Sunday, June 30, 2024

Week 4 - July 3 Concert

The Chemical City Band will perform its fourth concert of the 2024 season on July 3 at the Nicholson-Guenther Community Band Shell in Midland's Central Park, starting at 7:30 pm.  

Due to the July 4 holiday, our normal Monday night rehearsal is postponed until 6:00 pm on Wednesday (5:30 pm arrival & setup), immediately before the concert.  In case of rain, the rehearsal and performance are moved to Central Auditorium.  Please check this blog or our Facebook page for last minute updates.

This week we will be sharing the stage with the Strong Winds MPT combo of the 338th Army Band.  A rousing patriotic concert will be presented as follows:


Chemical City Band - Steve DeRees, Director

Miss Liberty March............................................................................................John Edmondson

A Colonial Legend..............................................................................................Clare Grundman

God Bless America.............................................................................Irving Berlin, arr. F. Cofield

 

Strong Winds MPT - CWO Kevin Bays, Director

Washington Post March....................................................................................John Philip Sousa

Grand Russian Fantasia...................................................................Jules Levy, arr. D. Shephard

Rhapsody in Blue.......................................................................George Gershwin, arr. P. Murtha

Highlights from "The Greatest Showman"......................................................arr. Michael Brown

God Bless the U.S.A.....................................................................Lee Greenwood, arr. J. Vinson

 

Combined Bands

National Emblem March........................................................................................Edwin E. Bagley

America the Beautiful.....................................................................Samuel A. Ward, arr. C. Dragon

Dixieland Jam!.......................................................................................................arr. Bob Lowden

Armed Forces on Parade........................................................................................arr.  US Navy Staff

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

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

 

Strong Winds MPT members:

SSG Kimberly Meigs - Flute
SGT Heidi Miller - Flute
SFC Matthew Gilfillan - Trombone
SPC Lidia Cooper - Tuba
SPC Andrew Pettit - Euphonium
SGT Andrew Neer - Trumpet
SSG Joel Wiseman - Cornet
SPC Joshua Harper - Clarinet/Sax

Strong Winds of 338th Army Band



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