On Friday, August 10, the Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series with a program of music from the Broadway stage. The program, which includes highlights from some of Broadway’s most memorable shows, is as follows:
March Lorraine – L. Ganne
Lohengrin (Introduction to Act III) – R. Wagner
Broadway Show-Stoppers Overture – arr. W. Barker
Highlights from Camelot – F. Loewe
Flight of the Bumble Bee – N. Rimsky-Korsakov
Maxx Wolski, xylophone
Highlights from Jesus Christ Superstar – A. L. Webber
Gigi – F. Loewe
Selections from Into the Woods – S. Sondheim
Make Our Garden Grow (from Candide) – L. Bernstein
Opening Night on Broadway – arr. M. Brown
The Showman – H. E. Akers
Maxx Wolski recently finished his first year at Berklee College of Music studying vibes and percussion. He was the vibraphonist for the Massachusetts All-State Jazz Ensemble for 3 years and was selected as the vibraphonist for the 2017 All-Eastern Jazz Ensemble, ranking him as the top high school jazz vibraphonist in the 14 east coast states that year. He has performed with the Tri-County Symphonic Band, the New Bedford Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Mattapoisett Town Band. He has been a member of the Marion Concert Band since 2013.
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. “Like” us on Facebook at “Marion Town Band” for up-to-date announcements and rain cancellation notices.