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Retired Burlington band director Jim Priebe will conduct the band's regular concert at 7:30 PM with the theme "Marches and More!" Jim is a self-styled "band geek" and loves the classic marches and the music that has made concerts in the park an entertaining American tradition.
Jim's selections will be chosen from among the following: National Emblem by E. E. Bagley; British Eighth by Zo Elliott; American Folk Rhapsody, a medley of American Folk Songs by Clare Grundman, including My Little Mohee (better known as "On Top of Old Smokey") Shantyman's Life, Sourwood Mountain, and Sweet Betsy From Pike; On the Mall by Edwin Franko Goldman; Irish Tune from County Derry by Percy Grainger; Hawkeye Glory by Karl King; Selections from The Music Man by Meredith Willson, arranged by Philip Lang, including Seventy Six Trombones, Till There Was You, The Wells Fargo Wagon, Lida Rose, and Marian the Librarian; Colonel Bogey by Kenneth Alford; Blue Tango by Leroy Anderson; The Circus Bee by Henry Fillmore; Valdres by Johannes Hanssen, arranged by Glenn Cliffe Bainum; and our traditional closing march, The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa.
Each summer at about this time we begin to experience a sense of foreboding, realizing that all good things must come to an end for we are nearing the end of our 97th season with only two more concerts to go. To squeeze in a bit more musical fun in the time we have left, we're having a "double header" this week. Each year, we form a jazz band from within the ranks of the Muni Band and this week we're essentially having two concerts: our regular 7:30 PM concert and a big band jazz concert at 6:20. So we hope that you will come out to the park earlier than usual to hear some great jazz before the main event.
This Week's Concert
Sunday, July 28, 2024
The Muni Jazz Band is led by BHS director Derrick Murphy and Derrick has picked some great "charts" (that's jazz lingo) for the band to play. The band will lead off with In the Mood, the 40's era classic written by Joe Garland and made famous by the Glenn Miller band. From the 60's, you'll hear Mamacita, a latin-swing chart by Joe Henderson arranged by Terry White. Burlington's own Steve Wright composed the next piece in 1976, the up-tempo Blues For An Elm featuring solos by trombonist Jim Priebe and guitarist Ed Mansheim. Neal Hefti's Cute, a 50's swing-style chart is next, featuring drummer Pete Korb, followed by arranger Sammy Nestico's version of The Candy Man. The jazz portion of the evening will conclude with Chick Corea's Spain, featuring Jeremy Henman's flugelhorn soloing.
For those specifically SEEKING web pages from past concerts, our recent concert archives are now available online.
