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<DIV>Thank you to all the parents and kids who made the Spring Band Trip such a
success. From the fundraisers all year long, to the monthly planning
meetings, the brave chaperones who traveled with us, as well as the road crew
students who really put in some overtime....all went smoothly and led to a
wonderful experience for all. </DIV>
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<DIV>I heard many comments from folks during our performances, but have included
one note from a fan below for all to enjoy. Imagine, we dodged the rain
and made it through every one of our Canadian performances, only to get rained
out in Davis! Go figure....</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks again for everyone working together to pull off such a fabulous
trip!</DIV>
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<DIV>Katie Horn</DIV>
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<DIV>Subj: What a wonderful band !<BR><FONT
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face=Calibri>Hello Katie and John<o:p></o:p></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I hope the Davis Band enjoyed their trip to Victoria
because many others who had the pleasure of listening to them certainly were
glad they came to our sleepy city.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I went to Butchart Gardens on the Sunday and was absolutely
amazed at how good the band was – certainly FAR beyond your average high
school band – simply excellent. However, my husband went down on the
Monday to listen to them in front of the Legislative Buildings and his gast
was utterly flabbered! He heard the jazz band at 3pm (but unfortunately
wasn’t able to stay for the 4pm performance). He was thinking what a
superior jazz/blues band they were but many others happened to chat to him and
made the same comment. He spoke to one chap who said he organized jazz
bands in the city and that the Davis Band was far superior than most of the
gigs he booked! My husband also happened to chat to numerous Americans
(he’s a gregarious chap), quite a number from California, who were not aware
that the band was playing in Victoria. Every single American my husband
spoke to were absolutely thrilled that such a band still exists (bearing in
mind the economy and all the funding cuts), let alone of such a high
caliber. They were all enthralled and very, very impressed. The
city of Victoria was very lucky to have the pleasure of their
music.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I hope you will pass on our congratulations to the band for
a simply splendid job.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Al & Caroline Graham<o:p></o:p></P>
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