Muskoka Concert Band’s Spring Performance “Picture This!”

This spring we will be performing a special program titled “Picture This! – Music that tells us stories” at two great concerts in Muskoka. On Saturday, April 25th at 2:00 pm we will be performing our one-hour free spring concert sponsored by the Bracebridge Library (your donations, as always, are gratefully accepted) and on Sunday, April 26th at 2:00 pm we will do a full program at Trinity United Church in Huntsville (admission $20 at the door, children 12 and under free.)

“Picture This!” is a program of music that tells us stories of different places, times and people. You will hear the story of the Lewis and Clark exploration of the Louisiana Territory depicted in Philip Sparke’s exciting work, The Pioneers, a quick visit to the Big Top with From Tropic to Tropic, the gorgeous depiction of cottage life through Canadian composer Vern Kennedy’s Chandler Point Suite, and even a vision of a Renaissance soiree with Madrigalum.

No MCB program would be complete without some traditional music that holds stories for many of us and Canadian Danny Wilks’ rich version of Danny Boy fits that bill with just a bit of a jazz chord twist. For the music theater lovers, we have some of the music of the stories we love to watch with Broadway Showstoppers Overture and A Chorus Line. And to punctuate the stories of Muskoka’s own history we thought you’d enjoy some big band music in the form of Count Basie Salute.