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Municipal
Concert Band Kicks Off the Summer Season on Sunday
The Greenville Municipal Concert Band will begin its summer season on
Sunday, July 3rd at7pm with a Celebration of Independence.
Municipal band concerts will take place in the beautiful Greenville
City Park at the Marling Band Shell. All Concerts are free and
open to the public. Concerts in the park will be given each week
beginning July 3rd and continuing through Labor Day Sunday. The
band will not be in concert on Sunday, July 31 and Sunday, August
21. The Jazz Band will take the stage on Sunday, July 24th and
Sunday, August 28th. All Concerts will begin at 7pm this year.
The Celebration of Independence Concert will feature music and readings
designed to celebrate the independence of our great country.
Special guest reader for the concert will be our Honorable Mayor, Mike
Bowers. He will recite excerpts from famous American speeches as
the band performs. This song and recitation has become an
audience favorite over the years and we are proud to have Mayor Bowers
share the stage with us.
Also featured for the evening will be the vocal stylings of Greenville
native David McKibben. David is a graduate of Greenville City
Schools and currently lives in Dayton, Ohio. David is an
outstanding musician and director in the Miami Valley. David will
be singing God Bless America, America the Beautiful and the Lee
Greenwood classic God Bless the USA.
Other music will include marches of John Philip Sousa, a tribute to our
armed forces and other music for a Celebration of Independence.
Please plan to celebrate with us onSunday, July 3rd at the Marling Band
Shell in the Greenville City Park. Seating is available or you
may bring your own lawn chair or blanket.
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