On Friday, August 18, the Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series with a program of music from the Broadway stage. The program, which features a guest vocalist and includes highlights from some of Broadway’s most memorable shows, is as follows:
The Showman – H. Akers
Variations on a Korean Folk Song – J. B. Chance
Broadway Show-Stoppers Overture – arr. W. Barker
Blue Moon – L. Hart; El Larabee, vocalist
Selections from Into the Woods – S. Sondheim
Opening Night on Broadway – arr. M. Brown
Make Our Garden Grow (from Candide) – L. Bernstein
West Side Story Selections – L. Bernstein
They Can’t Take That Away from Me – G. Gershwin; El Larabee, vocalist
Selections from My Fair Lady – F. Loewe
The Invincible Eagle – J. P. Sousa
El Larabee is a rising sophomore at UMass Dartmouth, studying jazz voice in their music program. El has performed in over sixty musicals from the local to professional level with highlights including performing the title role of Pippin in Bristol Community College’s 2021-2022 season, portraying Teen Princess Fiona in Stadium Theatre’s 2018 production of Shrek, musical directing 20 Cent Fiction’s 2023 production of Zombies From The Beyond and currently performing with the Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant.
The concert will begin at 7:00 at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand, Island Wharf off Front Street in Marion. All concerts are free and open to the public. “Like” us on Facebook at “Marion Town Band” for up-to-date announcements and rain cancellation notices.