Welcome to the Community Band of the Palouse!

Rehearsals: Rehearsals are held Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. We encourage regular attendance. Please inform the director and someone in your section if you must be absent. Rehearsals are held through most of the year, with breaks between the Fall and Spring seasons (from mid-December to mid-February and from mid-July to early September).

Folders: Folders are available for practice and rehearsal and must be checked out from our music manager. The black folder must be returned to every rehearsal in order to make certain that there is enough music for everyone and that all parts are covered. In the event that you can’t attend rehearsal, please make sure your folder is returned to someone who can bring it to practice.

Uniform: For more formal / on-stage concerts, band members wear all black clothing (‘concert black’) or a white shirt and black pants or skirts. For less formal or outdoor concerts, our uniform consists of a red  polo shirt with the CBOP logo worn with black pants or skirt. During summer outdoor performances, hats may also be worn. Recommendations will be provided for purchasing red polo shirts and CBOP logo patches.

Performances: A schedule of performances will be made available as soon as possible, depending on scheduling for venues. This information will be sent out via email to the band email list and posted to the band website and Facebook pages. For most performances, band members will need to bring their own music stands. CBoP has a set of plexiglass windscreens and clothes pins that may be used to help secure music from blowing away.

Roster: A band roster with contact information will be provided. Please give your contact information (name, instrument, phone, email) to the director or a board member in order to be added to the roster.

Auf Gehts: Auf Gehts is the German band component of the CBoP. Auf Gehts has performed community events for more than 40 years and does an important service for the band in that several of the annual performance gigs are for donations that support the band treasury. Please consider participating in Auf Gehts at least once through the performance season.

Donations: CBoP is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation which allows us to receive donations. We welcome contributions that help support our educational and musical activities.

We have in place a suggested donation schedule that applies to band members.

• Suggested band donations are collected twice per year in September (Fall) and March (Spring).
• Suggested amounts per trimester are: $40-50 for adults; $15 for students; and $10 for high school students.

Money collected supports our activities including rental costs for rehearsal and performance spaces, a small stipend for our director, liability insurance, post office box rental, music purchase, and other minor expenses.

Member donations are not required to participate; if you are unable to pay the full amount, we will accept whatever amount is feasible.

High School Students: High school players who are able to perform at a high level of musicianship are welcome with parental consent. The Community Band of the Palouse has always been a safe and encouraging environment for young musicians and will remain so. High school students are expected to observe the standards outlined for attendance and the responsibility for returning folders to rehearsal.

Contacts: Matt Zook, Music Director, 208-669-0721 (phone);  mattdzook@gmail.com (email).

Facebook page: http://facebook.com/palouseband

Website: http://palouseband.org

Band email: palouseband@gmail.com