Ark City Community Band Concert June 10th

The Arkansas City Community Band will hold the second concert of their 150th season, Thursday June 10th at 7:30pm at the Wilson Park Rotunda.  Concert goers are encouraged to bring their own seating as park benches are limited.

This week’s concert will have a wide variety of music.  Selections include a beautiful setting of the ancient Irish melody ‘Bridget Cruise’ by Gary Gackstatter; Hoagy Carmichael’s classic ‘Stardust’; George M. Cohan’s ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ and ‘You’re A Grand Old Flag’;  A medley of tunes from Disney’s ‘Aladdin’, ‘Soul Bossa Nova’ from Austin Powers and several other favorites.

Director Chris VanGilder noted that “We had a great crowd for our first concert last week and they were treated to a great performance by our band.  We are excited to continue the special season.”