Week 5 - July 29 Concert

The Chemical City Band will perform its fifth concert of the 2020 season on Wednesday, July 29 at the Nicholson-Guenther Community Band Shell in Midland's Central Park, starting at 7:30 PM.  In case of rain, the concert is cancelled because we have no other appropriate venue this summer.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing will be practiced by all.  Please bring your face mask to protect yourself and others.

Steve DeRees continues as our conductor.  The following musical selections will be presented without intermission:

Aces High March..................................Ron Goodwin, arr. L. Daehn

Chesford Portrait...................................................James Swearingen

The Magic of Harry Potter.....................................arr. Michael Story

Variants on an Irish Hymn..........John Ness Beck, arr. J. Tatgenhorst

Root Beer Rag.........................................Billy Joel, arr. M. Sweeney
    Sax Section Feature

Moscow, 1941...........................................................Brian Balmages

The Gallant Seventh.......................John Philip Sousa, arr. F. Fennell

America, the Beautiful.................Samuel F. Ward, arr. A.F. Gaylord

The Star-Spangled Banner.....John Stafford Smith, arr. A.F. Gaylord


The following image was captured at our first concert of social distancing.