‘A Salute to John Williams and the Boston Pops’

Aug 13, 2015

On Friday, Aug. 21, the Marion Concert Band continues its summer concert series with the music of film composer John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra. The program, which features two soloists, is as follows: “Washington Grays” - C. Grafulla, “Light Cavalry Overture” - F. von Suppé, “Strike Up the Band” - G. Gershwin, “Embraceable You” - G. Gershwin, Tracy Fiore, soprano, “Evening at Pops” - arr. John Higgins, “Rondo from Horn Concerto #3” - W. A. Mozart, David Monte, horn, “Raiders of the Lost Ark Medley”- J. Williams, “Belle of the Ball”- L. Anderson, “Over the Rainbow” - H. Arlen, Tracy Fiore, soprano, “Clarinet Escapade” - R. Ward, “Mancini!” - H. Mancini, “Theme from E.T.” - J. Williams, “The Stars and Stripes Forever” - J. P. Sousa.

Tracy Fiore is a cantor at Holy Name Church in Fall River and teaches musical theatre at the Onstage Academy of Performing Arts in Fall River. Her recent theatrical credits include Glinda/Auntie Em in “The Wizard of OZ,” the Baroness in “The Sound of Music,” and the Mother in the opera “Amahl & the Night Visitors,” all with Little Theatre of Fall River. Fiore has sung in an American Pop review in Downtown Disney, Orlando, Florida for the Magic Music days program, the Rockin’ America review at Disney as well as the Swingin’ on a Star Musical review in several venues in Tennessee.

David Monte has performed with the Massachusetts All-State Orchestra, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, the New Bedford Symphony Youth Orchestra, the American Band in Providence, Rhode Island the Tri-County Symphonic Band, and the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra.  He has appeared as soloist with both the Fall River Symphony Orchestra and the Southcoast Alumni Symphony Orchestra. He has been a member of the Marion Concert Band since 2006.

The concert, under the direction of Tobias Monte, starts at 7 p.m. at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand, Island Wharf, Front Street in Marion. The concert is free and open to the public.