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| 6:30 pm |
| Aug ’11 |
| 11 |
| 6:30 pm |
Performing Group: Concert Band
Location: Melbourne Auditorium
Type: Concert
A Not-in-the-Park Picnic Concert
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MELBOURNE, FL, August 12, 2011 – The Swingtime Jazz Band – the dance ensemble of the Melbourne Municipal Band - is kicking up its heels and starting its 2011-2012 season with the annual Fall Kick-Off Ball on Friday, September 23 at 7 p.m. at the Melbourne Auditorium. Dance tickets are $5 in advance or $6 at the door.
The dance will include a wide variety of selections covering swing, waltz, polkas and Latin music – as well as the occasional rock tune. The audience will be treated to some new arrangements of old favorites.
Several soloists will be featured during the performance. Swingtime vocalists Sally Hart, a singing star with the Lawrence Welk Show, and Len Fallen, another local favorite, also will be featured.
“The band is looking forward to playing for everyone after two months off,” said Art Martin, conductor. “We play different styles of music with different beats and anyone who enjoys dancing or who just likes to listen to great music, is more than welcome.”
The dance begins at 7 p.m. Those who would like to brush up on their dancing skills can do so from 6 to 7 p.m., when Laura Beers (www.adancersvoice.com or 751-4766) offers lessons. The fee for lessons is $5, payable to the instructor.
Swingtime, considered one of the finest jazz and big band groups in the Southeast, also is available for hire for community, church and other social functions. More information about the event, ticket locations, and the band is available by visiting www.mmband.org or calling 724-0555.
About the Melbourne Municipal Band
The Melbourne Municipal Band, 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.
Swingtime is the 18 to 21-piece “Big Band” dance ensemble of the MMB, playing music from the 1920s to the 1970s. The for-hire band features saxophones, trombones, trumpets, a piano, guitar, bass and trap set, along with two vocalists and a conductor/announcer.
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Carmen L. Bright
Marketing Communications Associates, Inc.
Voice: 321-254-0171
Fax: 321-752-9814
MELBOURNE, FL, August 12, 2011 – The Melbourne Municipal Band will pay tribute to all the heroes of September 11, 2001 with a collection of patriotic and stirring music at its September 28 and 29 concerts, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd. There is no charge and tickets are not required.
The evening will feature a beautiful tribute called Never Forget, written by local composer and former firefighter John Ryan, and sung by Laurie Broadway, band director at Jefferson Middle School in Merritt Island. The program also features a march called First Responders, written by another local composer, Michael Rowsey, band director at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne.
“This program will lift your spirits and remind you of why we are proud to call America our home,” said Principal Conductor Staci Cleveland.
The concert also will include selections such as Hymn to the Fallen, America the Beautiful, The Chimes of Liberty, and The Stars and Stripes Forever.
Call 724-0555 or visit www.mmband.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.
Media Contact:
Carmen L. Bright
Marketing Communications Associates, Inc.
Voice: 321-254-0171
Fax: 321-752-9814
