posted May 8, 2017, 10:35 PM by Nathan Papendorf
THE NEW SOUSA BAND will be in Westby this Wednesday night
for a 7pm concert. The band is conducted by noted Sousa expert Keith
Brion and they will present a 100% authentic Sousa Style Concert. The
concert begins at 7pm in the Westby Fieldhouse. Tickets are only $10 and
it is free to all: HS/MS Band Students, current military, Veterans and
current service personnel.
Please be sure to spread the word and please attend if you can!
Date: May 10, 2017
Location: Westby High School Fieldhouse
Time: 7pm
Who: Open to the public. All MS and HS Band students, veterans and
current military and service personnel will be admitted free.
Ticket Cost: $10
Sponsors:
- Larry Daehn, formerly of Daehn Music Publications
- Edward Davig, Davig Financial
- Logistics Health sponsoring Veterans, Current Service Personnel and Current Military.
The New Sousa Band, begun in 1979, is a realization of director Keith
Brion's dream to reincarnate the Sousa Band and once again tour
America's towns and cities.
The musicians of the New Sousa Band are chosen for their ability to
transmit the original style, spirit and ensemble sound of Sousa's Band.
They are selected from major orchestras, military bands, university
faculties and freelance musicians. The band wears authentic replicas of
the original Sousa Band uniforms. Keith Brion and his New Sousa Band are
officially and exclusively endorsed by John Philip Sousa, Inc., John
Philip Sousa IV, President.
Keith Brion and his New Sousa Band have toured extensively in the East,
Middle West and the Southeastern United States. The band made their
first overseas tour to Japan in August 1996. In Nov. 1993, the band
played their first theatrical engagement with a one week appearance at
the Cristy Lane Theatre in Branson MO. They have appeared regularly in
every section of the United States. In 2000 they were presented by the
Minnesota Orchestra and in May 2002 by the Seattle Symphony. They have
also appeared at the Music Man Museum in Mason City IA for the Meredith
Willson birthday celebration.Mr. Brion and his band appeared in a 1986
PBS-TV special, The New Sousa Band On Stage at Wolftrap, now available
as a video and as a laserdisc by Proscenium Entertainment. Excerpts from
this show appear from time to time on the Classic Arts Channel. Mr.
Brion has also been seen in the PBS-TV special on the American
Experience "If You Knew Sousa" and is currently being seen on BBC TV in
London in a new show called "Sousa in New York".