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The Cultural Arts Council of Park celebrates its 12th year presenting outdoor music by presenting Estes Park’s own Village Band in concert on Thursday, July 29 at Performance Park, starting at 7:00 p.m. The performance is part of the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park’s Thursday Night Live concert series. 2010 is the band’s 28th year of performing for the Estes Park community and its visitors. Sharing the conducting duties for Thursday’s program will be Loren Johnson and Chuck Varilek.
Johnson will begin the concert with the march, “Coat Of Arms” by George Kenney. Selections from “Mary Poppins” will be performed next and will feature such favorite songs as “A Spoonful Of Sugar,” “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” “Over The Rainbow” by Harold Arlen will be performed next, followed by music from the movie, “The Cowboys,” by John Williams.
Varilek will then lead the band, starting with “Danse Bohemien” by Randall Standridge, followed by Fred Jewell’s march, “E Pluribus Unum.” The band will then perform selections from “The King And I” and will feature songs including “I Whistle A Happy Tune,” “Getting To Know You,” and “Shall We Dance.” Henry Fillmore’s march, “His Excellency” will be performed next, followed by “Gently Blows The Summer Wind” by Randall Standridge. “Fidelity March” by Karl King will then be presented and will be followed with Luigi Denza’s composition, “Funiculi, Funicula.” “Swing The Mood,” a medley of “In The Mood,” “Rock Around The Clock,” and “At The Hop” will next be heard. To finish the concert, Varilek will conduct “The Fairest Of The Fair” by John Philip Sousa.
The Village Band is an affiliate member of the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park. The group has received a Community Service Grant from the town of Estes Park each year, starting in 2002. Some of the music performed at this concert was purchased through the grant awards.
The Estes Park Village Band is a community band made up of musicians from the Estes Park area as well as from surrounding communities. New members are always welcome to perform with the band. Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the new Estes Park High School band room.
The remaining 2010 Thursday Night Live Series includes:
July 29-Estes Park Village Band – Classic marches and popular music
August 5-Jeff Van Devender – Showcasing a unique blend of piano compositions & arrangements
August 12-Dick Zavodny Polka Band – traditional polka music sure to get you dancing!
August 19-Estes Park Village Band – Classical, contemporary and popular music
August 26-Brad Fitch, Folk & Western vocalist singing original music and popular favorites
Thursday Night Live is presented with underwriting support from the Estes Village Properties/Coldwell Banker, the Estes Park Convention and Visitor Bureau, The Estes Park Rotary Foundation, and Bobcats Undertaking Community Service. Free-will donations are also accepted at the end of each performance and help pay the musician’s honorariums. The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park is a 501 (c)(3) non profit arts agency serving the greater Estes Valley. The Arts Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2010.
Programs begin at 7:00 p.m, weather permitting. The audience is asked to bring chairs and blankets for a more comfortable evening. The CAC arts facility is located directly in front of Performance Park at 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. The CAC Fine Art Gallery is open before, during and after each concert, and the public is encouraged to view the current exhibit, “Estes Park Legends & Lore IV” featuring the work of Lyman Byxbe, Fred Payne Clatworthy/Cheryl Pennington, Herb Thomson, Alfred Wands and Robert Wands. There is ample parking, and the walk is a short distance to the concert.
For more information on the Estes Park Village Band contact Chuck Varilek at 586-8776.
For more information about the Arts Council or area arts call 970-586-9203, visit www.EstesArts.com or e-mail: info@estesarts.com.
