On Friday, August 25, the Marion Concert Band will close its 2023 season with a concert in the style of the Boston Pops Orchestra. The program, which includes a tuba soloist and selections by Boston Pops arranger Leroy Anderson and former Pops conductor John Williams, is as follows:
Montmartre March – H. Wood
Skydance – R. Sheldon
Strike Up the Band – G. Gershwin
A Touch of Tuba – A. Dedrick; Reece Ashley, tuba
Belle of the Ball – L. Anderson
Bugler’s Holiday – L. Anderson
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
Reece Ashley is an active tubist in Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts. Along with the Marion Concert Band, Reece has performed with many ensembles, including the Washington Commanders Marching Band, the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, the Metro west Symphony Orchestra, the Tri Country Symphonic Band, and many more. He completed his undergraduate degree in Tuba Performance at Rhode Island College and will be attending Boston Conservatory at Berklee to pursue a master’s degree in Tuba Performance beginning in the fall of 2023.
The concert, under the direction of Tobias 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.