The Marion Concert Band continues its summer concert series with a program of music from the British Isles on Friday, August 7. The program, which features several classic British Brass Band pieces as well as music from the Beatles, as well as an appearance by members of the Cape Cod British Car Club, LTD (CCBCC) is as follows:
Colonel Bogey – K. J. Alford
Second Suite in F for Military Band – G. Holst
Morceau Symphonique – A. Guilmant
Tobias Monte, euphonium
Perthshire Majesty – S. Hazo
Lincolnshire Posy (parts 4 & 6) – P. Grainger
Irish Tune from County Derry – P. Grainger
Prelude, Siciliano & Rondo – M. Arnold
British Invasion: Hits of the 60s – arr. J. Vinson
Pop and Rock Legends: The Beatles – M. Sweeney
Knightsbridge March – E. Coates
Tobias Monte, euphonium soloist, has performed with the Massachusetts All-State Band, the UMass Dartmouth Wind Ensemble, the Tri-County Symphonic Band, and the New Bedford Symphony Youth Orchestra. He has been a member of the Marion Concert Band since 2011.
The Cape Cod British Car Club, LTD (CCBCC) is a Massachusetts not-for-profit corporation whose membership annually exceeds 250. While members come from all over the world, most members are residents of southern New England. CCBCC members enjoy driving and displaying their English automobiles. Throughout the year, the CCBCC participates in events and raises funds for scholarship purposes. Annually, the club provides scholarships to automotive and auto body students at the Upper Cape Regional Technical School, the South Plymouth High School and the Cape Cod Regional Technical School. The club also provides funds towards a specific scholarship program available to Falmouth High School students.
The concert, under the direction of Tobias Monte, will begin 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.