Sarah Wilson wants people to make music.
A musician for roughly 30 years, Wilson has performed and directed in concert bands, and has taught and performed at venues around the world. For the Metchosin resident, music is more than playing notes.
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Now Wilson is using her talents and enthusiasm for music to get residents involved in a community concert band in Metchosin.
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When Wilson moved to Metchosin three years ago to raise her young family, she realized how much she missed being in a concert band. While she used to play with the West Shore Community Concert Band that practices in Langford, she wanted something closer to home that would bring together the artistic and creative people in Metchosin.
After a few years of settling into the community and with her children getting older and expressing an interest in playing in a concert band, Wilson thought this was the best time to get one started.
The Metchosin Community Concert Band gets underway on Thursdays beginning the second or third week in September from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Westmont Montessori school (4075 Metchosin Rd.) For more information visit on Facebook.
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