Week 4 - July 1 Concert

The Chemical City Band will present its 4th concert of the 2026 season on Wednesday, July 1 in Central Auditorium (305 E Reardon St), starting at 7:30 PM.  The change in venue is due to the extreme heat conditions predicted during concert time.  Please check this blog or our Facebook page for any further updates.

The band will also participate in Midland's America's 250th Celebration at 3:00 PM on Saturday, July 4 on a portable band shell set in the grassy area between the Dow Diamond and East End.  A separate blog will be published later this week with more details.

Steve DeRees will present the following musical selections during the Wednesday evening concert:

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

Carnegie Anthem.............................................................................................................................William Owens

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

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

Emblem of Unity March.......................................................................................................................J. J. Richards

American Legacy No. 1..................................................................................................................arr. Charles Carter

Intermission

St. Louis Blues March....................................................................................................W. C. Handy, arr. Jerry Gray

Military Escort March.........................................................................................................................Harold Bennett

Armed Forces on Parade (A.F.O.P.) 2023.................................................................arr. Navy Band School of Music

American Patrol.................................................................................................................................F. W. Meacham

God Bless America.................................................................................................Irving Berlin, arr. Frank D. Cofield

The Stars and Stripes Forever March...........................................................................................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