Week 3 - June 30 Concert

The Chemical City Band will perform its third concert of our 112th Season on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 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.  Please check this blog or our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/chemicalcityband) for last minute instructions, if necessary.

Steve DeRees will conduct the following selections:

Hail Miami! March..........................................................................Joseph John Richards

Big Sky Overture........................................................................................Philip Sparke

Second Suite in F for Military Band...............................Gustav Holst, ed. C. Matthews

1. March
2. Song Without Words
3. Song of the Blacksmith
4. Fantasia on the "Dargason"

Intermission

The U.S. Field Artillery March......................................John Philip Sousa, arr. M.L. Lake

Adagio for Winds.....................................................................................Larry Daehn

Revolutionary Anthem............................................................................Douglas Court

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

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

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

                                                   

John Philip Sousa

Gustav Holst

Week 2 - June 23 Concert

The Chemical City Band will perform its second concert of the 2021 season on Wednesday, June 23 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.  Please check this blog or our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/chemicalcityband) for last minute instructions, if necessary.

Steve DeRees returns as our regular conductor this summer.  The following selections will be presented:

The Symphonic Beatles.............................John Lennon & Paul McCartney, arr. J. Cacavas

Spring Lake Overture................................................................................William Ballenger

The Seventies.................................................................arr. Paul Jennings & Paul Lavender

Manhattan Beach March....................................John Philip Sousa, arr. K. Brion & L. Schissel

Short Intermission

Music from "The Sting"...................................................................................arr. J. Cacavas

King Cotton March.............................................................John Philip Sousa, ed. F. Fennell

Music from "Braveheart"......................................................James Horner, arr. J. Vinson

On the Wings of the Chosen (Movement III)..............................................Roland Barrett

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

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

Week 1 - June 16 Concert

The Chemical City Band will perform its first concert of the 2021 season on Wednesday, June 16 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.  The band is back to its pre-Covid configuration, with 50 musicians and normal spacing.  However, there will be only a short intermission to minimize the spread of the virus and its variants among unvaccinated individuals.

Tom Broka is our guest conductor this evening.  The following selections will be presented:

Alamo March...............................................................................Karl L. King, arr. J. Swearingen

Symphonic Prelude...............................................................................................John Cacavas

The Green Leaves of Summer......Dimitri Tiomkin & Paul Francis Webster, arr. C. Paul Herfurth

Wyoming Portrait...............................................................................................David L. Wells

The Fairest of the Fair...................................................John Philip Sousa, ed. Frederick Fennell

Short Intermission

Love Will Keep Us Together.....................Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, arr. Bob Lowden

Dixieland Revue................................................................................................arr. Eric Osterling

Majestica.......................................................................................................James Swearingen

March "The Southerner"..........................................Russell Alexander, arr. Glenn Cliffe Bainum

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

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

2021 Season Opening Remarks

The first rehearsal and performance of the Chemical City Band for the 2021 season will occur next week.  Due to easing of restrictions by the State of Michigan with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Board of Directors has approved the following:

• Masks will be optional for all band members who have been fully vaccinated with one of the CDC approved vaccines.
• Instrument bell covers will be optional as well.
• Any member without full vaccination will wear a mask to protect those at risk for acquiring and transmitting the virus.
• The band will be back to full strength (50) at most performances.
• Chairs will be set closer than previous 6 foot social distancing to accommodate all musicians in the band shell.
• The concert, again this year, will proceed without an intermission to minimize direct contact with the audience.

We have 7 Wednesday evening concerts (starting @ 7:30 pm) scheduled as follows:

2021 CCB Concert Dates

June 16

June 23

June 30

July 7

July 14

July 21

July 28

Monday rehearsals will start at 7 PM sharp.  Please arrive early to setup and warmup your instrument.  In case of rain, the rehearsal will be postponed until Wednesday just before the concert.  Further details will be discussed at the first rehearsal and concert updates sent via Facebook, SignUp Genius, and this blog.

Parking is suggested in the lot on Collins Street.  The lot behind the Community Center (over the hill) is not available this summer due to the Central Park modifications in progress.

On May 4th the Chemical City Band participated once again in the Give Local Midland campaign, sponsored by the Midland Area Community Foundation.  A total of $1,989.82 was received ($1,670 in donations and $319.82 in matching funds from the MACF).  Many thanks to all who called in to this one day event.

The Chemical City Band is a non-profit (501c3) musical organization.  Cash/check donations can be made during the concerts in one of the two snare drums (heads removed), or sent directly to 5709 Tiffany Lane, Midland, MI  48642.  Alternatively, donations toward our long term investment fund can be made to the Midland Area Community Foundation, 76 Ashman Circle, Midland, MI  48640.  Checks/grants should indicate the "Chemical City Band Endowment Fund #545".