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The July 6 concerts begin with a Sousa march
"Black Horst Troop," followed by "Visions of Flight," by
Robert Sheldon Two famous march composers Karl King and Henry
Fillmore both admired and respected each others special skills in leading their
bands and conducting several famous marches during their careers. Karl King
wrote "King Henry" in honor of Henry Fillmore. The last number of the
concert programs Henry Fillmore’s march entitled "King Karl King,"
that he wrote in tribute to Karl King. Heard also in the concert will be
"Hooray for Hollywood," arranged by Warren Barker. The arrangement
contains several popular songs of the Hollywood movies including: "Tara
Theme," "Forty Second Street," "Born Free," "Days
of Wine and Roses," and "Lawrence of Arabia." The band concert next presents "THE CITADEL DANCERS," Eileen Cropley, Director.
The Citadel Dancers, aged 10 through 17, and
Junior Citadel Dancers, aged 7 through 9, will present dances and music of
different countries including: Japan, India, Ireland, Mexico, France and United
States. The afternoon and evening programs will be different and will be
announced. The performers are: The theme from the movie "The Magnificent
Seven" by Elmer Bernstein will be performed followed by a trombone and
vocal solo by Gary Cooper which answers a request "How Great Thou
Art," by Stuart Hine. GARY COOPER, is
the principal trombonist of the Municipal Band. He attended Lake Michigan
College, Indiana University at South Bend, and the American Conservatory of
Music in Chicago. Cooper has played with the Michigan Opera Orchestra, the South
Bend and Kalamazoo Symphonies, and the Chicago Civic Symphony. He has performed
as a soloist with Southwestern Michigan Symphony, Elkhart Symphony, St Joseph
Municipal Band, Chicago Civic Symphony and sang in the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
Cooper performs in a chamber vocal group called Opus Nine. He is Artist in
Residence for St. Joseph Public Schools. Cooper also teaches privately and at
The Arts Center for the Salvation Army. As indicated earlier, the concert concludes
with "King Karl King March by "Henry Fillmore. |
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