On Friday, July 29, 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:
The Showman – H. Akers
Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna – F. von Suppé
Broadway Show-Stoppers Overture – arr. W. Barker
Selections from Into the Woods – S. Sondheim
Make Our Garden Grow (from Candide) – L. Bernstein
Haunting Horns – B. Hardin
Opening Night on Broadway – arr. M. Brown
West Side Story Selections – L. Bernstein
Selections from Les Misérables – C.M. Schönberg
The Invincible Eagle – J. P. Sousa
Guest conductor Philip Sanborn resides in Marion. He is the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Tri-County Symphonic Band, a position he has held since 2006. A trombonist and euphonium player, he is a member of the Southcoast Jazz Orchestra and has performed with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, New Bedford Symphony Orchestra and the American Band of Providence, R.I.
The concert will begin at 7:00 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.