Brazil Concert Band to play patriotic favorites Sunday

BRAZIL -- The Brazil Concert Band, directed by retired Greencastle teacher Matthew S. Huber, will present patriotic favorites at the special time of 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2 in Forest Park, rain or shine.

Among this week’s lineup are several marches by John Philip Sousa to include “Sabre and Spurs,” “George Washington Bicentennial March,” “The Invincible Eagle,” “The U.S. Field Artillery,” “Hail to the Spirit of Liberty,” “The Gallant Seventh” and “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”

From “Columbia Grand Patriotic Potpourri” by George D. Barnard comes many Civil War era tunes such as “Hail Columbia,” “Marching Thro’ Georgia,” “Just Before the Battle Mother,” “Red, White and Blue,” “Tenting Tonight,”“Tramp Tramp Tramp,” “Glory, Glory Hallelujah,” “Maryland My Maryland,” “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” “Dixie,” “Yankee Doodle” and “America.”

“Irving Berlin-A Symphonic Portrait” arranged by Hawley Ades features “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Say It With Music,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “Easter Parade,” “White Christmas” and “God Bless America.”

In “George M. Cohan Patriotic Fantasy” arranged by Walter Ehret and Paul Yoder, toes will tap to “I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag.”

Sunday night’s show will also include “Bugler’s Holiday” by Leroy Anderson and arranged by Michael Edwards, “National Emblem” by E.E. Bagley, “American Patrol” by F.W. Meacham, “America” arranged by John Cacavas and open with Sousa’s arrangement of “The Star-Spangled Banner” sung by longtime BCB percussionist Jay Hendrix.

The Brazil Concert Band performs in Forest Park every Sunday through the end of August.