ONTARIO CHAFFEY COMMUNITY SHOW BAND
https://www.showband.net
Patrick Arnold, Director
Dr. Gabe Petrocelli, Director Emeritus
R. Jack Mercer, Founder

TO: Our Show Band Family
FROM: Your Band Director
WHAT'S UP? Show Band Favorites
WHERE? Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium
WHEN? Monday, June 15, 2026
WHAT TIME? 7:30 pm Sharp
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? $0000000000.00

Dear Friends and Music Lovers,

The musicians of the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band and the Patricia Borland Family are proud to present a program entitled "Show Band Favorites" on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.  The concert will be held in Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium located on the campus of Chaffey High School at 1245 N. Euclid Ave. in Ontario.  The Woodwind Celebration Ensemble will present a pre-concert recital in the lobby at 7:00 p.m.  Complimentary coffee and cookies will be served in the lobby prior to the concert.  The performance is FREE to the public.

The concert will feature selections from the 40th Anniversary Season of the Show Band as well as other fan favorites.  It will start with a traditional band composition entitled "Toccata for Band" and end with a medley titled "Big Fun In The Sun" from our first show of the 40th Anniversary Season, 'Back to Our Roots,' last September.

Also featured will be Show Band clarinetist Neil Vargas performing one of the most recognizable clarinet songs to hit the airwaves, "Stranger on the Shore."  Show Band percussionist and vocalist Natasha Le will be singing "Evermore" from Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' and "Memory" from the musical 'Cats.'  Vocalist Joscelyn Washington will sing "Let It Go" from the Disney movie 'Frozen' and a duet with Show Band director Pat Arnold titled "Quando, Quando, Quando."  Bass guitarist Tom "Elvis" Hill will sing "Jailhouse Rock."  Show Band trumpeter Gary Simpson will play the third movement from Haydn's "Trumpet Concerto" and Kathy Soderlund will dance to "Malaguena."  And last, but not least, Francisco Mowatt will be featured on alto saxophone playing the Stevie Wonder classic hit "Isn't She Lovely."

Please be sure to join us for a recap of our season's greatest hits, and do not forget to invite your family and friends!  You can also support the Show Band by visiting and feeding our Hungry Tuba located in the lobby of the auditorium.  This concert will be broadcast on local Ontario cable Channel 3.  Check your cable listings for the date and time.  For additional information regarding these performances or the rest of Show Band's upcoming concert season, please check our website at www.showband.net and follow the Show Band on Facebook, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

The community can help support the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band by becoming a patron of The Friends of the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band.  Become a Bronze Baton donor for $25-$249; Steel Baton $250-$499; Silver Baton $500-$999; Gold Baton $1,000-$1,500; Platinum Baton $2,500; Emerald Baton $5,000 and Diamond Baton $10,000.  Individuals or businesses may also become a Show Sponsor for $1,000.  For more information on sponsoring a show, contact director Patrick Arnold at pat@showband.net.  All Donor names will be included on every program and our website for the entire concert season.  Baton and Show Sponsors will also receive complementary DVDs of each performance.  The Friends of the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band is a registered charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 C (3); EIN # 46-1422958.  Checks may be made out to: Friends of the OCCSB, P/O Box 1512, Ontario, CA 91762.

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The Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band was founded in 1985 by R. Jack Mercer and is now under the direction of Patrick Arnold with assistant directors Dave Schaafsma and David Grasmick.  Band members represent at least two dozen communities throughout Southern California.  Adult and student musicians are invited to participate.  No auditions!  Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings from 7 to 9:00 p.m. at the Chaffey High School Jack Mercer Band Room.  The band performs monthly concerts in the Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium and at other venues throughout the community.  All performances are free to the public.

Your Band Director,
Patrick Arnold