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A SPECIAL NIGHT AT THE BANDSHELL:
The
Sunday evening concerts by the Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge
will continue on June 28, with a concert beginning at 7:30 pm at the Band
Shell in Oleson Park. Dan Cassady is the Band’s Conductor,
and Paul Bloomquist is the band’s announcer. There will be
many special treats in store as well, even before the band starts playing.
The Southeast Valley School Fine Arts Boosters will be there around
6:30 pm to offer ice cream and fresh-baked goodies for a free-will donation
to support their school programs. Persons attending these concerts
are reminded to bring their own lawn chairs, since no public seating is
provided.
This
Sunday, the band will be saluting the music of Broadway among other special
treats. Composer Richard Rogers’ birth on June 28, 1902 will
be celebrated with his Symphonic Marches, including Valiant Years
from the ABC television series; the March of the Siamese Children
from the hit musical The King and I; the Cinderella March
from the made-for-television musical Cinderella; The Great Adventure
from the CBS television series; and the Guadalcanal March from the
documentary series Victory at Sea, produced by NBC-TV.
Also, Opening Night on Broadway
will feature familiar music written for some of the newer musicals to appear
on the Great White Way, such as The Producers, Avenue Q, Spamalot, Wicked,
and The Lion King. Mel Brooks, who turns 100 years old
on June 28, wrote and directed the satirical comedy, The Producers.
Frank Piersol’s composition, Maxi-March, is on the program.
Piersol is the former director of bands at both Iowa State University
and then the University of Iowa. Piersol’s commissioned
march is a tribute to Max Whitlock from his family. Whitlock
was the long-time band director at South Hamilton Schools in Jewell
and a good friend of Karl King. Additional marches include
one of Karl King’s earliest, Carrollton, along with Henry Fillmore’s
The Circus Bee, and John Klohr’s The Billboard.
On the serious side will be Ralph
Vaughan Williams’ march, Folk Songs from Somerset from his English
Folk Song Suite; Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov’s Procession of Nobles
from his dance-suite Mlada; and the Farandole from French composer
Georges Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2.
On the lighter side will be two
compositions by Karl King, a beautiful aerial waltz perfect for a summer
evening, Mystic Night and a trombone novelty from King’s circus
day, Mournful Maggie, along with the popular Big Band hit, Johnson
Rag.
Each concert always closes with
a salute to our great country with the playing of our National Anthem,
The
Star-Spangled Banner.
In case of inclement weather at the starting time, the concert may be delayed
or cancelled. Any announcement will be made on the band’s Facebook
page. Plan now to be in attendance to hear the finest in band
music played by your very own local municipal band.
There will be much more in store during July as America celebrates its
250th anniversary. Watch for more details each week in your
local print media.
View some photos from the 2025
Scholarship
Concert.
View photos from the last concert
of conductor Jerrold Jimmerson
View the programs from the 2023
Concert Season
The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge is
seen during a practice session
before taking the stage.
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