The Chemical City Band will present its 4th concert of the 2025 Season on Wednesday, July 2 at the Nicholson-Guenther Community Band Shell in Midland's Central Park, starting at 7:30 PM.
Due to the proximity to the national holiday, we will perform a set of patriotic music as in years past. While the weather looks good for tomorrow evening, please check this blog or our Facebook page for last minute updates.
Steve DeRees continues as our conductor and will direct the following musical selections:
Liberty Spirit March......................................................................................Patrick Wilson
Early American Suite..................................................................Traditional, arr. John Moss
American Folk Rhapsody #1......................................................................Clare Grundman
A Tribute to Glenn Miller............................................................................arr. Henry Gass
Music from Apollo 13............................................................James Horner, arr. John Moss
Emblem of Unity..............................................................................................J.J. Richards
Intermission
The Chimes of Liberty..........................................................E.F. Goldman, arr. L.J. Schissel
God Bless America.................................................................Irving Berlin, arr. F.D. Cofield
Armed Forces on Parade 2023.......................................................arr. US Dept. of Defense
America, the Beautiful..............................................Samuel Augustus Ward, arr. C. Dragon
Stars and Stripes Forever March................................................................John Philip Sousa
The Star-Spangled Banner.........................................John Stafford Smith, arr. A.F. Gaylord
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