The Taylorville Municipal Band will be performing on July 3 at the Christian County Historical Society and July 4 at the Lake Taylorville Marina. Both concerts will begin at 7:00 PM and are free and open to the public. “It is challenging to prepare two concerts in one week, with different music, when the band only rehearses once a week,” muni band director Chris Gunn stated, “But this year’s band has risen to the occasion, and audience goers can expect outstanding performances.”

On Wednesday, July 3 the bands selections will include Symphonic Overture by Charles Carter; Totem Pole March by Eric Osterling; Mr. Dixieland Fronts The Band arranged by Johnny Warrington; Hands Across The Sea March by John Philip Sousa and arranged by Keith Brion; North Sea Overture by Ralph Hermann; March of the Belgian Paratroopers by Pierre Leemans; Somewhere in Time by John Barry and arranged by Calvin Custer; Mannin Veen by Haydn Wood; Billy Joel In Concert arranged by Warren Barker and America The Beautiful by Samuel Augustus Ward, arranged by Carmen Dragon.

The Thursday, July 4 performance will feature: The Olympic Spirit by John Williams, arranged by James Curnow; God Bless America by Irving Berlin, arranged by John Edmondson; Instant Concert by Harold Walters; Beach Boys Forever arranged by Jerry Brubaker; Americans We by Henry Fillmore, edited by Frederick Fennell; American Flourish by Robert W. Smith; National Emblem by E. E. Bagley, arranged by Loras Schissel; God Bless The U.S.A. by Lee Greenwood, arranged by Roger Holmes;
Armed Forces Salute arranged by Bob Lowden; The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa, edited by Keith Brion; and America The Beautiful by Samuel Augustus Ward, arranged by Carmen Dragon.

You can follow the Taylorville Municipal Band on Facebook.