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Community Band has Memorial Day concert

Posted at 11:44 am May 29, 2023
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Community Band (File photo/submitted)

The Oak Ridge Community Band will perform in a Memorial Day concert on Monday evening, May 29.

The free concert is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Monday at the Alvin K. Bissell Park Pavilion in the center of Oak Ridge.

The concert will include a mix of classical masterpieces, contemporary hits, big band tunes, infectious marches, patriotic anthems, and toe-tapping jazz melodies, a press release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: Alvin K. Bissell Park, Memorial Day Concert, Oak Ridge Community Band

Oak Ridge Community Band begins summer season on Memorial Day

Posted at 11:41 pm May 24, 2019
By Barbara Gritzner Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Community Band is pictured above at the 2018 Labor Day Concert. (Photo courtesy Barbara Gritzner)

The Oak Ridge Community Band will begins its 75th season with the Memorial Day Concert on Monday, May 27. The concert is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in A.K. Bissell Park at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

“A special invitation is extended to area veterans and currently serving personnel in the U.S. Armed Forces to attend this concert for recognition and a salute to them for their service to our country,” a press release said.

There is no admission fee, but donations are gratefully appreciated to help offset band expenses, the press release said. You are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets for outdoor seating, and there is a paved area for wheelchairs, the press release said. A popular tradition at the Community Band summer concerts is Razzleberry’s Ice Cream Lab, which provides refreshments for the audience. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: A.K. Bissell Park, Memorial Day Concert, Oak Ridge Community Band, Shaun Salem

Community Band concert will honor veterans on Memorial Day

Posted at 2:30 pm May 27, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Lettie Andrade De La Torre

Lettie Andrade De La Torre

 

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Not only is Memorial Day an opportunity to salute our veterans and military personnel, it is often considered the “unofficial” beginning of the summer. In celebration of this holiday, the Oak Ridge Community Band will perform its Memorial Day concert on Monday, May 29. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. in A.K. Bissell Park, and there is no admission fee, although donations are gratefully appreciated to help offset band expenses.

The public is encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for outdoor seating around the Performing Arts Pavilion, and Razzleberry’s Ice Cream Lab will continue its tradition of providing refreshments during the concert. This concert is an excellent way for area residents, families, and friends to end the Memorial Day holiday weekend and have the opportunity to honor the men and women who have served in the military to maintain our freedom, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Music Tagged With: A.K. Bissell Park, Dale Pendley, Deidre Ford, Lettie Andrade De La Torre, Memorial Day Concert, Oak Ridge Community Band

Memorial Day Concert to honor veterans, military personnel

Posted at 10:21 pm May 22, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Oak Ridge Community Band July 4 2014

Oak Ridge Community Band leader Dale Pendley directs the Community Band in a summer concert in 2015. (Photo courtesy Barbara Gritzner)

 

Special recognition will be given to area veterans and to the men and women currently serving in the United States Armed Forces at the Memorial Day Concert performed by the Oak Ridge Community Band on Monday evening, May 30. This concert will start at 7 p.m. Monday at A.K. Bissell Park.

The public is encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for outdoor seating. There is no admission fee for this concert, but donations are gratefully appreciated to help offset band expenses.

Also present in the park will be Razzleberry’s Ice Cream Lab, which will continue its tradition of providing refreshments during the community band summer concert season, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Music, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: A.K. Bissell Park, Dale Pendley, Deidre Ford, First Baptist Church, Lisa Michaels, Melissa Brook-Greene, Memorial Day Concert, Oak Ridge Community Band

Photos: Memorial Day Concert in Oak Ridge

Posted at 1:45 pm May 26, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Memorial Day Concert

Photo by Julio Culiat

 

The Oak Ridge Community Band performed its annual Memorial Day Concert on Monday, May 25, at at A.K. Bissell Park. Here are pictures by Julio Culiat, a contributor to Oak Ridge Today.

The Monday program included patriotic music and popular American favorites. The 2015 Memorial Day concert had a number of special guest vocalists and a guest announcer, former Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan. Guest vocalists included Charlie Blake, Mike Cates, Lettie Andrade De La Torre, Whitney Denton, Deidre Ford, Robert May, Brill Morrow, Roscoe Shipley, and Melody Turner. They sang “God Bless the USA,” “The Stars and Stipes Forever,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and “The Armed Forces Salute.”

Among other numbers performed on Monday were “Highlights from Showboat,” “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” Sousa’s “Semper Fidelis,” and “Black Granite,” which is a tribute to Vietnam War veterans. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Media, Music, Photos, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: A.K. Bissell Park, Brill Morrow, Charlie Blake, Dale Pendley, Deidre Ford, Julio Culiat, Lettie Andrade De La Torre, Lisa Michaels, Melody Turner, Memorial Day, Memorial Day Concert, Mike Cates, Oak Ridge Community Band, Oak Ridge Today, patriotic music, Robert May, Roscoe Shipley, Tom Beehan, Whitney Denton

Memorial Day concert on Monday dedicated to veterans

Posted at 6:52 pm May 23, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Oak Ridge Community Band July 4, 2014 Concert

The Oak Ridge Community Band performs during a July 4, 2014 concert. (Photo by Larry Perry)

 

Special recognition will be given to area veterans and those currently serving in the military during an annual Memorial Day Concert by the Oak Ridge Community Band on Monday. The concert will start at 7 p.m. Monday, May 25, at A.K. Bissell Park.

During the show, the Oak Ridge Community Band will “kick off” its 71st season of outstanding band music with a program of patriotic music and popular American favorites, a press release said.

“The Memorial Day concert is an excellent way for area residents, families, and friends to end the holiday weekend and have the opportunity to honor the men and women who have served in the military to maintain our freedom,” the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: A.K. Bissell Park, Dale Pendley, First Baptist Church, Lisa Michaels, Memorial Day Concert, military, Oak Ridge Community Band, veterans

Community Band Memorial Day concert in A.K. Bissell Park on Monday

Posted at 4:24 pm May 26, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Community Band has its annual Memorial Day Concert on Monday evening in A.K. Bissell Park.

The music program will be dedicated to paying tribute to military veterans and to the men and women currently serving in the United States Armed Forces, a press release said. The concert starts at 7 p.m., and there is no admission fee, although donations will be “gratefully accepted to help offset band expenses,” a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Music, Top Stories Tagged With: A.K. Bissell Park, Memorial Day Concert, military veterans, music, Oak Ridge Community Band, United States Armed Forces

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