The Five Lakes Silver Band (www.fivelakessilverband.com) continues its 2011-12 concert season on Friday, February 3, 2012 with a program entitled “Songs of The South,” celebrating the melodies of America’s southern heritage.  The concert starts at 8 PM and will take place at the Royal Oak Salvation Army Citadel on North Main Street in Royal Oak. 

The program will feature a number of selections showcasing the rich musical heritage of the American South, including selections from “Porgy and Bess,” “Go Down, Moses,” “Deep Harmony,” and others, performed by the unique brass band instrumentation of the Five Lakes Silver Band. 

Also on the program is the solo cornet feature “Pandora” by Eugene Demare, to be performed by the principal cornetist of the Five Lakes Silver Band, Mr. Matt Taton.   Mr. Taton is the band director at Mount Pleasant High School, is an active freelance trumpeter in the classical, big band, and jazz scene, and in 2011 won the High Brass Technical Solo competition at the North American Brass Band Championships in Grand Rapids, MI.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors; admission is free for students 18 or younger. Tickets are available here, on our web site, at the door or by contacting Ticket Sales Manager Brian Turner at 734.512.7639.  Group rates are available as well.

The concert comes on the heels of the band’s recent performance at Detroit Midtown’s “Noel Night” festivities in early December to a near capacity crowd at The Cathedral of St. Paul, where they featured selections from their recent recording “Christmas Cards.”