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Dan & Maggie's Wedding

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Call Time: 3:00pm SHARP

Call Location: Near Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 (we'll send exact location when the truck arrives)

Truck duty: Trombones

CALL TIME

  • 3:00pm SHARP
  • We need to stow our cases/bags in the truck, warm and tune, and move to the pier for boarding.


CALL LOCATION


PERFORMANCE LOCATION

  • The wedding is on Governors Island
  • We board the boat to Governors Island at 3:40 PM and the boat sails at 4:00 PM SHARP!
  • We cannot wait for anyone. If you are running late, notify your captain/section immediately.

 

BY SUBWAY
  • Closest MTA subway stations
    • 4/5 train to Borough Hall (take the Joralemon St & Court St exit. 10-15 minute walk to call location)
    • 2/3 train to Borough Hall (take the Montague St & Court St exit. 10-15 minute walk to call location)
    • R train to Court Street (take the Court St & Clinton St exit. 10-15 minute walk to call location.)
    • A/C or F trains to Jay St – Metrotech (take Jay St/Willoughby St exit. 15-20 minute walk to call location.)
  • This event falls on a SATURDAY. Allow ample travel time due to delayed train times.
  • Be sure to check the MTA website for service changes and the MTA Live Map before you leave home!

BY CAR
Summer Uniform (Everyone):
  • Dan & Maggie said DRESS FESTIVE! So we called them and told the couple that some band members are wearing suits or dresses, some are wearing shorts and t-shirts, some are wearing kilts…and they said, “Fabulous! We love the optics of that!” So dress festive, whatever that means to you!
  • Wear footwear you can walk and march in!
We will board the boat at Pier 6 in Brooklyn with the wedding guests, come ashore on Governors Island, and walk with the guests to Picnic Point (we will transport the heavy equipment in guard carts).
 
We will perform at the beginning of the ceremony and then sit down and enjoy the ceremony (see “Music We’re Playing,” below, for specifics).
 
Following the “I Do’s!”, we will march and play 4 songs from our Marching Set, leading the guests back to the dock, where we will play GOATs and the 3 more Special Wedding Selections on shore while everyone boards, and then we will board. Our performance is then over and we can enjoy a sunset cruise and something from the bar on our return sail to Brooklyn!
 
This gig is rain or shine!
Ceremony Music
  • Entrances
    • Cadence
    • Give Me Everything Tonight
    • Timber
  • Kiss and recession (after the moment of silence):
    • Starships

Post-Ceremony Parade to the Boat
  • 6. Poker Face
  • 4. Fat Bottomed Girls
  • 3. Scream & Shout
  • 1. Flowers

Stand-and-Play music while the guests board:
  • Firework
  • We Found Love
  • Under Pressure
  • Touch Me
  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand
  • Feel It Still
  • Viva La Vida

More About the Music:
  • Put your music into a flip-folder (and don’t forget your lyre.)
  • Make sure you have a new QBAC logo placard in front of each of the pieces.
  • Copies of the music will be available at our call location ONLY before we depart Brooklyn! Captains, be sure everyone has all the necessary music BEFORE leaving the truck!

Restrooms

  • In Brooklyn, before boarding the boat: Fornino Brooklyn Bridge Park (GPS Address: Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6)
  • Governors Island: Yankee Pier and Picnic Point
AFTER THE GUESTS BOARD THE BOAT
  • We will board last for the trip back to Brooklyn, a drink from the bar, and a sunset cruise! We will dock in Brooklyn by 7:00 PM.
 
AFTER WE DOCK IN BROOKLYN
  • First, we’ll load the truck
  • Then, a few of us will try our luck getting into Fornino on Pier 6 for pizza and drinks. Join us!