The Willamette Valley Concert Band, under the direction of John Russell, returns to the live stage May 30 after a hiatus due to COVID restrictions.
The concert will begin at 3 p.m. Monday at the LaSells Stewart Center on the Oregon State University campus, 975 SW 26th St., in Corvallis.
The Memorial Day concert, entitled “Honoring The Fallen,” will feature patriotic music, including pieces by John Williams (“Hymn For The Fallen,” from the movie “Saving Private Ryan”), Henry Mancini and Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Additional works are “National Emblem” by E.E. Bagley, Henry Fillmore’s “Americans We,” “Amazing Grace” by Frank Ticheli, the “Armed Forces Salute” arranged by Bob Lowden, and “Stars and Stripes Forever,” by John Philip Sousa.
Admission is free. Any audience contributions will fund scholarships for middle and high school students to attend summer music camp.
The Willamette Valley Concert Band, based in Albany, has played concerts in the Willamette Valley since 1970. The approximately 50-member band includes adult musicians from Benton, Linn, Marion and Polk counties.