications to the instruments had to be made.
The band plays all styles of historic band music and time periods
as the situation dictates. In their concert titled "ISB and
Beyond," they feature a couple of swing tunes. In addition to a
concert schedule, the Independent Silver Band has accompanied choruses and
church services.  
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E-Newsletter Archive
If you missed previous issues of the VBMF 2010 e-Newsletter, you can now view them at the e-newsletter archives. |
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