A bit of musical ‘fanfare’ for Lodi: Composer serving as conductor to his 8-minute march’s debut performance

May 16, 2010
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By Tony Sauro Published in the Stockton Record on May 16, 2010 Max Simoncic had a good time composing the music. He always does. He just didn’t know he’d actually be conducting his “Fanfare and March,” too. He can handle it, though. “My memory doesn’t serve me well some times,” said Simoncic, a Stockton resident [...]

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For Virginia Hoskins, 91, playing music is a way of life

May 15, 2010
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by Lauren Nelson Published in the Lodi News-Sentinel May 15, 2010 Virginia Hoskins may be 91, but she’s still active in the Lodi Community Band. Though she played the drums in the band for almost 45 years, she now plays the bells, or mallets. The Lodi resident, who also plays the piano and organ, will [...]

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Registration for Spring 2010 Semester

December 16, 2009
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When the spring semester begins on January 19, 2010, the Lodi Community Band’s rehearsals will continue on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Band Room of Millswood Middle School, 233 North Mills Avenue, Lodi, California. Our first rehearsal in 2010 will be on Monday, January 25. In order to be a member of the [...]

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Christmas Concert

November 24, 2009
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The Lodi Community Band’s Annual Gift to the Community Monday, December 14, 2009 7:00 p.m. Charlene Powers Lange Performing Arts Theatre Hutchins Street Square 125 South Hutchins Street Lodi, California Featuring our very special guests: Stockton Portsmen Barbershop Chorus Selections include: An American Christmas The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Away in A Manger [...]

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Veterans’ Day Commemoration

November 10, 2009
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Join us! The Lodi Community Band will again be participating in Lodi’s annual Veterans’ Day Commemoration Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:00 a.m. American Legion Lodi Post 22 320 N Washington St Lodi, CA 95240-0608 Call (209) 368-1420 for more information about the ceremony. Click here to get directions. Musical highlights will include: Patriotic marches such [...]

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Join us in the Pumpkin Patch

September 23, 2009
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Children’s Concert at the Phillips Farms Pumpkin Patch Sunday, October 25, 2009 1:30 p.m. 4580 West Highway 12 Lodi, CA 95242 (209) 368-7384 Featuring scary, spooky, fun musical selections sure to entertain the entire family!

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Join us at the Lodi Grape Festival

September 13, 2009

Jthe Lodi Community Band at the Lodi Grape Festival on Saturday, September 19, 2009, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.. The Band will be performing on the Foster Lumber Stage situated just inside the Festival Grounds’ Main Gate. (Click here to download a map.) Admission prices are: Children 5 & Under: Free Youth 6 – 12: [...]

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