Free, family friendly evening features jazz favorites
MELBOURNE, FL, May 24, 2011 - The sounds of American Jazz will fill the air on June 15 and 16 when the Melbourne Municipal Band (MMB) presents the first of its annual not-in-the-park picnic concert series. The main concert begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for those who want to bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the sounds of “Art Martin and Friends.” Admission is free and no tickets are required.
Principal Conductor Staci Cleveland will lead the band as it explores some of the most popular American jazz tunes, including They Can’t Take That Away from Me, Sweet Georgia Brown, American in Paris and medleys of Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman compositions. Popular local vocalist Len Fallen will join the band to sing music by George Gershwin.
“Our picnic concerts are always so much fun and the band is very excited to present this wonderful program, which pays homage to some of the best-loved American jazz composers,” said Cleveland.
Instead of traditional concert seating, long tables will be set up to enable a ‘dinner and show’ experience and audience members can bring along their picnic dinners. Drinks, ice and snacks will be available for purchase at the Concession Table.
There is no charge for the concert and tickets are not required. Doors open at 5:30. Call 724-0555 or visit melbournemunicipalband.org for more information.
About the Melbourne Municipal Band
The Melbourne Municipal Band (MMB), established in 1965, plays free concerts for the citizens of Brevard County nearly every month, and also contributes to the community through parades, patriotic concerts and ceremonial performances. Some 30 percent of the band’s 80-plus members are professional musicians. In a typical year, the band serves 69,000 concert attendees, and its members give 27,000 hours of community service in the form of rehearsals and performance time.
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