The seventh concert of the 158th season of the Michigan City Municipal Band (MCMB) will be held Thursday, July 16, 7:30pm, at the Guy Foreman Amphitheater in Washington Park. The concert is titled “From Film and Screen”.
The July 16 concert repertoire will be selected from the following compositions:
Captain America March arr. by Paul Murtha
Waltz No. 2 by Dmitri Shastokovich arr. by James Curnow
Cartoon Carnival arr. by Jack Bullock
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas arr. by James Curnow
Pure Imagination arr. by Douglas Wagner
It’s All Right arr. by Chris Bernotas
Big Band Signatures arr. by John Higgins
Ashokan Farewell arr. by Calvin Custer
Selections from Chicago arr. by Ted Ricketts
Hans Zimmer: Movie Milestones arr. by Michael Brown
Paul Dukas (1865–1935) was a seminal French composer, critic, and scholar whose brilliant orchestration left an indelible mark on Western classical music. Universally celebrated for his dazzling symphonic poem The Sorcerer’s Apprentice—immortalized globally by Disney’s Fantasia—Dukas was a central figure of the French musical Renaissance. Known for his fierce perfectionism, he famously destroyed the majority of his own manuscripts, leaving behind a small but flawless catalog of masterpieces, including the opera Ariane et Barbe-bleue and the exquisite ballet La Péri.
Hans Zimmer (1957) is an Academy Award and Grammy winning composer widely regarded as one of Hollywood’s most innovative, influential, and prolific musical talents. With a career spanning over four decades, Zimmer has scored more than 500 projects, which have collectively grossed over $30 billion at the worldwide box office. Renowned for his distinct ability to seamlessly integrate electronic sound design with traditional orchestral arrangements, his legendary filmography includes The Lion King, Gladiator, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Interstellar, and the Dune series. Beyond his cinematic masterworks, Zimmer has redefined how film music is experienced globally, selling out arenas worldwide as a touring rock-star-composer with his groundbreaking live arena productions.
Continuing its tradition of concluding each concert with a patriotic audience sing-along, the Michigan City Municipal Band will close with America the Beautiful arr. by Warren Barker
All of the concerts are free, and everyone is welcome. School band members and young children are especially encouraged to attend. Parking on Lake Shore Drive is prohibited. Parking is available in the lots closest to the amphitheater, as well as the Senior Center. Entrance to the park is free with a Michigan City Park sticker; otherwise, audience members will use the new automated parking procedure (which uses a QR code).
Jeffrey Scott Doebler is the conductor of the MCMB, and Frank Gast is the assistant conductor. In 2018, Dr. Doebler was named a Distinguished Hoosier by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb. Dr. Doebler serves as director of music education and bands at Valparaiso University. He is a past president of the Indiana Bandmasters Association and the Indiana Music Education Association. Mr. Gast serves as director of bands at Michigan City High School.
The band’s announcer is Rick Carlson.