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The British Columbia Regiment Band is an
unauditioned band. Feel free to drop by a rehearsal to have a
listen, or sit in with your instrument.
As a civilian volunteer in a voluntary band assisting the Canadian Forces, you
should expect:
- not to be paid for playing or rehearsing;
- to pay no fees for belonging to the Band;
- to provide your own instrument;
- to wear the provided uniform, when required, in a
militarily-acceptable fashion;
- to wear your hair above the collar (either with an appropriate
haircut, or by tying it up);
- to march and drill while playing in street parades or in
military ceremonies (you may choose to do only "sit-down" concerts
if you are prevented from marching for medical reasons); and
- to find band practices to be casual and good-natured, though
hard-working.
Band rehearsals take place every Monday
evening, 1930-2130 (7:30PM-9:30PM) at the historic Beatty Street
Drill Hall. The "Stadium" SkyTrain stop is across the street from the
Drill Hall.
From a musical perspective:
- instrumentation is similar to that of a concert band (cornets
in preference to trumpets would be nice, but not essential!);
- the band plays a wide variety of music, from marches to
classical transcriptions to movie music and popular songs; and
- the music is at a "medium easy" to "medium" level of
difficulty.
Contact Brian Smith at 604-526-1887 if you have questions.
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