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Posted on June 18th, 2010
To the Friends of the Pomona Concert Band,
Pomona Concert Band Announces 63rd Annual Summer Concert Schedule
The Pomona Concert Band announces its 63rd Annual Summer Concert Series to be held at the G. Stanton Selby Bandshell, behind the Community Center building in Ganesha Park, 1575 North White Avenue, on Thursday evenings at 8:00 p.m. starting July 1st. This series will include nine Thursday evening concerts with the finale on August 26th. All performances are free to the public, so bring your picnic basket and lawn chair to enjoy an evening of music.
The opening concert on July 1st will celebrate America's Birthday with "An American Musical Journey." This concert features all American composers. Also, joining us will be the Carolers of the Claremont Chorale in Alfred Reed's "Testament of An American." This concert will be dedicated to the memory of Helen Selby, wife of our founder, G. Stanton Selby. The second concert on July 8th will have the theme of "A Mediterranean Cruise" and will feature feature music of countries that border the Mediterranean Sea. Featured soloist will be Flute player Gavin Furuken, in Camille Chaminade's "Concertino."
On July 15th the band will presenta "A Musical Potpourri" featuring a variety of different kinds of music from all over the world. We will feature Pomona High Student, Isaac Gonzalez, singing "You Raise Me Up." Thursday July 22nd will be "Sunday In The Park" as our concert will feature many numbers composed by Assistant Director Dr. Jorge Garcia. We will honor Joyce Herr, a loyal band member of over 30 years, with a composition by Dr. Garcia called "Fanfare for Elegance". Joyce passed away last January.
The concert on July 29th will show that "PCB's Got Talent." The band will be directed by 5 members of the band that are either retired or current conductors in other bands. They are Arthur Farr, David Schaafsma, Kerry Kline, Christopher Northrop, and James Lytthans.
Two guest conductors have been slated to lead the Pomona Concert Band through concerts this summer. The August 5th concert, "A Christensen Spectacular," will be conducted by James Christensen, a well known conductor, composer, arranger, adjudicator and clinician. During his 37 years with Walt Disney Productions he produced music that is now familiar to patrons of the Disney theme parks and movies. Our August 12th concert will be conducted by Dr. Anthony Mazzaferro, Director of Bands at Fullerton College, and is titled "A Traditional Park Concert." A delightful concert of a varied nature will please all.
On August 19th the band will present "A Trip Down Broadway." Popular Broadway musicals will be featured throughout the evening. Selections from Beauty and the Beast, and Les Miserables are among the numbers that will be featured and the Carolers of the Claremont Chorale will join the band on excerpts from Carousel and The Sound of Music. The Pomona Concert Band's final concert on August 26th will be titled "From Across the Pond." This will be a very special night, as we welcome The Clifton and Lightcliffe Brass Band, from Yorkshire, England. They will present the first half of the program and the PCB will play a few numbers and then we will close with both bands playing together to honor both countries.
This year promises to be the best summer of music yet, so please join the Pomona Concert Band for their 63rd Anniversary of Music in the Park representing the City of Pomona.
The Pomona Concert Band is under the baton of Linda W. Taylor, Conductor and Musical Director, and Jorge Garcia, Assistant Conductor. Band members come from Pomona and more than twenty surrounding communities to make music together. The Pomona Concert Band was founded by G. Stanton Selby in 1947 as part of a local Pomona American Legion Post. The Band has represented the City of Pomona in countless events and performances over the years, including tours of Europe and Japan in 1985 and 1988. G. Stanton Selby was also the Mayor of Pomona during the 1980’s.
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