The band presented a varied programme of four pieces, including two works specifically for Concert Band -'Eagles Among Us'and 'Lightspeed'- as well THEWALTZ No 2 from the Jazz Suite by Shostakovich and an arrangement of the Jungle Book theme,'The Bare Necessities', featuring a Dixieland quartet.

He performed regularly with the Columbia Concert Band, Rockville Concert Band, the Virginia Grand Military Band, and in the pit orchestra for Robert Goddard Music theatre productions.

After World War II, a few civilian concert bands remained active, but their repertory began to depart from that of earlier eras.

Martin reviews these difficulties and concludes that while terminological imprecision might explain in part why "scholars, critics, and opera historians tend to skim by concert bands," generations of snobbish attitudes contribute to a general neglect of concert bands now that they no longer dominate popular culture (p.

Dunedin, FL, April 29, 2015 --(PR.com)-- When Dunedin Concert Band Director and Conductor Stephen P Brown realized President Lincoln's assassination and the first publicly recognized Memorial Day occurred so close to each other, he simply had to find live music to share with the residents of Pinellas County that reflected both historic events.

A WARWICKSHIRE college's concert band is to perform at a Christmas concert at Bedworth Civic Hall on Thursday.

Jonathan plays in the Stadium High School Concert Band, Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestra, Principal Tuba and the Seattle Conservatory of Music Brass Quintet.

The Concordia University-Nebraska Wind Ensemble, a select 40-member concert band, will be touring March 1--10, with stops in Illinois, Indiana and Kansas.

This program is part of Northshore Concert Bands' mission to encourage involvement in music for people at all stages of life and assist in the music education of young people.

All across the country, concert bands perform to honor the USA's Independence Day and of course, the servicemen and women.

Trumpeter Bruce Lane of Cary, who helps organize the concert bands annual community service project, said, "It is really a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays, and every cent that comes in is helping families.

The Northshore Concert Bands season concludes with a lively program of music that draws inspiration from ages past.

The Concordia University-Nebraska Wind Ensemble, a select 40-member concert band, will be touring March 1-10, with stops in Illinois, Indiana and Kansas.

NORTH Warwickshire and Hinckley College's concert band is to perform at a Christmas concert at Bedworth Civic Hall on Thursday.

The Northwest Concert Band will present its Spring Concert, "It Might As Well Be Spring", on Sunday, March 10, at 3 pm at St.