The Fort Atkinson Community Band will be holding its next concert Monday, July 18, according to information released by the group.
The concert will be held in Barrie Park, Fort Atkinson, with the band playing from the community band shell beginning at 7:30 p.m.
According to the release, the theme of the upcoming concert is “Something old, something new.”
The performance will feature a variety of music genres, including marches, Broadway, movie themes, pop music, spirituals, solos and swing style.
The band will perform under the direction of Wayne Crook.
Additionally, several solo performances will be featured, including trumpeter Adrian Pierce, who will be performing “Give Me That Old Time Religion,” and Al Kent, who will be playing “Londonderry Air” on the baritone horn, the release stated.
All Fort Atkinson Community Band concerts are free and open to the public. Chairs are provided by the Fort Atkinson Parks and Recreation Department. Concert-goers may also bring their own chairs.
Following Monday’s performance, the next concert in the summer series is scheduled for Aug. 1. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be canceled, the release noted.
Monday’s complete program includes: “Ukranian National Anthem,” “Star Spangled Banner,” “Star Wars Theme,” “A Tribute to Marvin Hamlish,” “Give Me That Old Time Religion,” “Stars and Stripes Forever,” “And All That Jazz,” “Londonderry Air,” “Alkali Ike Rag,” “Firework,” Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame,” “Hernando’s Hideway,” and “That’s A Plenty,” the release stated.
Director Wayne Crook conducts the Fort Atkinson Community Band from the band shell in Barrie Park. File photo/Chris Spangler.
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