Meet the Band: Dave (Saxophone)

Dave has been with the band since 2003 and plays the alto saxophone; he is also a board member and our part-time music librarian

He recently graduated from college with a Degree in Teaching  social studies teacher.

He thinks guitar "is really cool" if he could play any other instrument; and his fun fact---he loves and raises ttortoises!!!

He likes our band because, "NECB is a welcoming group and provides a low-stress environment in which to make music with other people and be challenged to grow as a musician. It's fun, has some great people in it, and is close to home! (It's also the only band I've ever played in, so it's not like I have much to compare it to... :) )".

Meet the Band: Jenny (Flutes)

Jenny -has been with the band since 2016 and plays Flute.

In her regular life she teaches early childhood music, gives private flute and piano instruction, and sees clients for music therapy.

In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out/food/arts/being outside with her husband Jordan (Trumpet), tutoring Somali women in English, reading fiction, helping at church, spending time with friends and family, and playing with their "awesome" cat Milo.

She is a "jam canning newbie" and hopes to do more--they have cherries, rhubarb, and Concord grapes in their yard, and trying to cultivate raspberries and strawberries.

She loves teaching music and helping people; and if she could play any other instrument, it would be percussion. With NECB band, she enjoys "playing great music with my husband and other fun people in the neighborhood!"

Meet the Band: Anna (Clarinet)

 Anna - plays Clarinet, and is coming up on a year in the band as she joined in January 2017. In her non-band life she is a reading tutor in a local first-grade classroom, and lives with 27 potted plants. Definite green thumb!

Her dream profession would be a dog whisperer, and she thinks playing the trombone looks pretty fun and would be something she'd like to try given the chance.