Music and dance have always been connected throughout the ages. The DMC Community Band will celebrate dance and music with a concert including,   A Copland Portrait, featuring episodes from Aaron Copland’s Rodeo, Appalachian Spring, and El Salón México. Ravel’s famous Pavane will be followed by Leroy Anderson’s ever-popular Blue Tango. Familiar selections from the ballet The Nutcracker Suite will also be performed, followed by Symphonic Dance #3 by Clifton Williams, depicting the pageantry of a Latin American celebration with street bands, bullfights, and, of course, exuberant dancing. As a tribute to swing dancing, which swept across the United States from 1935 until the mid-1940s, the band will conclude with Benny Goodman: The King of Swing.

DMC Community Band: Shall We Dance?

Danbury Music Centre

Celebrate Independence Day with a spectacular evening of music and fireworks at Caramoor in Katonah, NY, on July 4, 2024. The event, titled "Pops, Patriots, & Fireworks," features the Westchester Symphonic Winds under the baton of conductor/music director Curt Ebersole. Joining them will be talented soloists Shelén Hughes, soprano, and César Andrés Parreño, tenor, both alumni of Caramoor's Schwab Vocal Rising Stars program.

The concert is set to begin at 8:00 PM in the Pops Venetian Theater, promising an unforgettable night with a selection of works that pay homage to America's independence. Highlights include rousing renditions of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever, culminating in a breathtaking fireworks display on the Caramoor grounds.

In case of inclement weather, the concert will proceed as scheduled, and the fireworks will be rescheduled for 9:00 PM on July 5. This event offers various seating options, including Garden Listening for those who prefer a more casual experience, with tickets priced at $20, free for Members and children under 18.

Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate the Fourth of July with an evening of patriotic music and dazzling fireworks at Caramoor. Buy your tickets now and add this event to your calendar for a memorable Independence Day celebration.

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Pops, Patriots, & Fireworks

Venetian Theater at Caramoor

The program includes Fanfare and Allegro by Clifton Williams, Fervent Is My Longing/Fugue in G Minor (transcr. Lucien Caillet) by J.S. Bach, Lacedaemon (world premiere) by Ethan Kaminsky (MSU Composition Contest winner), and Folk Festival (transcr. Donald Hunsberger) by Dmitri Shostakovich. David Thornton, conductor.

Symphony Band

Wharton Center for Performing Arts

UA Wind Symphony

The University of Arizona

The Campus Band and University Band are ensembles comprised of mostly non music-major performers and community members who come together once a week to make music. The Campus Band presents their program Dances and Dramas featuring doctoral students Luke Yoakam (trumpet) and Carly Wingfield (soprano voice). The University Band celebrates our ever-evolving world with their program Change.

Clifton Williams

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Nov 1, 2024

DMC Community Band: Shall We Dance? · Danbury Music Centre

Jul 4, 2024

Pops, Patriots, & Fireworks · Caramoor

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