Independence Day

On Friday, July 3, the Marion Concert Band will open its 2026 concert season with a program of patriotic music in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The program is as follows:

National Emblem March – E. E. Bagley

Esprit de Corps – R. Jager

American Pageant – T. Knox

God Bless America – I. Berlin

American Civil War Fantasy – J. Bilik

The Homefront: Musical Memories from World War II – arr. J. Christensen

Armed Forces Salute – arr. B. Lowden

America, the Beautiful – S. Ward

1812 Overture (finale) – P. Tchaikovsky

The Stars and Stripes Forever – J. P. Sousa

The concert, under the direction of Tobias Monte, will be held at Silvershell Beach and will start at 8:00 pm. The evening will conclude with the town’s fireworks display.

The Marion Concert Band’s Friday evening concert series will continue July 10, with concerts every Friday evening at 7:00 pm at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand, Island Wharf off Front Street in Marion. All concerts are free and open to the public. “Like” us on Facebook at “Marion Town Band” for up-to-date announcements and rain cancellation notices.