SHOW NOTESEpisode 011 • May 5, 2024  FIRST STRAIN News ‘n’ Notes: • Irondequoit Concert Band begins its 50th anniversary season: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/things-to-do/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/2322794-irondequoit-concert-band-50th-anniversary-spring-concert http://www.irondequoitband.org https://nysmusic.com/2024/04/10/irondequoit-concert-band-presents-world-premiere-of-where-the-land-and-waters-meet/ • Newbury Park Adventist Academy band instruments stolen: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/high-school-ventura-band-visiting-san-diego-instruments-stolen/509-aa111bd7-da5a-432e-ae58-50a940b0b733 https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/community-rallies-to-help-newbury-park-academy-band-after-their-instruments-were-stolen/3399393/ https://www.mynpaa.com/mission-index  SECOND STRAIN • The Band Alumni Adoption Agency  TRIO This week’s interview guest: RICHARD SARGENT Richard’s Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/richard.sargent.1865 Franklin & Marshall College Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC-HkY8_kVgProgram PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ako5GRwVWPN71AdIN87Bfnz6XayaFWQ5/view Greenfield Military Band: https://www.facebook.com/GreenfieldMilitaryBand/  DOGFIGHT • Letters! We get letters! Elton John’s 2022 White House concert (the President’s Own plays at the very end,   CODA • What have we learned (in ten episodes)?  FOLLOW US! BandWagon RSS feed: feed.podbean.com/heyband/feed.xmlBandWagon website: heyband.podbean.comBandWagon on Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555170345309Rob ("HammertonMedia") on Facebook: facebook.com/HammertonMediaRob on X/Twitter: twitter.com/DrRob8487 SUBSCRIBE TO BANDWAGON! https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/eg706GUVzixV SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK! Email: [email protected]Voicemail: speakpipe.com/HeyBandWagon