Monday, June 30, 2008

Program for Sunday, July 6, 2008

Americans We ... Fillmore
American Overture ... Jenkins
Golden Sliphorns ... Ostling
(Featuring our Trombone section: Mike Basta, Frank Jensen, Mark Boyd, Mark Morelli)
Exodus ... Gold
Let There Be Peace On Earth ... arr. Ades
Solist: Lolita Morelli
Hair ... arr. Whitcomb
National Emblem ... Bagley
Guest Appearance: German Band

Intermission

Armed Forces Salute ... arr. Lowden
Benny Goodman: The King of Swing ... arr. Murtha
Sinatra In Concert ... arr. Nowak
Birthday Bouquet ... arr. Walters
MacArthur Park ... Webb
The Stars and Stripes Forever ... Sousa

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Program for Sunday, June 29, 2008

Mount Of Might ... Osterling
Light Cavalry Overture ... von Suppe
The Waltzing Cat ... Anderson
Carmen Suite ... Bizet
Irving Berlin's Songs For America ... arr. Swearingen
A Melodic Caravan ... arr. Yoder
(Soloist: Lolita Morelli)
Oklahoma ... Rodgers

Intermission

Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine ... Sousa
Mary Poppins ... Sherman
The March From "1941" ... Williams
Get Together - Light My Fire ... arr. Holcomb
Where No Man Has Gone Before ... arr. Jennings
The Stars and Stripes Forever ... Sousa

Monday, June 16, 2008

Program for Sunday, June 22, 2008

The Gallant Boulevardier... Cacavas
Festive Overture ... Shostakovich
Broadcast From Brazil ... Bennett
American Folk Rhapsody #4 ... Grundman
Jungle Magic ... Walters
Sea Portrait ... LaGassey
The Sound of Music ... Rodgers
(Soloist: Lolita Morelli)
The Most Happy Fella ... Loesser

Intermission

Robinson’s Grand EntrĂ©e March ... King
Selections from Grease ... arr. Ricketts
Marching Song ... Holst
You’ve Got A Friend In Me ... Newman
Music Of The Beatles ... arr. Sweeney
Suite Italienne ... Bilik
The Stars and Stripes Forever ... Sousa

Daily Review Covers Hayward Band Season Kickoff

The Daily Review has an article by Gideon Rubin in today's paper about the Band's first Memorial Park concert of the season.
Tucked behind a busy East Bay thoroughfare, 200 or so local residents gathered on a lawn in front of the Tony Morelli Bandstand, waving American flags, knitting sweaters and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to the pleasing sounds of the Hayward Municipal Band.
The Father's Day concert at Hayward Memorial Park on Sunday kicked off the annual Americana-themed six-event summer concert series' 52nd season. The concerts heavily emphasize tradition, community and family, organizers say.

The full article can be found here.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Program for Sunday, June 15, 2008

Raider’s March ... Williams
An Outdoor Overture ... Copeland
Carioca ... arr. Pappas
Midnight In Paris ... arr. Hunsberger
Chorale And Capriccio ... Giovannini
Serenade To Spring ... Rodgers
(Soloist: Lolita Morelli)
The Phantom Of The Opera ... arr. Barker

Intermission

Fanfare And Processional ... Elgar
(Dedicated to all the recent graduates. Congratulations!)
The Little Mermaid ... Menken
Variazioni In Blue ... de Haan
Caravan ... Ellington
A Rhapsody Of Reruns ... arr. Jennings
Queen In Concert ... arr. Bocook
The Stars and Stripes Forever ... Sousa

Memorial Day 2008 Photo

The Hayward Municipal Band performs at the annual Memorial Day gathering at Hayward's Lone Tree Cemetery. Click on the photo for a larger view.

Photo courtesy of Tom Carroll.

Memorial Day 2008

On Monday, May 26th, 2008, a crowd of well over 1000 attended the 105th Annual Memorial Day services at Lone Tree Cemetery. This commemoration, by the Allied Veteran’s Cemetery Committee, is the longest consecutive running Memorial Day Service in the USA. Allen Strutz has been the coordinator of this patriotic event, honoring all those who have died in the service of our nation, for the past 53 years. Mr. Strutz suffered a broken hip in a fall last August and arrangements were made by Tom Gratney, General Manager of the Cemetery, to have Mr. Strutz attend. He was honored for his years of dedicated service by Mayor Mike Sweeney. The Hayward Municipal Band played a 30 minute program in the amphitheater before the formal service began. The inspiring program included General Logan’s Order given by Fred Cox, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address read by Michael Emerson, the Address of the Day by Col. John McPartland, two selections by the Band and the Battle Hymn of the Republic sung by Lolita Morelli. The audience joined in singing God Bless America. Several Hayward City Council members, County officials and dignitaries from neighboring cities attended and were recognized. After the placing of the Memorial Wreaths, Taps was played and the Colors raised by Boy Scout Troup 722, all were invited to enjoy an excellent barbecue presented by the Lone Tree Cemetery Staff and served by Boy Scout Troup 603.