2023 Logistics
(This page updated July 02, 2023)
Please avoid showing up unannounced. I want you to participate, but please Contact me so I can provide enough chairs, water, music, etc.
REHEARSAL
Location: Cupertino Middle School, 1650 S. Bernardo Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Date: Saturday, July 1st, 2023
Downbeat: 10:00 AM, end by 12 noon. Arrive early to setup & warmup
We'll be indoors. Chairs, stands, water fountain, & bathrooms available.
The main lot off Helena will probably be unavailable. There is street parking and side parking on Bernardo by the dumpsters.
PERFORMANCE NOTES
Bring your own music stand!
Location: Kevin Moran Park, 12415 Scully Ave, Saratoga
Date: Tuesday, July 4th, 2023
Call Time: 9:00ish AM. Arrive earlier, if possible - Parking is tight, there's always confusion, and the band is bigger this year - less elbow room under the canopy.
Down Beat: 9:30 AM.
Shade, chairs, water are provided, bring a music stand
Click here for the sheet music and schedule
Parking is limited, so if you're blessed with good health and a small instrument, please consider parking at or near Blue Hills Elementary School or Goleta Ave. and walking over highway 85 on the footbridge connecting Azule and Kevin Moran Parks. Thank you !
Performance Dress:
Comfy, clean, casual, patriotic. Remember the musician behind you. I.e. No large headgear
Shorts are fine
Prepare for possible sun exposure (sun glasses, hat, spf lotion). You might be seated at the canopy's perimeter.
Performance Checklist:
Music Stand (a few loaners available - contact me)
Instrument (loaner percussion available)
Music (limited # of loaner packets will be at both the rehearsal and the performance)
Sun protection: bring sunglasses, hat, lotion
Leave loose valuables at home, not in car (e.g. purse - there's NO designated safe storage area at the park)
Questions or Issues:
Send email via contact page or mgr@villageband.com
Tadashi: (408) 867-2121 cell or (408) 867-4577 home