“We are the Watsonville Community Band,” announced Eugene Smith, the condu

At last night’s concert, the band performed a selection of pieces, from an Andy Williams song, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” to the quietly moving “Ave Maria.” They also played the “March of the Women Marines,” which was composed in 1943 for the Women Reserve band. That piece was a head bouncer and toe tapper, but the coolest thing about it is the fact that one of the members of the band was part of the original Women Reserve band.
The “Night Before Christmas” was read by the conductor, surrounded by many of the tiny
The concert was an hour long, and for an hour, I felt a sense of the warmth of small-town community. The Watsonville Community Band will be back to put on a spring concert for the town. I’m looking forward to it.
In the mean while, here are still a few more Christmas concerts in the co
- 12/10: Elementary School Holiday Concert, 7 pm, Rancho San Justo
- 12/10: Oriana Chorale Christmas Concert, 7:30 pm, Mission San Juan Bautista
- 12/11: Scarlet Regiment Band Holiday Concert, 7 pm, San Benito High School Auditorium
- 12/18: Rancho-Maze Band Holiday Concert, 7:30 pm. Rancho San Justo
- 12/12: Trees of Light, 5:30 pm, Veteran’s Building
- 12/13: Annual Christmas Caroling and Candlelight Walk, San Juan Bautista
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