FREE CONCERT! Lewis County Community Band

Come bring your families to enjoy a free concert of instrumental music by the Lewis County Community Band on Tuesday, June 7th at Corbet Theatre. The program will include "Hopak" from "The Fair at Sorochinsk" by Modest Moussorgsky, the first movement from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, and "The Immovable Do" by Percy Grainger. The concert will begin at 7:30 pm. The Lewis County Community Band has been directed by Louie Blaser and Karl Scarborough since Fall Quarter of 2007. Louie Blaser teaches band for Centralia School District and Karl Scarborough teaches band and choir for Winlock School District. The band is comprised of almost 50 local wind and percussion musicians from Lewis, Thurston, Pacific, and Cowlitz counties. Though geared toward adult musicians, the band is also open to college and high school musicians. Additionally, students can enroll in the band for college credits. Typically, the band averages 5 flutes, 1 oboe, 9 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 2 alto saxes, 1 tenor sax, 1 bassoon, 6 trumpets, 4 French horns, 6 trombones, 2 baritones, 3 tubas, 6 percussionists. Check out the Lewis County Community Band on FaceBook for more information. If you are interested in joining the Lewis County Community Band, please contact Louie Blaser at lewiscountycommunityband@yahoo.com or 360-330-7605 ext. 6102. Students interested in joining the band for college credit in the fall should check the Fall 2016 Advising Schedule for the appropriate course number and registration information. Centralia College's Advising Schedules are available online at: http://www.centralia.edu/academics/courses.html. This concert is free of charge and open to the public. Pro Musica, the Centralia College Music club, is sponsoring the concert.