Brazil Concert Band holding its ‘A Salute to Dad’ performance June 18

On Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18, the Brazil Concert Band with Director Matthew S. Huber, will present “A Salute to Dad!” at 8 p.m. at the Forest Park Bandshell or, in case of rain, the Pavilion.

A variety of music for Dad will include “The Fairest of the Fair,” by John Philip Sousa, “Kentucky Sunrise,” by Karl L. King, “Jolly Robbers Overture,” by Franz von Suppe and arranged by L. P. Laurendeau, “St. Louis Blues March,” by W.C. Handy and “French National Defile,” by A. Turlet.

In “Good Old Days Sing-A-Long,” arranged by James Ployhar, our audience will get to sing with the BCB to the tunes of “Daisy Bell,” “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree,” “The Little Brown Church in the Vale,” “You Tell Me Your Dream,” “And the Band Played On,” “Wait Til the Sun Shines, Nellie” and “Auld Lang Syne.”

Music from classic TV sitcoms arranged by Paul Jennings will feature “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Mister Ed,” “Leave It to Beaver,” “Hogan’s Heroes March,” “The Ballad of Jed Clampitt,” “Bewitched,” “The Munsters,” “Green Acres” and “I Love Lucy.”

Also performed will be “The Bride-Elect March,” by Sousa, “Donkey Honk Rag,” by Stephen Kent Goodman, “Invercargill,” by Alex Lithgow and “His Honor,” by Henry Fillmore.

The Brazil Concert Band plays every Sunday evening in June, July and August. For more information, visit brazilconcertband.org.