On Friday, July 1, the Marion Concert Band will open its 2016 season with a program of patriotic music in celebration of Independence Day. The program is as follows:
National Emblem March – E. E. Bagley
American Pageant – T. Knox
American Anthem – G. Scheer
Our Glorious Land – J. Olivadoti
American Civil War Fantasy – J. Bilik
This Is My Country – A. Jacobs
Fugue on Yankee Doodle – J. P. Sousa
Highlights from “Victory at Sea” – R. Rodgers
The Homefront: Musical Memories from World War II – arr. J. Christensen
Spirit of Home – A. LaZizza
Star Spangled Spectacular – G. M. Cohan
Armed Forces Salute – arr. B. Lowden
God Bless the U.S.A. – L. Greenwood
America, the Beautiful – S. Ward
The Stars and Stripes Forever – J. P. Sousa
The concert will be held at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand, Island Wharf off Front Street in Marion. The program, under the direction of Tobias Monte, will begin at 7:00 pm. All concerts are free and open to the public.