God and Country Concert — Arlington Heights — Oct. 24 @ 7:00 P.M.
Tickets at the Door
Adults: $12.00Children and Students 18 and under $6.00
Families (2 adults and up to 4 children 18 and under) $30
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The Illinois Brass Band, under the direction of music director Stephen Squires, will open its 2015- 2016 season at 7:00 PM Saturday, October 24, 2015 with “God and Country” at First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights, 1903 E Euclid Ave. The performance will feature hymns, patriotic selections, and Americana music. This concert will be reprised on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 3:00 PM at the Lombard United Methodist Church, 155 S Main Street, Lombard, IL. The hymns Amazing Love, Nicaea, Ellacombe, and Wondrous Cross will be featured along with Morton Gould’s “American Salute,” and Joseph Wilcox Jenkins’ “American Overture for Band.” Cornet soloist Michael Ackerman will be accompanied by the band as he performs the Peter Graham rendition of “Swedish Hymn.” The featured work on the performance will be “Images for Brass” composed in 1995 by Stephen Bulla, former chief arranger for the President’s Own Marine Corps Band. This major work in four movements was written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima.
Tickets for all performances are $12.00, $6.00 for children and students 18 and under and can be purchased in advance through illinoisbrassband.org or at the door on the day of the performances. Discounted family rates are also available.
The Illinois Brass Band is a 30 member British style brass band and is a six time national champion of the North American Brass Band Association. The band is a 501(c)(3) recognized organization and is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
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