The 80 piece Farmington
Community Concert Band (Damien Crutcher) of Michigan in the USA begins its
43rd season entertaining audiences in the Farmington area.
The performance calendar for the Organization is filled once again with
plenty of music for everyone.
On
October 26 the band will present "Spooktacular XXIII,”
a Halloween concert for ghosts and goblins and their families at the
Harrison High School auditorium in Farmington Hills.
>This year the FCB will be assisted by the students at Power Middle School
in a joint effort to enrich their instrumental music program.
The dress is “spooky casual” for this annual FCB classic which is
sponsored by the Target Store at 30020 Grand River in Farmington Hills.
All families are invited to the free concert to enjoy an afternoon of
Halloween musical fun, get some treats, march in the costume parade and help the
FCB encourage young musicians.
Based at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, the FCB music
organization is comprised of over 100 people participating in a variety of
instrumental groups including an 80 piece concert band, a 20 piece Big Band,
Dixieland Band, Flute and Brass Ensembles and a Clarinet Choir. Members come
from all ages and backgrounds and simply enjoy performing music for the
community. In that spirit there is no admission fee for any concert sponsored by
the FCB.
Variety and entertainment best describe the rest of the line-up for
2008-2009.
The autumn season
provides
a backdrop for fight songs and cider along
with cool costumes and Disney tunes.
In
December they plan to energize the spirit of the season with Beethoven’s
"Ode to Joy”.
In March the FCB
presents an eclectic birthday concert featuring the works of three great
composers.
In April they return
once again to perform at the Farmington-Farmington Hills Festival of the Arts
and the band will wrap up their regular season with a musical kick off to summer
at beautiful Heritage Park in the new pavilion.
For the first time this year the FCB Concert Band is offered as a class
in the music curriculum at Oakland Community College - Orchard Ridge campus, so
they are going to try something new this spring by inviting the public to an
interesting peek inside the band titled “Sitting in with The FCB”, a
combination open rehearsal and concert workshop with their new music students
from OCC.
With
the enthusiasm its members, the FCB will continue to
"reach out" to audiences presenting a variety of
music for everyone. From children in their schools to seniors at area nursing
homes, it is their wish to find an opportunity to extend a musical greeting to
every one in the Farmington community.
FCB
Concert Band rehearsals are held Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 pm in the
Harrison High School band room.
Membership
is open to all adults and qualified high school students may audition. |