On Friday, August 30, the Marion Concert Band will close its 2013 season with a concert featuring the music of film composer John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra. The program, which includes several pieces frequently performed by the Pops, is as follows:
The Trombone King – K. L. King
Light Cavalry Overture – F. von Suppé
Strike Up the Band – G. Gershwin
John Williams: Evening at Pops – arr. John Higgins
Belle of the Ball – L. Anderson
Clarinet Escapade – R. Ward
Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlights – J. Williams
The Syncopated Clock – L. Anderson
Mancini! – H. Mancini
Theme from E.T. – J. Williams
The Stars and Stripes Forever – J. P. Sousa
The concert, under the direction of Tobias Monte, will begin at 7:30 at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand, Island Wharf off Front Street in Marion. The concert is free and open to the public.