MCV On the Road: 2009 Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo

MCV is on the road once again, this time to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to appear in the 30th edition of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. The ensemble will begin rehearsals in Halifax on June 26 in preparation for Opening Night on July 1. For additional information please see our Tattoo webpage, otherwise please check out our blog for frequent on-site updates!

MCV blog: On the Road to Halifax - now live!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCV to perform at 2010 Edinburgh Military Tattoo Salute to Australia

MCV has accepted an invitation from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo to perform in their Salute to Australia Tattoo, to be presented in Sydney, Australia from February 3-9, 2010. Additional details on this grand spectacle will be forthcoming in the next few months. Further information on the Tattoo and MCV's plans for this trip will be posted on our On the Road to Sydney webpage as they become available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marching through May

MCV started the month of May with a performance at the William Diamond Muster on May 2, the soggy weather of the prior week cleared in time for a wonderful day of music. The ensemble then marched in three Memorial Day parades : Newton on May 17, Melrose on May 24 and Andover on May 25. Our next appearance will be on June 13 in the 200th Anniverary parade for Tyngsborough and June 14 we will march in the annual Bunker Hill Day parade in Charlestown, MA. Hope to see some of our fans then.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halifax Tattoo "Preview" A Success/ Patriots Day Weekend

MCV had a busy and successful Patriots Day weekend. The ensemble spent Friday night and all day Saturday in intensive music and drill rehearsals in preparation for our performance at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo in July. This was followed by a Preview of our Tattoo Show at the Lincoln Salute on Sunday 19 April. The weather was perfect and our performance was well received at the gathering.

MCV then marched in both the Concord and Lexington Patriots Day parades on Monday, 20 April, finishing our extended weekend. MCV will next appear at the William Diamond Muster on 2 May in Lexington, MA; we hope to see our fans there!

Photos courtesy and copyright, Glenn Harder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marching out of Winter

Our second parade of 2009 was on Sunday, March 29 in Manchester, NH. Unfortunately the beautiful early Spring weather we encountered in Scituate did not hold and Winter made one final appearance, though thankfully no snow. MCV marched on, appearing in our rain uniform and we were greeted by an enthusiastic audience. Our next public performance will be on April 11 in Bedford, Concord and Lincoln, Massachusetts. Please see our Calendar for further information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Grand Start to 2009

The 2009 outdoor season officially began on March 15th with MCV's performance in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Scituate, MA. Warmer than usual temperatures helped boost the audience attendance and made for an enjoyable day.

Photo courtesy and copyright, Glenn Harder

 

 

 

 

 

Download the Fife score or Flute score for the tune Sweetness of Mary, as featured on our In America album.

 

Fife & Flute Arrangements by John Ciaglia and Jim Clark Updated

Our Music Scores section, featuring arrangements by John Ciaglia, Jim Clark and members of MCV has been updated to include an arrangement of John Benoit's "Benjamin P. Emerick's Quickstep" to be published in the next issue of Ancient Times. Scored for both Fife and Flute, these popular arrangements are now available for purchase. Our site now features arrangements that can be heard on MCV's On Christmas Day album, the yet-to-be released Anthems album and on our latest album, In America.

Download quartet version of Benjamin P. Emerick's Quickstep