On Friday, August 30, the Marion Concert Band will close its 2024 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
Barber of Seville Overture – G. Rossini
Strike Up the Band – G. Gershwin
Tubby the Tuba – G. Kleinsinger
Reece Ashley, tuba / Scott and Jennifer Estacio, narrators
Belle of the Ball – L. Anderson
Bugler’s Holiday – L. Anderson
Clarinet Escapade – R. Ward
John Williams: Evening at Pops – arr. J. Higgins
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 Southeastern Massachusetts. Along with the Marion Concert Band, Reece has performed with many ensembles, including the Washington Commanders Marching Band, the Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra, the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, the Metrowest Symphony Orchestra, the Tri Country Symphonic Band, and many more. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Tuba Performance from Rhode Island College, and is attending the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, pursuing a master’s degree in Tuba Performance.
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.