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		<title>Band Visits the United Nations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army New York Staff Band had the privilege of participating in a program at the United Nations General Assembly Hall on Tueasday, February 7, as part of celebrations for World Interfaith Harmony Week. This was a first for the band. A diverse program with speakers from many countries and many faiths, was led [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nysb.org/2012/02/13/band-visits-the-united-nations/</link>
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		<title>Rehearsal Update February 8, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our rehearsal today focused entirely on our music for the upcoming recording.  We are set to record next weekend in the Centennial Memorial Temple and the pieces are really starting to come in to place for this. Rehearsal today began with former NYSB Bandmasters Brian Bowens piece “Consecration”.  This is such a classy piece of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nysb.org/2012/02/13/rehearsal-update-february-8-2012/</link>
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		<title>Rehearsal Update February 1, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week’s rehearsal continued to focus in our upcoming recording and the 125th Anniversary Festival and began Wilfred Heaton’s “Just as I am”. Playing this great arrangement never gets old and the words are always powerful: Just as I am, without one plea, But that Thy Blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidst [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nysb.org/2012/02/03/rehearsal-update-february-1-2012/</link>
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		<title>Rehearsal Update January 25, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Staff Band’s rehearsal for January 25th contained a great deal of work on pieces for the upcoming Profile Night, recording, and 125th Anniversary concert. The band has recently devoted many hours of practice on the works of Paul Lovatt-Cooper, Composer in Residence for the contesting juggernaut Black Dyke Band and this season’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nysb.org/2012/01/27/rehearsal-update-january-25-2012/</link>
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		<title>Rehearsal Update January 18, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rehearsal today began with a reading of the classic Salvation Army selection, “Just as I am”. The marvelous work has been used as the center piece for our worship services in the last few months and will continue in our 125th year. Most of the bands efforts these days are centered on the bands 125th [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nysb.org/2012/01/20/rehearsal-update-january18-2012/</link>
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		<title>GNY Profile Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunday March 4, will prove to be an exciting date on the calendar as the Greater New York Division hosts a concert, now in its thirty third year, featuring original works from Salvation Army composers. This year the music of Paul Lovatt-Cooper will be featured by the NYSB along with the Greater New York Youth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nysb.org/2012/01/19/gny-profile-night/</link>
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		<title>Band Supports General at Season Opener</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The band was given the awesome privilege of supporting General Linda Bond to start off the new season as she made her first visit to the United States as the Army&#8217;s International leader. The occasion was at the invitation of the American Bible Society to launch the new &#8220;Freedom Bible&#8221; global edition and a commemoration [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nysb.org/2012/01/17/band-supports-general-at-season-opener/</link>
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		<title>Rehearsal Update- January 11, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today’s rehearsal was met with much excitement because of all the new pieces that were on our stands for the upcoming events. Peter Grahams new work “To worlds unknown’ arrived today and the band gave a good first read. Peter’s new piece will serve as the grand finale for our 125th Anniversary Festival and we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nysb.org/2012/01/13/rehearsal-update-january-11-2012/</link>
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		<title>Greater New York Division Annual Luncheon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The band supported the Greater New York Division Annual Luncheon on Thursday, December 1. In the photo with the band are award recipient Mariano Rivera, Yankee star closer, along with Michael Kay, Yankee play by play TV announcer and the emcee for the luncheon.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nysb.org/2011/12/02/profile-night/</link>
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		<title>NYSB 125th Anniversary Concert</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Staff Band will be celebrating its 125th anniversary by having a concert at the world famous Carnegie hall.  The special guests for the evening will be The Kings Singers and the Principal Trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Cobb. Tickets are available now at the Carnegie hall box office and are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nysb.org/2011/09/26/nysb-125th-anniversary-concert/</link>
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