Diamond Anniversary Concert, #6 — August 10

Here is the expected program for the August 10 Concert, 7:00 P.M. — Steve Thomas conducting.
Star-Spangled Banner
R. Strauss, arr. Longstreet ——–Fanfare from “Thus Spake Zarathustra”
Alford ———————————————————The Thin Red Line
Erickson —————————————————Rhythm of the Winds
Menken—————————————————–Beauty and the Beast
Trumpet Soloist, Jason Howard
Styne, arr. Yoder ————————————–Selections from “Gypsy”
Alford ——————————————————-The Vanished Army
Lennon/McCartney—————————————————–Yesterday
Leigh, arr. Erickson—————————————–Man of La Mancha
Panella—————————————————————On the Square
Edmundson, arr. [...]

Happy 100th Birthday, Leroy Anderson

This is the centennial year of the birth of Leroy Anderson, composer. His reputation seems to rest solely upon his works written for the Boston Pops Orchestra, but he also had other works from his pen, including a Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. The Rockport Legion Band is pleased to wish the Anderson Family best [...]

Bonfire Aftermath

Congratulations to all who participated last night! The Bonfire Band seemed to be a giant vacuum, picking up every musician who traveled by — we had people walking onto the bandstand wanting to play, which was (apologies to Tony the Tiger) “grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat”! . We actually had a full band (28 players, including the seven [...]