On Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 pm, the Tri-County Symphonic Band, under the direction of Philip Sanborn, will perform their season opening concert; “A European Adventure.” The program will be held in the Fireman Performing Arts Center at Tabor Academy in Marion, MA and will feature a world premiere by composer Thomas Borning as well as a tenor saxophone solo by Andrew Ponte. Mr. Borning is a composer, conductor, music educator, trumpet player, and Cape Cod resident. He wrote “Lift Off” knowing that it would be the first selection on the program and serve as the “jump start” for the adventure to follow. “Lift Off” was inspired by the power and energy of the DeLeo brothers of the Stone Temple Pilots.
The band will also perform Karel Husa’s “Music for Prague 1968”, “Scenes from ‘The Louvre'” by Norman Dello Joio, “Vesuvius” by Frank Ticheli, and “Spain”, a Chick Corea jazz standard. “Spain” will highlight the jazz improvisational talents of tenor saxophonist Andrew Ponte. In his second season with the Tri-County Symphonic Band, Mr. Ponte is in demand as both a jazz and classical player in the area. He has appeared with the Marion Concert Band, Southcoast Jazz Orchestra, Get The Funk Out, and Jorge Ferreira.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets can also be purchased at the Marion General Store, the Symphony Music Shop in North Dartmouth and online at tricountysymphonicband.org Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.