Aiken Concert Band to honor City’s anniversary
The Aiken Concert Band, formerly the Aiken Community Band, will honor Aiken’s 175th anniversary with a free concert on Monday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at Hopelands Gardens.
The Aiken Concert Band under the direction of Col. Gary F. Lamb, retired commander and conductor of The U.S. Army Band in Washington, D.C., will be joined by The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, the official ceremonial unit in Washington.
The Herald Trumpets will perform “Fanfare For the Common Man” by Aaron Copland, as well as selections they have performed around the country and at official ceremonies in Washington.
The Aiken Concert Band will be joined by The Herald Trumpets for “Pines of the Appian Way” by Ottorino Respighi. Other selections to be performed by the Aiken Concert Band include “English Folk Song Suite” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, a medley from “South Pacific” by Rodgers and Hammerstein and “Shenandoah” by Frank Ticheli. “Shenandoah” will be conducted by Lauren Meccia, director of bands at USC Aiken.
The concert will close with the Aiken Concert Band and The Herald Trumpets performing the finale of “Symphony No. 1 in G Minor” by Kalinnikov.
The May 3 concert kicks off the start of the 2010 Hopelands Summer Concert Series which continues each Monday night through the months of May, June, July and August. All concerts are offered free of charge and attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and picnics.
Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens Parking Lot on Dupree Place. All other concert attendees should park at the Green Boundary on Whiskey Road.
In case of rain, the concerts will be held at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center in Gym 2 whenever possible. Call 643-4661 for more information in the event of rain. For a complete listing of upcoming concerts, visit www.cityofaikensc.gov.
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