{"id":11185,"date":"2026-02-09T19:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T03:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/?page_id=11185"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:27:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salmon Arm Community Band \u2013<strong>&nbsp;<em>an inspired band of friends!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our band is based in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada and draws members from several outlying communities.  With a full complement of musicians and a renewed spark infusing every rehearsal, the ensemble feels bigger, brighter, and better than ever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Complete-band-from-balcony-Nov-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><style><br>a {<br>    text-decoration: none;<br>    color: #464feb;<br>}<br>tr th, tr td {<br>    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;<br>}<br>tr th {<br>    background-color: #f5f5f5;<br>}<br><\/style><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Rehearsals &amp; Membership Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<br \/>\n<p>Our rehearsals take place on <strong>Sunday evenings from September through mid\u2011May<\/strong>, with performances scheduled in <strong>December, March, and May<\/strong>, and occasional summer gigs.<\/p>\n<p>Rehearsals are held at <strong>Nexus at First United<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Set\u2011up:<\/strong> 6:30 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rehearsal:<\/strong> 7:00\u20139:00 PM (starts promptly)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Members are expected to <strong>practice their music during the week<\/strong> and come prepared, following the conductor\u2019s weekly guidance. <strong>Weekly email updates<\/strong> are sent out with rehearsal pieces, sectional schedules, and other important notes.<\/p>\n<p>We currently have <strong>limited openings for new members<\/strong>. If you\u2019re interested in joining this lively and engaging group, please contact our Music Directors for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim Johnston&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sd402@telus.net\">sd402@telus.net<\/a><br>Syd Griffith&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:griffithsydneye@gmail.com\">griffithsydneye@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salmon Arm Community Band \u2013&nbsp;an inspired band of friends! Our band is based in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada and draws members from several outlying communities. With a full complement of musicians and a renewed spark infusing every rehearsal, the ensemble feels bigger, brighter, and better than ever! Rehearsals &amp; Membership Information Our rehearsals take &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-11185","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11185"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11570,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11185\/revisions\/11570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacband.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}