Join us at the Americal Civic Center in Wakefield for our fall Children’s Concert. This year’s program is called “The Shapes of Music”
“A Band of Heroes” is a musical choose-your-own-adventure, with audience members choosing how the story and accompanying music will progress. And there will be a drawing for one kid to conduct us for “Stars & Stripes Forever”
The program includes:
All Aboard — Nathan Farrell
Band of Heroes — Erika Svanoe (b. 1976)
El Via Cortez — Thomas Root (1947-2023)
Fanfare for a New Era — Pinkzebra
Five To Go — Jack Bullock (1929-2022)
October — Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Stars & Stripes Forever — John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
The Penny-Whistle Song — Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)(ed. Rogers)
Pie in the Face Polka — Henry Mancini (1954-1994)(arr. Vinson)
Terpsichorean Dances — Jodie Blackshaw (b. 1971)(after Praetorius)
Trumpets, OlĂ©! — Frank D. Cofield (1913-2005)