By Staff
DOWAGIAC – The Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band opened the Beckwith Park Summer Concert series in downtown Dowagiac June 5 and on Wednesday will open the Summer Concert Series at the Niles Riverfront Amphitheatre.
The Brass Band will perform a variety of music with something for everyone. Selections will include "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" by John Williams, "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Irving Berlin, the circus march "Entry of the Gladiators" by Julius Fucik, a rollicking arrangement of "When the Saints Go Marching In," and the famous "Can Can" by Jacques Offenbach.
The band, founded in 1992 by its current director, Dr. Jonathan Korzun, director of Bands at SMC, is comprised area band directors, community members, and SMC students. The Brass Band is a British-style ensemble, modeled after the brass bands so popular throughout Europe.