This was an extra special concert as the conductor role was shared between Alan and Jake (first and second halves respectively), with a wide variety of tunes in both sessions including music such as swing (Ellington – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, In The Mood), film music (I Will Follow Him, Pirates of the Caribbean), marches (Thunderbirds, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), classic rock (Queen – We Are The Champions, Beach Boys – Californian Girls) and even disco music with YMCA finishing the concert.
In spite of an ominous weather forecast, the sun shone and there was a fantastic amount of people enjoying the afternoon in the park. Here’s hoping our next bandstand concert has a similar attendance on 17th September when we conclude the summer bandstand season.