@mandy busy! Is the band ready?

@33MHz I think so. My concert is tomorrow. Tonight is step-kid 1’s very first (clarinet) and next week step-kid 2’s first (vocal) concert.

@mandy Oh I see. Thought you were performing three times. That's still a load. My week is pretty open.

@33MHz I’m afraid I’ll forget my Santa hat!

@mandy Wonder how many people are in your band?

@joe it varies 50-80. Maybe 65-70 lately? I really don’t know!

@mandy That’s quite a lot though, impressive that you can do it with a large group although it must be a challenge at least early on.

@joe It is normal for a symphonic band to have multiple players per part. Adult community bands don’t usually turn anyone away. I think if it is strictly one player per part they call it “wind ensemble” but I could be wrong.