Ironwood - August 28, 2009 This past Tuesday the Gogebic Range
Concert Band played it's final concert of the summer band series. It's
been a rewarding experience listening to this band and its talented band
members. Watching and listening to the band in Longyear Park is like
reliving Rockwell's version of Americana. Where else can you bring a lawn
chair to the park and enjoy such much entertainment. Longyear is the
perfect venue for the GRCB and the GRCB is the perfect entertainment for
Longyear.
Tuesday's concert began with a Souza March "Fairest of the Fair, followed
by: Graf Zeppelin, a WWII German March, Comedian's Gallop and Mancinni's
Majic. The band then played a song that we've not heard this summer, "Oh
Brother Where Art Thou?" This song wwas a real crowd pleaser. There was a
good turnout for this performance.. The band then went on to play: "Salute
to the Big Bands", the "Post of Freedom March", which was followed by a
Myron Ray solo "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". The band closed out the
season playing: "T.D.'s Boogie Woogie", "In the Mood", "It Don't
Mean a Thing", " A Closer Walk With Thee" (watch video), "That's A
Plenty", "Beer Barrel Polka". As is the custum, the GRCB closed this
concert playing "God Bless America"
As they say "All good things must come to end", and so it with Gogebic
Range Concert Band's summer concert series. If only the summer could be
longer, we could then enjoy even more of the great sound of the Gogebic
Range Concert Band.
Our thanks to band director, Larry Gabka , and all the members of this
wonderful community band! |