Brass band to present concerts

The Lancaster British Brass Band will kick off its 20th Anniversary Summer Concert Series on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. The next two concerts will take place on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. at St. Peter's Church, 10 Delp Road, Lancaster, and on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, 140 E. Orange St., Lancaster. All three concerts are free and open to the public, and a freewill offering will be received during the Aug. 10 performance.

The concert series will be conducted by Tina DiMeglio, the associate director of bands at the University of South Florida in Tampa. The programs will mark her second concert series with Lancaster British Brass Band. The concert repertoire will include "Lord Tullamore," "O Magnum Mysterium," "The Dam Busters March," "En Aranjuez con Tu Amor," "Credo," "Mickey Mouse March," "Disney's Around the World," "Benedictus," "42nd Street," "By Water and the Word," and "The Last Amen."

For more information, visit http://www.lancasterbbb.org or contact board president Bob Belser at bobjuliebelser@comcast.net.

The Lancaster British Brass Band consists of 31 players. Originally conceived as a top-level, professional-quality ensemble, it includes among its membership professional solo and ensemble players and music teachers. Members have playing and teaching experience with the United States Marine Band and the Lancaster, Harrisburg, Reading, and York symphony orchestras.

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