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KING BAND IRISH CONCERT
MARCH 22nd:
The
second in a series of three indoor concerts by the Karl L. King Municipal
Band of Fort Dodge will be held on Sunday afternoon, March 22, in the
Fort
Dodge Middle School Auditorium, 800 North 32nd Street.
There is no admission charge, with these concerts being provided by the
City of Fort Dodge. Entering his second season as conductor
of the band is Dan Cassady. Announcer for these concerts is
Paul Bloomquist.
This concert, which will begin at 3:30 p.m., will be the band’s annual
Irish Concert to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. It is believed
that these concerts were started by Karl King when he arrived in Fort Dodge
in the early 1920’s. These concerts were held for many years
at the Corpus Christi Parish Center under King’s direction, and
also featured the Fort Dodge Civic Glee Club.
Many
familiar Irish tunes will be performed, including everyone’s favorite,
McNamara’s
Band, as arranged by former conductor of the band, Reginald R. Schive.
Other Irish selections on the program include the beautiful Irish Tune
from County Derry as arranged for Band by Percy Aldridge Grainger;
Warren Barker’s lovely An Irish Interlude; and a medley of traditional
Irish favorites titled Strains from Erin arranged by Lucien Cailliet,
and often performed by the band with Karl King’s conducting.
Also included on this one-hour
concert will be Dublin Sketches by contemporary American composer
James Curnow. This composition, based on the Irish folk song
‘Slane’, features a rich blend of textures and moods composed as a theme
and set of three variations, with the final variation having the flavor
of a traditional Irish jig. Several march selections will be
performed, including Karl L. King’s 1910 circus favorite, Pondoroso;
John W. Casto’s rousing The Irish Brigade; W. Paris Chambers’ flashy
The
Boys of the Old Brigade; along with John Philip Sousa’s standard in
the band repertoire, Hands Across the Sea.
Roger Netz from Manson, a long-time
member of the Band’s Saxophone section, will lead the audience in a sing-along
of the traditional Irish favorites, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
and My Wild Irish Rose, also arranged by Reginald R. Schive.
These concerts always close in the traditional way with the playing of
our National Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
In case
of inclement weather, this concert may be cancelled. Any announcements
will be made on the band’s Facebook page (see a link to that site is seen
above).
Looking
ahead, the final indoor concert will be on Sunday, April 26th, at 3:30
p.m. in the Fort Dodge Middle School Auditorium, which will be the
band’s annual Scholarship Concert, where talented high school seniors and
college freshmen can audition for three scholarships that the Band annually
awards. Watch for more details regarding this concert in future
issues of Twist and Shout.
View some photos from last year's
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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