On Friday, August 26, the Marion Concert Band will close its 2022 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
Orpheus in the Underworld – J. Offenbach
Strike Up the Band – G. Gershwin
Blue Bells of Scotland – A. Pryor; Tobias F. Monte, euphonium
Belle of the Ball – L. Anderson
Flute Cocktail – H. Simeone
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
Tobias F. Monte, euphonium soloist, has performed with the Massachusetts All-State Band, the New Bedford Symphony Youth Orchestra, the UMass Dartmouth Wind Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra, St. Cecilia Philharmonic Band and the Tri-County Symphonic Band. He has been a member of the Marion Concert Band since 2011.
The concert, under the direction of Tobias S. Monte, will begin at 7:00 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.