River's Edge Community Band 10th Anniversary Concert

River’s Edge Community Band Celebrates 10th
Anniversary with a Celebratory Spring concert on March 31

The River’s Edge Community Band 10th Anniversary
Concert is on March 31 at 7:30 pm at Hudson High School, 69 Brigham Street. Tickets are available at our
website upwitharts.org or by calling 978-562-1646. Tickets purchased in advancereceive a $1 discount. Members of the Arts Alliance receive an additional $1discount.  Prices at the door are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8
for children under 10. In honor of this special celebration tickets are discounted $1 at the door if you bring a non-perishable food item/toiletry for donation to the Hudson Food Pantry.

The River’s Edge Community Band opened its very first concert with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Flourish for Wind Band.”   And will open the March 21 concert with the very same piece in honor of their tenth anniversary.  The program will continue with an exciting and varied
program of great German, Belgian, and American marches by Teike, Leemans, and Bagley, music for the waltz and other folk dances by Shostakovich, and a
contemporary classical piece, “Bloom” by Steven Bryant, that gives a powerful sense of well-being, and is simultaneously tranquil and exuberant.  The
selection is just perfect for a celebratory spring concert!   Mirroring the “Flourish” and in looking forward to the future of our organization, the band will perform a new and exciting fanfare by Steven Barton entitled “For the
New Day Arisen”.  Also on the program is Frank Ticheli’s “Blue Shades”, a high-spirited and high-energy piece influenced by the Blues and Jazz that moves
from the provocatively dark and dirty to screaming big band era style “wails”.  There is even an extended clarinet solo, intended as a tribute to Benny Goodman, that just sounds great in the very capable hands of our principal clarinetist, and Marlborough resident Michelle Drapeau. 

The River’s Edge Community Band is made up of a dedicated group of area musicians playing percussion, wind and brass instruments.  The band includes adult
community members and experienced high school students who rehearse on Thursday
night from 7-9 pm at Hudson High School in room C108

Jason Caron is the artistic director and conductor for the River’s Edge Community Band which has been growing as an ensemble since it was founded in 2002. Repertoire
includes classical music, traditional marches, orchestral transcriptions, show tunes and jazz. He will be leading the concert on March 31, 2012 at Hudson High
School celebrating the ensembles 10th anniversary.

The River’s Edge Community Band is a part of the Arts Alliance. The Arts Alliance promotes the
growth and development of the arts in the greater Hudson-Marlborough area.  Follow us on facebook, visit www.upwitharts.org or call 978-562-1646 to learn more about this or any of the Arts Alliance performing groups.