On Friday, August 27, the Marion Concert Band will close its 2021 season with a concert in the style of the Boston Pops Orchestra. The program, which includes pieces by former Pops arranger Leroy Anderson and former Pops conductor John Williams, is as follows: Montmartre March – H. Wood; Festive Overture – D. Shostakovich; Strike Up the Band – G. Gershwin; Belle of the Ball – L. Anderson; Flute Cocktail – H. Simeone; A Trumpeter’s Lullaby- L. Anderson; Robert Couto, trumpeter; Clarinet Escapade – R. Ward; John Williams: Evening at Pops – arr. J. Higgins; The Waltzing Cat – L. Anderson; Mancini! – H. Mancini; Young Person’s Guide to John Williams – arr. J. Bocook; The Stars and Stripes Forever – J. P. Sousa.
Trumpet soloist, Robert Couto, a native of New Bedford, was a member of the United Sates Navy Band from 1992 to 2016. He earned a Bachelor of Music from The Hartt School of Music in 1989 and a Master of Music from The Juilliard School in 1991. He has performed with the Hartford, New Haven, Maryland, and Annapolis Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Berkshire Opera Company, and has also appeared with notable conductors Leonard Slatkin, Kurt Masur, and Zubin Mehta. Couto is a former member of the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and the George Washington University Faculty Brass Quintet. His teachers include Ray Mase, Chris Gekker, Roger Murtha, and Jack Martin.
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. The concert is free and open to the public. ‘Like’ us on Facebook at “Marion Town Band” for up-to-date announcements and rain cancellation notices.