2013 Winter Concert: “Rhapsody in Blue”

The Concord Band continues a significant 54th season with its annual Winter Concert, presented at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden Street in Concord, on Saturday, March 2, at 8:00 PM. “Rhapsody in Blue” features internationally acclaimed pianist Michael Lewin playing two monumental works for piano by American composers: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin and Célèbre Tarantelle by Louis Moreau Gottschalk. The program (subtitled “Made in America”) comprises works written between 1858 and 1950, all but one by American composers.

Tickets are $20 each, $10 for students and seniors. You can nowpurchase tickets online.They will also be available at the door.

Press release: 2013/2/13 Gershwin, Gottschalk and Michael Lewin with The Concord Band
appeared in the Concord Journal

Press release: 2013/3/3 Review of Concord Band Winter Concert—March 2, 2013—long version

Press release: 2013/3/3 Review of Concord Band Winter Concert—March 2, 2013—for the Concord Journal

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Program Americans We Henry Fillmore Suite of Old American Dances Robert Russell Bennett Children’s March, “Over the Hills and Far Away” Percy Aldridge Grainger Variations on America Charles Ives — Intermission — Célèbre Tarantelle Louis Moreau Gottschalk Michael Lewin, piano soloist Combination March Scott Joplin Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin

This concert does not have reserved seating, but if you would like to purchase tickets in advance, you can:

• Mail: Send a check in the amount of $20 per ticket ($10 for children 12 and under or seniors), made out to "The Concord Band" to the address at the top of the page. Be sure to include your phone number for confirmation, and enclose an SASE if you would like the tickets mailed to you rather than picking them up at the concert.
• Phone: Leave a voice message at the phone number at the top of the page. Be sure to specify how many tickets, and leave your name and phone number for confirmation.
• Email: Send a message toConcord Band reservations. Be sure to specify how many tickets, and include your name, email address and phone number for confirmation.
• On line: VisitMKtix.comand click on the “Buy Tickets” link you see there.

If you place your order by phone or email, you MUST still mail a check in order to hold the tickets. You may also include an SASE in order to receive your tickets before the night of the concert. Any unpaid tickets will be subject to re-sale at the door on the night of the concert.

Note:If this concert is snowed out, it will be rescheduled for 2:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, March 3.