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Park Band's free concert to feature a variety of musical selections
 
Created: 7/3/2008 | Updated: 7/5/2008

The Quincy Park Band conducted by Pam Potter will perform at 6:30 p.m. today and Wednesday in Madison Park. The public is invited to these free concerts and those who attend are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.

The Park Band welcomes a new co-sponsor on July 6. Toyota, Chrysler, Dodge-Shottenkirk will co-sponsor Sunday's concert, which will feature a wide variety of enjoyable music.

Edwin Franko Goldman's march "The Chimes Of Liberty" will open the program followed by the "Finale from the New World Symphony" of Dvorak. The concert will also include a medley of songs of the 1920s such as "I Want To Be Happy," "I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clove," "Carolina In The Morning," "Charleston," and more.

The band will also play a novelty piece called "Humorescapade," Leroy Anderson's "Blue Tango," a big band medley called "Big Bands In Concert," and selections from Gershwin's musical masterpiece "Porgy And Bess." Sousa's "U.S. Field Artillery March" will close the program.

Wednesday evening's concert will be the annual Pepsi Pops Concert, co-sponsored by Refreshment Services Pepsi. The program will feature well-known pop selections. Audience members will be treated to free soda compliments of Refreshment Services Pepsi.

"St. Louis Blues March" will open Wednesday's program which will also feature "Broadway Show-Stoppers Overture," which includes "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "People," "With A Little Bit Of Luck," "On A Clear Day," "Try To Remember," and "That's Entertainment."

The band will also perform the 1968 hit "MacArthur Park," the song made popular by Ray Charles, "Georgia On My Mind," and Paul McCartney's "Hey Jude." "Fiesta Tropicale" is a medley of Latin tunes including "Oye Como Va," "Quando, Quando, Quando," and "Brazil." Sousa's popular "Washington Post March" will close the program.



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