Fox Valley Brass Band joins Illinois Brass Band for March 30 concert

The Fox Valley Brass Band will join with Illinois Brass Band in a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free.

Victor Anderson will direct the Fox Valley band. Scheduled numbers are “Proclamation,” by Tom Davoren; “Hymn for Diana,” by James Curnow, a memorial to late Princess Diana; “Esprit,” by James Curnow; and “Lincoln Posy,” by Percy Aldridge Grainger.

There also will be a musical portrait of six folk tunes sung by folk singers during his 1905-1906 trip to Lincolnshire, England. Steven Squires will direct.

The concert will conclude with the combined bands playing James Curnow’s “Fanfare and Flourishes” and “Amazing Grace” by William Himes.

Tickets are $15 or $12 for students and seniors, plus a $1 ticket fee. Order tickets at www.foxvalleybrassband.org.

Fox Valley Music Consortium is an Aurora-based nonprofit cultural organization which provides fine musical performances for people of all ages. Performers are professional and high level amateur musicians performing groups, including several youth-education programs.

Member groups are Fox Valley Brass Band, Fox Valley Orchestra and Chorus, Fox Valley Jazz Big Band, Fox Chamber Singers, Fox Valley El Sistema, Fox Valley Youth Orchestra, Fox Valley Youth Chorus and Fox Valley Youth Jazz Big Band. For information, visit foxvalleymusicconsortium.org.