Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Community Band in Kings Yard this Monday

The Yellow Springs Community Band will give its first outdoor concert of the year on Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m. in Kings Yard. James Johnston will conduct.

If the weather does not cooperate, the concert will be moved to the Mills Lawn School gym.

The program, as is usually the case when our friends and neighbors give a concert, is an eclectic one:

Salvation Is Created - Tschesnokoff
Festive Overture - Dmitri Shostakovich
Marche de Concert - Houston Bright
St. Louis Blues - W.C. Handy
Stardust - Hoagy Carmichael
Theme From S.W.A.T. - Barry DeVorzon
Leroy Anderson, A Legacy In Sound - arr. Robert W. Smith
Perthshire Majesty - Samuel R. Hazo
Selections from Mary Poppins - Ricahrd M Sherman & Bobert B. Sherman

Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair.

Other Band News:

The Fourth Annual Spring Music Fest on the Lawn will take place at Mills Lawn School on Thursday, May 14 from 6 - 9:15 p.m. Hear 250 kids from throughout the school system perform in various combinations and genres, while dining on grilled burgers and hotdogs, soft drinks, side dishes, and home-made desserts. If you would like to volunteer to help out or would like to join the Music Boosters, email Dennis Farmer.

Here is a link to the Music Fest Website.

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