Tri-County Symphonic Band to present 'War and Peace'
United States Coast Guard Band trombonist, Musician First Class Karna Millen will join the Tri-County Symphonic Band to perform music of epic battles and historic truces entitled “War and Peace.”
The concert is set for Sunday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. at the Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett.
The first half of the program will start with John Philip Sousa’s “Bullets and Bayonets” march reflective of the trenches of World War I. From there the band will perform the “Blue and the Gray,” a Civil War suite by the American composer Clare Grundman.
Music from the award-winning movie “Saving Private Ryan” features the haunting “The Hymn to the Fallen” by John Williams. Concluding the first half of the concert is an arrangement of Jean Sibelius’ joyful opus, “Finlandia.” The concert will conclude with the “1812 Overture” by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Millen joined the United States Coast Guard Band in 2009. Originally from Edina, Minnesota, her early trombone training came from her father, also a professional trombonist. Currently the second trombonist of the Albany Symphony, she is an active orchestral, chamber, and freelance musician throughout New England. In Boston, she has played with the Symphony, Pops, Esplanade, Ballet, and Opera Orchestras, and was a two-time Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center.
There will also be a celebration at intermission marking the 95th birthday of original member (joined in 1962), trumpet player Edith Pliskin.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. Children 12 and younger may attend free of charge. Tickets are available in advance at the Symphony Music Shop in Dartmouth and the Bookstall in Marion. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door. Visit http://tricountysymphonicband.org/ for more details.