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The Mill Creek Colliery Band will finish its 2009-10 season on a high note by presenting its annual ‘Proms’ concert. The “Salute To The Proms” concert will be performed on Saturday, May 8th, 7:30pm at Convocation Hall (University of Alberta, Old Arts Building).
Edmonton's own 28-piece, British-style brass band will present an exciting brassy salute to that venerable British musical tradition, The Last Night of the Proms. The varied program will include Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck), Russlan and Ludmilla Overture (Glinka), Hey Jude (Lennon & McCartney), Castell Caerffili (Powell), I Got Rhythm (Gershwin) and Zorba’s Dance (arr. Barry). Soloists will include David Langor and Dan Skepple (cornets) in Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (Creamer & Layton), and Chris Diaper (euphonium) in Pantomime (Sparke). Of course, the regular Proms favourites, Jerusalem and Pomp and Circumstance, will be featured, and the audience can sing along with these well-loved tunes. Audience members are encouraged to bring flags, hats, etc. to help set a party atmosphere reminiscent of the Last Night of the Proms.
The band will be led by resident conductor, Dr. Malcolm Forsyth, and Mr. William Dimmer will be our compère.
