Sousa Honors Band and Choir Concert this Wednesday Night

There is a special concert presented this Wednesday night, July 3rd, for Medfield and the surrounding communities which you will not want to miss.  
 
The Lowell Mason Foundation has arranged for the John Philip Sousa International Honors Band and Choir to perform at Medfield High School's Lowell Mason Auditorium on Wednesday, July 3 at 7:30 PM.   The band and choir will perform a variety of works including original works for band and choir, orchestral transcriptions, marches, popular numbers, patriotic music, European favorites, and combined vocal and instrumental pieces.  The band will also perform Stars and Stripes Forever in honor of Independence Day.
 
The membership of the Sousa International Honors Band and Choir is comprised of outstanding student musicians from 19 states stretching from Maine, south to North Carolina, and west to Oregon.
 
The Medfield concert will be the only formal concert that the group will present in the United States.
 
Immediately following the Medfield concert, they will embark on a tour of Europe from July 4 to July 20 and present concerts in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and France. 
  
Tickets for this unique concert are $12 for Adults and $10 for Seniors/Students and will benefit the restoration of the Lowell Mason House on Green Street. Tickets can be purchased online at www.lowellmasonhouse.org, Park Street Bookstore at 504 Main Street, Medfield or at the door.
 
There will be no better way to start the July 4th holiday!  Please share this with your friends and neighbors and join us for this special event.  Hope to see you there.
 
About the Lowell Mason Foundation
Lowell Mason (1792-1872) was born in Medfield, Massachusetts and is considered the Father of Music Education in America  He was instrumental to introducing music as part of the regular curriculum to America’s public schools as well as professionalizing the teaching of music.  The Lowell Mason Foundation was formed in 2010 by a group of concerned Medfield citizens and music educators after it was learned that Lowell Mason’s birthplace had been sold and was slated for demolition.  In one year the group successfully moved the house to safety, which occurred on April 19, 2011.  The Foundation continues to raise funds to restore and expand Lowell Mason’s birthplace for use as a historic, cultural and educational site. 
 
About the John Philip Sousa Foundation
The John Philip Sousa Foundation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the promotion of international understanding through the medium of band music. Through the administration of band related projects, the foundation seeks to uphold the standards and ideals of that icon of the American spirit, John Philip Sousa.