The Roving Rowes

Perform With The

Watsonville Band
Sherwood Hall, Salinas, CA


The Watsonville Band, directed by Silvester 'Mac' McElroy, presented the fourth and final performance of the 2000 edition of its annual series of spring concerts. This time the band played in Mello Center For The Performing Arts in Watsonville.


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Mello Center (small)

The Mello Center For The Performing Arts provides the Watsonville Band its "Home Court" for local performances.

Brenda (small)

Brenda O'Lague, a Watsonville resident and flutist with the Watsonville Band, came to two of the four concerts with wonderfully decorated fingernails. This is Brenda showing them off for us.

Brenda's nails (small)

One version was seen at the concert in Carmel. Enjoy this close-up of the version she brought to the Watsonville concert.

Several Watsonville Band members during intermission (small)

During intermission, many members of the Watsonville Band came out into the auditorium, many to visit with family and friends who were in the audience. Here are several of them along the far end of the stage. One familiar member of the band doesn't look very happy at the moment, though..

The Watsonville Band emblem (small)

The Watsonville Band is known for its unusual and colorful uniform. On the sleeve of each uniform is the band's emblem which is shown close-up here.

New tuba (small)

Guy Welty, one of the band's tuba players, just purchased a new Besson EEb tuba. Here he's all smiles as he shows it off to some fellow band members. Norm played on one just like this at the NAMM show three years ago, so he understands why Guy is so delighted with this wonderful instrument.


So much for the Watsonville Band's spring concert series for the year 2000. With one performance left to go with the band (on May 11), we have to say we thoroughly enjoyed our experiences with this group and hope to come visit them again sometime in the future.


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