The Saco River Festival is
pleased to present their Annual Cornish Summer Bandstand Series:
Location: Cornish Bandstand,
Maple Street (next to Bangor Savings Bank, 180 Maple St. Cornish,
Maine).
In the event of rain, the concerts will be held at the Sacopee
Valley Middle School, 137 South Hiram Rd. Hiram, ME)
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Day: 5 Consecutive Tuesdays,
beginning July 6, 2010
Pizza, beverages and other
refreshments available for sale.
Free toys for children under 18! (while supplies last)
Concerts are free,
donations welcome.
All proceeds benefit M.S.A.D.#55
School Music Programs.
This year the S.R.F.A. helped the MSAD#55 music program to
purchase 8 keyboards, a soprano xylophone, and some percussion
instruments. We also helped to send 135 students to a Maine music
festival.
July 6, 2010 - Casco Bay
Concert Band - 7 pm
July 13, 2010 - Portland Jazz Orchestra - 7 pm
July 20, 2010 - Common Ground Band - 7 pm
July 27, 2010 - Jimmy Jo and the Jumbol' Ayuhs - 7 pm
Aug. 3, 2010 - Frankie and the Flying Hubcaps - 7 pm
More information about
the musicians:
The Casco Bay Concert Band (CBCB),
a non-profit organization of about 70 adult musicians under the
direction of Dr. Peter Martin.
Band members come from
various musical backgrounds, professions, and localities from all
around Casco Bay. They perform a wide variety of music that is
appealing to all ages. The Metropolitan Wind Ensemble of Boston
recognizes top community bands in New England, and has invited
Casco Bay Concert Band to perform every year at the Boston
Festival of Bands at Faneuil Hall. This band will fill our
bandstand and the ground around it! They are an amazing group of
musicians and we are thrilled to have them kick off our Summer
Bandstand Series! Please come join us for this night of wonderful
music.
The Portland Jazz Orchestra
is a contemporary big band staffed by local and regional jazz
professionals. Playing music from the libraries of big bands such
as The Count Basie Orchestra, The Duke Ellington Orchestra and The
Woody Herman Orchestra, the PJO also enjoys performing more
contemporary big band literature. In addition to performing the
music ensembles such as Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band and the Tom
Kubis Big Band, PJO focuses on performing original compositions
and arrangements written by band members. Many of these
compositions are published and are highly regarded on a national
level. Trombonist, Dr. Chris Oberholtzer, is the artistic director
of the PJO in addition to being the Director of Jazz Studies at
the University of Southern Maine School of Music.
The Common Ground Band -
Chuck McLaughlin, Marty Mathews, Peter Albert, Marc Lerman. The
Common Ground band has performed at the Riverbank Park Gazebo in
Westbrook, ME, the Gorham Maine Bandstand Series and at Hay Day in
Farmington, NH. They are a fun group that performs music from
several decades that include rock and roll and soft rock. Dance
the night away!
JimmyJo & the Jumbol'Ayuhs
hails from the "bayous" of coastal Maine. Based in Phippsburg, the
Jumbol'Ayuhs serve up music from Cajun Louisiana with a Downeast
accent. Featuring Jim Joseph on accordion, second fiddle, and
vocals, and Pam Weeks on lead fiddle and vocals, the Jumbol'Ayuhs
play lively two-steps and waltzes that tug at your heartstrings.
Bill Olson on guitar, Elna Joseph on bass, and Keith Garovoy on
percussion round out the sound and provide the bottom end that
will keep you dancing!
Frank Foss and Frankie and
the Flying Hubcaps - This band features a local musician, Frank
Foss, Jr. Lots of fun and a great way to end the Summer Bandstand
Series!
View
our 2009 archived concert schedule here.
View
our 2008 archived concert schedule here.
View
our 2007 archived concert schedule here.
View
our 2006 archived concert schedule here.
View
our 2005 archived concert schedule here.
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