The concert will include a rich assortment of music by American composers, including works by Leonard Bernstein, Leroy Anderson, Johnny Mercer, Benny Goodman and John Phillip Sousa. The band will also present a traditional Irish ballad and the Russian Sailors' Dance from the Red Poppy ballet.
The Mercer County Symphonic Band is in its 36th year, with 60 participating musicians spanning seven decades in age. The band is open to all interested musicians without audition. Rehearsals are Monday evenings at 8 p.m., September through June, in the Music Suite (CM156) on MCCC's West Windsor campus.The Mercer County Symphonic Band is supported by the Arts and Communication Division of MCCC, with funding from the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
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