February 2020
Postcards: Main Street Community Band Winter Concert
If you’re tired of being cooped up inside or looking up at gray skies, then come join us for an afternoon of music that is sure to lift your spirits! Included on the program are ‘Kilimanjaro – an African Portrait,’ by Robert Washburn, filled with a captivating rhythmic vitality and strong musical textures and ‘Baba Yetu,’ the Grammy Award winning piece written for the…
Find out more »March 2020
Music of the Knights: City of Fairfax Band Concert
The years 1969-1970 not only saw the first performances of the City of Fairfax Band. During that period there were many other "firsts" in the music world: Paul McCartney released his first "post-Beatles" album; Elton John had his first top 10 hit in the USA; and a young composer named Andrew Lloyd Webber released a concept album called Jesus Christ, Superstar, that would launch…
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The Joy of Spring: Main Street Community Band
Join us as we celebrate the arrival of spring! High spirited youth, innocent love and heroic and inspiring music all mingle in this colorful and vibrant vision of spring. Included on the program is Robert Sheldon’s Three Miniatures for Winds and Percussion, which includes Joyful Dance, Simple Song, and Celebration! (Free concert, not part of the subscription series)
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50th Anniversary Jubilee Pops Concert
The City of Fairfax Band closes out its 50th year with Jubilee Pops, an "Evening at Pops" type program of wide ranging of musical styles: transcriptions of orchestral classics, concert band novelties and favorites and popular selections. The program will showcase the versatility of the band and feature the unique talents of our members. Guest artist on this program is the to-be-announced winner of…
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