The last concert of the 2018 Summer Concert Series
July 29, 2018 - This 2018 Summer Season Grand Finale was "A NIGHT AT THE CIRCUS"
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of All Ages,
The second number in this Night at the Circus was Ringling Bros, Grand Entry, composed by circus bandmaster Al Sweet. |
Listen to Karl
King's circus opening spectacular, Sunny Spain. (9.5mb)
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Next on the evening program was the John Hall waltz, Wedding of the Winds. (for the Aerialists)
Hear the Karl L.
King Municipal Band perform Karl King's Oriental Fox Trot Abdallah.
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Next was The Circus Bee,
a march composed by Henry Fillmore. This was directed by Dr. David
Klee.
The circus ringleader/announcer
for our A Night at the Circus was Scott Johnson.
Dr. David Klee, the Assistant Conductor, also conducted the band on the tune Teddy Bear's Picnic.
Jerrold P. Jimmerson returned
to the podium to conduct highlights from the recent hit movie musical
about the life of P.T. Barnum,
named Selections from 'The Greatest Showman'.
Cumana, arranged by David
Bennett, was a mambo tune written by jazz pianist Barclay Allen.
(for the jugglers)
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The Big Cage is a fast galop march written by Karl King.
This concert A Night at the Circus ended with Auld Lang Syne, which was the march that Karl L. King composed in 1944. |
The 2018 Summer Season ended with our U. S. National Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
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