Packard Band marks WWII end
The W.D. Packard Concert Band returns to indoor performances and will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at its September concert. Conductor Galen S. Karriker will lead the band in a repertoire that mixes patriotic fare with show tunes and classical offerings. Band members Al Colella, clarinet; Tim Harker, alto saxophone; Rick Bartunek, alto saxophone; Dan Carioti, tenor saxophone; and Jim Volenik, tenor saxophone, will be featured on Dan Shanke’s “Five Mellow Winds.”
Also included will be Morton Gould’s “Fanfare for Freedom,” Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture,” “Some Enchanted Evening” from the musical “South Pacific,” selections from the musical “Carousel,” F.H. Losey’s “Gloria” march, Clarence White’s “Triumphal March,” Ferde Grofe’s “Over There Fantasie,” Jerry Brubaker’s arrangement of “This Is My Country” and John Philip Sousa’s “Hands Across the Sea” march.
The concert starts at 3 p.m. Sunday at Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. Admission is free and funding is provided by the W.D. Packard trust.