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.

Week 4 - July 22 Concert

The Chemical City Band will perform its fourth concert of the 2020 season on Wednesday, July 22 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 facemask to the concert to protect yourself and others.

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

Pioneers......................................................................Ralph Hultgren

Ragtime Overture.........................Irwin Levine and Russell Brown, 

arr. P. Yoder

Hickory Hills, Concert March.....................................George Kenny

Night and Day............................................Cole Porter, arr. J. Krance

Bonds of Unity.................................Karl L. King, arr. J. Swearingen

Reverberations..........................................................Brian Balmages

Medley from "The Little Mermaid"................Howard Ashman and 

Alan Menken, arr. J. Bocook

Semper Fidelis........................................................John Philip Sousa

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

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


This sign was modified for 2020 and is placed Wednesday morning in Central Park. It is visible when travelling on Rodd Street towards the circle:

Week 3 - July 15 Concert

The Chemical City Band will perform its third concert of the 2020 season on Wednesday, July 15 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 facemask to the concert to protect yourself and others.

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

Jubiloso.............................................................................Ed Huckby

Universal Pictures Suite "JAWS".......John Williams, arr. J. Cacavas

La Rosita....................................Gustave Haenschen, arr. J. Cacavas

The Washington Post......................John Philip Sousa, arr. P. Sparke

Elegy for the U.S.S. Arizona................................Larry MacTaggart

New Millenium Overture.................................................Gary Fagan

Rolling Thunder.........................................................Henry Fillmore

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

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


In the center of this image is the Nicholson-Guenther Community Band Shell in Midland's Central Park, taken from 400 feet during our initial rehearsal of the season:

Week 2 - July 8 Concert

The Chemical City Band will perform its second concert of the 2020 season on Wednesday, July 8 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 alternate performance site.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing will be practiced by all.  Please bring your face mask to the concert to protect yourself and others.

Steve DeRees is our musical director.  The following selections will be presented with no intermission:

The New Century March..............................Thomas Preston Brooke

Symphonic Overture....................................................Charles Carter

Spania, Spanish March.................................................David Shaffer

Tunbridge Overture................................................James D. Ployhar

Tribute to Bacharach and David....................................Hal David &

Burt Bacharach, arr. J. Edmondson

All Glory Told.......................................................James Swearingen

The Gladiator..........................................................John Philip Sousa

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

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


The signage reminds all attendees of the federal, state, and local requirement of social distancing for Chemical City Band concerts in the park.