Mercer County Symphonic Band will have its annual spring concert on Wednesday, June 4, at 8 p.m. at Kelsey Theater on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College. Admission is free.
The band, directed by Louis Woodruff, will play contemporary American compositions, familiar favorites, and patriotic selections. The program includes Jerry Bilik’s “American Civil War Fantasy,” John Williams’ “Olympic Fanfare and Theme,” Richard Wagner’s Liebestod,” Frescobaldi’s “Toccatta,” Henry Fillmore’s “The Footlifter,” and John Philip Sousa’s “The Thunderer.” There will also be selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “State Fair,” Bernstein and Sondheim’s “West Side Story,” and Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man.” The band will end with its signature signoff, Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
West Windsor and Plainsboro musicians include Dave Halter on trombone, Martin Timins on alto sax, Anthony Travaglione on clarinet, Mike Davis on percussion, John Roeder on tuba, and flute players Jessica Julius, Danielle Guarracino, and Annette Sheldon. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School alumni include Jim Yeh, Class of 1997, on tuba; and Birgitta Cagan, Class of 1990, on clarinet. Tony Pappalardo, retired High School South band director, is on trumpet.
Spring Concert, Mercer County Symphonic Band, Mercer County College, Kelsey Theater, West Windsor. Wednesday, June 4, 8 p.m. Classics, contemporary music, and traditional marches. Lou Woodruff conducts. Free. 609-584-9444. www.mercerband.org.
