Marion Concert Band to play movie and TV themes, Daniel Moniz to perform a clarinet solo

MARION – The Marion Concert Band will begin its Friday evening concert series with a program featuring music from movies and TV shows on Friday, July 12.

Starting at 7 p.m., ‘A Night at the Movies That’s Out of This World!’ will feature soundtrack music from a variety of motion pictures and TV shows. The second half of the program will be feature movie music with a “space” theme.

Under the direction of Portuguese-American conductor Tobias Monte, the program will include a clarinet solo by Daniel Moniz, who plays regularly with several local ensembles. He is the principal clarinetist of the UMass Dartmouth Wind Ensemble and a member of the Swansea Community Musicians. He performs regularly with the Saint Cecilia Philharmonic Band from Fall River and has been a member of the Marion Concert Band since 2005.

The concert will be held at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand, Island Wharf off Front Street in Marion. Admission is free.

What themes will be performed?

The program will be as follows:

• American Legion March - C. Parker

• Parade of the Charioteers (from Ben Hur) - M. Rozsa

• Concertino for Clarinet - Carl Maria von Weber (Daniel Moniz, clarinet)

• Hooray for Hollywood - arr. W. Barker

• The Sounds of Hollywood - J. Higgins

• Prime Time Toon Revue - arr. T. Ricketts

• Bond…James Bond - arr. S. Bulla

• Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) - A. Newley

• Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlights - J. Williams

• Star Trek Through the Years - J. Moss

• Dr. Who: Through Time and Space - M. Gold

• Theme from E.T. - J. Williams

• The Trombone King - K. L. King