MURRAY, Ky. — The Murray State University Town & Gown Community Band will present its Freedom Fest Concert of American Music at 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 4 in Lovett Auditorium. The band is in its eighth season under the direction of Dr. Todd E. Hill, professor of music at Murray State.
The program is free, and the public is cordially invited. The sixty-minute program will dismiss in time for attendees to get to favorite viewing locations for the Freedom Fest Fireworks display in Murray following the concert.
The program will open with “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “My Old Kentucky Home,” followed by a rousing march, “The Circus Bee,” by Henry Fillmore. There will be a tribute to members and veterans of the Armed Forces with a special medley recognizing each branch of the service. A medley of highlights from the Broadway Musical “South Pacific” will be presented, and vocalist Kate Tombaugh will be featured on George Gershwin’s “Someone to Watch Over Me.”
Photo of Town & Gown Community Band at amphitheater. MSU photo