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The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will present a special concert on Sunday evening, July 19th, starting at 7:30 pm, at the historic Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. There is no admission charge, with these concerts being supported by the City of Fort Dodge.
An ice cream social will precede the starting time and is provided by the Southeast Valley School Fine Arts Boosters for a freewill donation. People should bring their own lawn chairs or blankets for seating.
Conductor Dan Cassady will lead the band in a special program of all-time favorites to especially honor several of America's great composers. Paul Bloomquist will again introduce each selection.
Marches are always a prominent part of these concerts, and this will be no exception Sunday night. Opening the concert will be British composer Kenneth Alford's, "Colonel Bogey," followed by John Philip Sousa's "The High School Cadets." Closing the concert will be another classic Sousa march, "Manhattan Beach."
Special guest vocalists for the evening with the band will be Shari and Roger Netz from Manson. Both are graduates of Manson High School and both sang for several years with the Manson Meridian Singers. Shari will perform a Hoagy Carmichael classic, "Skylark," and then Roger will join her to sing one of George Gershwin favorite duets, "They Can't Take That Away From Me."
No concert would be complete without some music from Fort Dodge's own Karl L. King. Two of his circus-style selections will be an Oriental intermezzo titled "In Old Pekin," along with his characteristic Schottische, "Dance of the Imps." A medley of Duke Ellington's Big Band hits, titled "Rhythmoods" is also on the program along with another George Gershwin's classic "An American in Paris."
The evening's classical offerings will include the "Finale (Fourth) Movement from Symphony in B Flat," by French composer Paul Fauchet. This vigorous, march-like work is considered to be 'the first symphony ever written for Band" and premiered in France in 1926. This composition made its American debut at Carlton College in Minnesota in 1933. Rounding out the evening's program will be the lively "Shepherd's Hey" from Australian-born composer, Percy Aldridge Grainger.
The concert will close in the usual way with the playing of our National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." In case of inclement weather, the concert may be delayed or even canceled at the starting time. For more details, check the band's Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/karlkingband/.