Rehearsal Policy
For most rehearsals, the band meets on Tuesday evenings from 7 PM to 9 PM at The Margaret L. Vetter School at 3 Grant Avenue in Eatontown, NJ when school is in session.
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Rehearsals for the 2023 fall/winter concert season start in early September and last until the final fall/winter concert. The band takes a hiatus during the winter holiday season, and begins spring rehearsals in January for our final concerts in April and May.
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Rehearsals are mostly on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 PM (SHARP - actually about 10 minutes prior) until 9:00 PM, but we usually end 15 minutes prior. Early is on time, and on time is late. NOTE: Post COVID, we've tended to start at 6:50 PM and end by 8:30 PM without a break.
Winter Concert Rehearsal Schedule
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Tuesday, August 22, – Board Meeting - 7:00 pm, Bast Residence in Neptune
Tuesday, September 12 – First Rehearsal in Eatontown at 6:50pm sharp
Tuesday, September 19, 26 – Rehearsal in Eatontown
Tuesday, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – Rehearsal in Eatontown
Tuesday, November 7 – Vetter School Conferences – Rehearsal at Atonement Lutheran Church 308 First Avenue, Asbury Park
Tuesday, November 14 (returning to Vetter), 21, 28 – Rehearsal in Eatontown
See Winter Holiday Concert Schedule for details.
Sunday, December 3 – Concert-2:00 pm-warm-up 1:30 pm-St. John’s Methodist Church 2000 Florence Street, Hazlet
Tuesday, December 5 – Concert-7:30 pm-warm-up 7:00 pm- (NEW VENUE) Equestra Rt. 33 at East San Marco Blvd. Farmingdale
Sunday, December 10 – Concert-2:00 pm-warm-up 1:30 pm-St. Thomas Lutheran Church135 Salmon Street, Brick
Winter Break During Holidays
Spring Concert Rehearsal Schedule
Tuesday, January 2 – Board Meeting–7:00 pm- Bast Residence in Neptune
Tuesday, January 9 – First Rehearsal in Eatontown at 6:50pm sharp
Tuesday, January 16, 23, 30 – Rehearsal in Eatontown
Tuesday, February 6, 13, 20, 27 – Rehearsal in Eatontown
Tuesday, March 5, 12, 19, 26 – Rehearsal in Eatontown
Tuesday, April 2 – no rehearsal – Spring Break
Tuesday, April 9, 16, 23 – Rehearsal in Eatontown
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See Spring Concert Schedule for details.
Sunday, April 28 – Concert-2:00 pm-warm-up 1:30 pm- St. John’s Methodist Church 2000 Florence Street, Hazlet
Tuesday, April 30 – Rehearsal in Eatontown
Sunday, May 5 – Concert-2:00 pm-warm-up 1:30 pm-St. Thomas Lutheran Church 135 Salmon Street, Brick
Tuesday, May 7, 14 – Rehearsal in Eatontown
Saturday, May 18 – Concert-7:30 pm- Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall-Princeton University-68 Nassau Street, Princeton
Tuesday, May 21 – Band Dinner-6:00 pm-Jumping Brook Country Club 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune