We’re back. After a two-year pause for the pandemic, we’re proud to once again bring high-caliber live music to southwest Washington. Mark your calendars for 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
The program for our spring concert features American music by American composers. Some of the most well-known American composers served in and composed for military bands. We’ll begin the evening with Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed, who served in the Army during World War II. Samuel Barber also served in the Army during World War II, composing Commando March after completing his tour of duty. Claude Thomas Smith composed Festival Variations for the U.S. Air Force Band.
If military service is a cornerstone of American society, so is our entertainment industry. Suite of Old American Dances, written by Broadway composer Robert Russell Bennett, recalls dances like the cake walk, the western one-step, and the rag. Leonard Bernstein’s Selections from Westside Story brings you songs from one of Broadway’s most the popular shows of all time. Grover’s Corners and Silverado celebrate the silver screen with music reminiscent of traditional American towns of the east coast and Wild West.
We’ll close the evening with a truly beautiful arrangement of America the Beautiful and crowd favorite Stars and Stripes Forever— two pieces of music that never fail to stir love and pride for country in the hearts of Americans.
The show starts at 7 p.m. at Corbet Theatre on the Centralia College campus. Get tickets for $12 (general admission) now at Book n Brush in Chehalis, or at the door the night of the event.