Join Us for a Joyous and Merry Holiday Concert

Sunday, December 4th, 2pm,

at the Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall Auditorium (3000 NW 83rd Street)

The Program:

1. A Most Wonderful Christmas, by Robert Sheldon
2. Ave Maria, by Giuseppe Verdi, arr. Barbara Buehlman
3. The Nutcracker Fantasy, by P.I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Yo Goto
4. Cantique De Jean Racine, by Gabriel Faure, arr Monty Musgrave
5. A Hanukkah Festival, arr. Chris Bernotas
6. And the Mountains Echoed: Gloria!, by Robert Longfield
7. Minor Alterations, by David Lovrien
8. A Christmas Festival, by Leroy Anderson
9. Sleigh Ride, by Leroy Anderson

Tickets available at the door, with suggested donations of $5-10 per person or $10-20 per family.

Please join the band as we salute those who have served in the Armed Forces with our annual James B. King Memoral Veterans Day Concert Sunday November 6th at 2pm in the new Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall.

The program is free and will include music from John Philip Sousa, John Williams, George Gershwin and more.

Honoring

Veterans Day: Friday, November 11 is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I and was originally celebrated as Armistice Day. Raymond Weeks of Birmingham, Alabama, organized a Veterans Day parade for that city on November 11, 1947, to honor all of America’s veterans for their loyal service. Later, U.S. Representative Edward H. Rees of Kansas proposed legislation changing the name of the celebration to Veterans Day to honor all who have served in America’s Armed Forces. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day and called upon Americans everywhere to rededicate themselves to the cause of peace. The Gainesville Community Band performs this Veterans Day concert to honor all those who served honorably in the military—in wartime or peacetime.

James B. King

James B. King: This concert is named in honor of Captain James B. King, late member of the Gainesville Community Band. Captain King served as principal clarinet and assistant conductor of the United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own,” under the administrations of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson. After retiring in 1980, he and his wife Joy joined the Gainesville Community Band. Captain King died in October 2006, and each year the band presents this concert in memory of a great musician who served his country and was an inspiration to all. As a further remembrance of Captain King, a clarinet will be presented in his name to an outstanding Alachua County middle school band student. Great Southern Music in the Oaks Mall Plaza, 6787 West Newberry Road, has graciously donated the memorial clarinet.

The Gainesville Community Band presents its 2011 Charles Dean Memorial Concert

Come enjoy our Charles Dean Memorial Concert on Sunday, October 9, 4p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville.

For the twentieth year, GCB will award a trumpet to an outstanding Alachua County middle school student musician in memory of Dr. Charles Dean (1929-1992). Dr. Dean was a founding member, principal trumpet and president of the Gainesville Community Band. The trumpet, donated by Hoggtowne Music, 5200 NW 43rd Street, Suite 501, means that a middle school band student will learn and enjoy music on a quality instrument, making practice and performance a rewarding experience for years to come.

This concert will feature the GCB Brass Ensemble, the GCB Trumpet Section, the Charles Dean Trumpet Presentation, and as our special guest artist, Mark Coffey, organist. First Presbyterian Church is at 300 Southwest 2nd Avenue in Gainesville and has plenty of free parking. There is no charge for admission; this is a First Presbyterian “Concert for a Cause,” so a goodwill offering will be collected to benefit the Gainesville Community Ministry. As always, this Gainesville Community Band concert is family friendly.

Program

• The Leichhardt Fanfare, David Basden, featuring the GCB Brass Ensemble
• Allerseelen, Richard Strauss; ed. Frederick Fennell
• Pineapple Poll, Arthur Sullivan; arr. W.J. Duthoit
  1. Opening Number; 2. Poll’s Dance
• In The Church, Gabriel Pierne; arr. Monty Musgrave
• Canzon Septimi Toni, Giovanni Gabrieli; ed. James Boeringer, featuring Mark Coffey, Organ, and GCB Brass Ensemble
• March “Hello Sunshine”, Yoshio Matsuo
• Carnival, Harry Warren/Bob Russell; arr. John Edmunds, Featuring the GCB Trumpet Section
• Charles Dean Trumpet Presentation
• Alleluia! Laudamus Te, Alfred Reed, featuring Mark Coffey, Organ
• A Celebration of Spirituals, Arr. Warren Barker
• Crown Imperial, William Walton; arr. W.J. Duthoit, featuring Mark Coffey, Organ

Dr. Mark Coffey is Director of Music and Organist at First Presbyterian Church. Born in Baltimore, he earned a bachelor’s degree in music education at Towson State University and master of music and doctor of musical arts degrees in organ performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music. As music director, Dr. Coffey participates with local directors in the annual Festival of Choirs and performs locally and nationally as a recitalist.