The Michigan City Municipal Band (MCMB) will hold the fifth concert of our 157th season on Thursday, July 3, 7:30p, at the Guy F. Foreman Bicentennial Amphitheater in Washington Park. The band plays a variety of music to entertain audience members of all ages. All concerts are free and everyone is welcome. Conductor Dr. Jeffrey Scott Doebler also serves as director of music education at Valparaiso University. Assistant Conductor Quincy Ford, principal saxophonist in the MCMB, previously served as director of band and music department chair at Michigan City High School. Quincy will lead the band this week.
The July 3 concert program will include:
George Washington Bicentennial March by John Philip Sousa
American Flourish by Robert W. Smith
Choose Joy by Randall D. Standridge
One Beautiful Life by Julie Giroux
Singing Sands Overture by Guy F. Foreman
Hoagy Carmichael In Concert arr. Warren Barker
Boomwhacker Ballet by Michael Boo
Funiculi Funicula by Luigi Denza arr. Philip Lang
Continuing its tradition of concluding each concert with a patriotic audience sing-along, the Michigan City Municipal Band will close with “This Is My Country” by Don Ray and Al Jacobs arranged by Hawley Ades. Finally the MCMB will a give a big Independence Day salute to the United States of America by playing “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa as the audience exits the park.
The MCMB 157th season consists of ten free Thursday concerts, ending August 7. The concerts begin at 7:30p and last about an hour. Parking is available in the lots closest to the amphitheater, as well as the Michigan City Senior Center. Entrance to the park is free with a
Michigan City Park sticker, otherwise, there is a small fee of $4 for the band concert. (The $4 applies after 7p)
Food trucks will be on site for the band concerts. Audience members are encouraged to patronize these local businesses.
Rick Carlson, principal trumpet for MCMB, will be the announcer.