The full Alton Municipal Band perform a selection of patriotic music under the direction of David Drillinger. This Independence Day celebration will feature one of the bands talented trumpeters, Charlie Prager, performing an arrangement by Drillinger of John Williams (composer) With Malice Toward None from the critically acclaimed film Lincoln produced by Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy. Vocalist Dave Guebert will also be featured on several numbers including: Irving Berlin’s God Bless America; an arrangement by Drillinger of Douglas E. Wagner’s Written on a Star; and Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly a composition by Aaron Tippin, Casey Beathard, Kenny Beard, David W Drillinger and Peter Hussey. Other music to be performed are Let Freedom Ring, Patriotic Sing-a-Long, America, the Beautiful, Always United, Forever Strong, National Emblem, Parade of the Tall Ships, Semper Fidelis, God Bless the U.S.A., and Stars and Stripes Forever. Grab your lawn chair and come celebrate and listen to some great music.
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