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Week 7 - July 25

Season finale !

Our 2012 concert season concludes with the following program:

MICHIGAN MADE - music of Michigan composers

Star Spangled Banner
Mesata (Pasa Doble) ........................................... Lloyd Conley
Kansa, suite for band .......................................... Lloyd Conley
Bolero for Band ................................................... Glenn Osser
A Symphonic Invention ...................................... Lloyd Conley
Beguine for Band ................................................. Glenn Osser
Block M, concert mach .......................................Jerry H. Bilik


Peter Makar Jr. IV, guest conductor



INTERMISSION


Excerpts from the summer TMI production of "CATS"
Selections to be announced

Week 6 - July 18

We're down to our last two weeks for the summer 2012 season, and our July 18 concert looks to include the following musical selections:

Torch of Liberty, march .................. Karl L. King

Morceau Symphonique ................... A. Guilmant

Kirsten Schaffert, trombone soloist

Hebrides Suite, ...................... Clare Grundman

movements I, II, III, & IV

La Banda Nascente ............................ B. Sbraccia

Intermission

On the Mall, march ................Edwin Franko Goldman

Flight of the Eagle ....................................John Wasson

Italian Festival .......................................... Glenn Osser

Semper Fidelis, march ................... John Philip Sousa

America the Beautiful / Star Spangled Banner

Jim Huber directing

Week 5 - July 11, 7:30pm

The Robert T. Ralston concert series continues with another evening of widely varied music from the Chemical City Band. Our featured soloist is Sam Huss, a 2012 graduate of Meridian High School.

The updated concert order is as follows:

Liberty Fanfare .................... John Williams/arr. Curnow
Variations on a theme from "Norma" ........ J. Arban/arr. Horton
Sam Huss, cornet soloist

Highlights from film "Exodus" .................. Ernest Gold/arr. Reed
Barnum and Bailey's Favorite, circus march .........Karl L. King

Intermission

Thundercrest Concert March ................... Eric Osterling
Broadway's Classics ................................ arr. Larry Norred
Interlochen Theme ................................. Howard Hanson/ arr. Balent
from the Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"
The Thunderbirds ................................... Bary Gray/arr. Jim Huber
America the Beautiful / Star Spangled Banner

Jim Huber, directing


Please join us for another enjoyable evening of music
in Midland's Central Park and the newly restored Nicholson-
Guenther band shell.

Week 4 - July 4th, 7:30pm

Our 4th of July concert will begin at 7:30pm in the Nicholson-Guenther band shell, and will be chosen from the following pieces:

His Honor, march .............................. Henry Fillmore

Overture Jubiloso .............................. Frank Erickson

Salute to Bob Hope ......................arr. Warren Barker

America the Beautiful ............... arr. Carmen Dragon

Intermission

American Red Cross, march ............. Louis Panella

Tango for Band ................................... Glenn Osser

Richard Rodgers symphonic portrait ......arr. Frank Erickson

Salute to America's Finest .....................arr. Paul Lavendar

Stars and Stripes Forever ....................John Philip Sousa

James Huber, directing

Fireworks will begin over in Chippewassee Park shortly after 10pm.

Week 3 - June 27, 7:30pm

Our 3rd week of the Robert T. Ralston concert series offers a potpourri of musical selections. The tentative program is as follows:

The Crosley March .................. Henry Fillmore
As Summer Was Just Beginning ..... Larry Daehn
The Beatles, Echoes of An Era ...... arr. John Higgins
March of the Belgian Parachutists ..... Peter Leemans / ed. John Bourgeois

Intermission

Theme from "Superman" (1978) ...... John Williams / arr. Jerry Nowak
Havah Nagilah Fantasy ...... Philip J. Lang
Selections from "Mary Poppins" ...... Sherman & Sherman / arr. Alfred Reed
On the Campus, march ............ John Philip Sousa

James Huber, directing


Please join us for another evening in Midland's historic Central Park at the newly restored Nicholson-Guenther Band Shell.

Week 2 - Wed June 20, 7:30pm

Program

Salute to the Colors, march ..........Karl L. King/Glover
Fantasia on "Lady of Spain" .........Tolchard Evans/Hunsberger
Symphonic Suite from "Star Trek" .........Michael Giacchino/Bocook
Bravada Esprit ............David Shaffer
Funiculi Funicula......... Luigi Denza/Lang

Intermission

The Naval Sea Cadet March ............Joseph Olivadoti
The Midnight Fire Alarm ...........Harry Lincoln/Krance
Selections from "Rocky"......... Bill Conti/Lowden
Transit of Venus, march ...........John Philip Sousa/Gore
America the Beautiful / National Anthem.

James Huber, directing

Our sincere thanks to the Midland Daily news for their great coverage of our first concert and the re-dedication of the band shell: http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article_dd6c1962-e975-5ab6-853d-0867cf4324bf.html

A great opening night!

It's showtime!

The 2013 concert season begins this Wednesday night at 7:30pm in the beautifully renovated Nicholson-Guenther Community Band Shell. The program can be downloaded by clicking on the graphic below:



The weather looks very promising, so be sure to join us as we celebrate the re-dedication of Midland's historic Alden B. Dow designed band shell. Click here for the history of this structure in Central Park:
http://www.ourmidland.com/entertainment/verge/article_987555b4-f892-5d4b-9a6a-16b1d25b3d7c.html

It's complete!

The band shell is completed, and we are ready to begin the 103rd season of the Chemical City Band. Mark your calendars for Wednesday June 13, 7:30pm in the newly refurbished Central Park band shell.

Summer 2012 band calendar announced!

Band shell nears completion!

April 13 photos

The band shell is nearing completion of its re-construction. While the new shell is a near identical copy of the original, the storage has been improved. The only original sections that were able to be preserved were the two walls of either side of the shell itself (those have been sandblasted down to the concrete and will be refinished to match the new material in the shell itself). The ground surrounding the structure will be graded and hydro-seeded in early May, allowing six weeks for final preparations before the summer concert season begins.

Our concert season opens on June 13th - more details to come so stay tuned!!!