Afternoon of Brass #2 : WORCESTER : Memorial Weekend Spectacular!

321 Main Street,Worcester MA 01608

28 May, 2023

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Spectacular and patriotic music just before Memorial Day! Emcee: Brian McCreathDirector: Lawrence Isaacson“Star Spangled Banner” John Stafford Smith (lyrics Francis Scott Key) {with mezzo-soprano Heather Gallagher}"Crown Imperial Coronation March" Sir William Walton arr. David Drage“Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)" Sergei Prokofiev arr. Joseph Kreines {with a Special Lecture & Monologue presentation by Shakespearean scholar Robert Lublin, PhD. Professor of Theatre Arts, UMASS Boston}"Taps" and "Retreat" Daniel Adams Butterfield arr. Thomas Knox“American the Beautiful” Samuel Ward (lyrics Katharine Lee Bates) arr. Stephen Bulla {with mezzo-soprano Heather Gallagher}"Finlandia" Jean Sibelius arr. Joseph KreinesINTERMISSION "Irish Tune from County Derry" Percy Grainger arr. Joseph Kreines"Variations on America" Charles Ives arr. Eric Crees“Nimrod from Enigma Variations" Edward Elgar arr. Joseph Kreines“Resurrection Symphony Finale” Gustav Mahler arr. Stephen Bulla"Semper Fidelis March" John Philip SousaPresented by Northbridge Brass Endeavors We reserve the right to make changes to the program, performers, dates and locations