The Oneonta Community Concert Band, above, performed its “Good Ol’ Summertime In Winter Concert” this afternoon in the halls of the Foxcare Center. Led by Conductor Kerri Hogle, Milford, the band’s selections included “Seventy-Six Trombones,” ‘The Magnificent Seven,” “Carousel Selections,” and more. At right, David Hayes and wife Julie Suarez Hayes applaud after the band concluded the evening with “America, The Beautiful.” The next public concert will be held on Flag Day, June 14, 2020. (Ian Ausin/AllOTSEGO.com)
CONCERT – 3 p.m. Enjoy mix of American music for ‘Good Ol’ Summertime in Winter’ concert. Beat the winter blues with pieces like Carousel, America The Beautiful, more performed by Oneonta Community Concert Band. FoxCare Center, 1 FoxCare Dr., Oneonta. 607-432-7085.
The Oneonta Community Concert Band, above, held its 18th annual Salute To Veterans Concert in the halls of the Foxcare Center this evening. One audience member, 90-year-old Leslie Collins, right, was so moved by their performance of “The Armed Forces Salute” by Bob Lowden, he approached director Andrew Pease to ask if he could recite the poem, “For The Fallen,” by Lawrence Binyon. Pease obliged. The poem, written in 1914, is often recited at Remembrance Day events and has been claimed as a tribute to all casualties of World War I and all wars. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
COMMUNITY CONCERT – 3 p.m. Oneonta Community Concert Band presents concert ‘Greeting Summer’ in music. Features pieces Olympic Fanfare and Theme, On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss, National Emblem March, more. Free, open to public. Lawn chairs welcome. Pavilion, Wilber Park, Oneonta. 607-437-0152.
CONCERT – 3 p.m. Oneonta Community Concert Band presents a World Tour in Music featuring the “Star Spangled Banner,” “King Cotton March,” “Marche des Parachutists Belges,” “Amparito Roca,” more. Wilber Park, Oneonta. Call 607-437-0152.
GRADUATION – 1:30 p.m. CCS Seniors receive their diplomas. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8181 or visit www.cooperstowncs.org
Veterans, families and friends gathered to enjoy selections of historical patriotic music performed this afternoon by the Oneonta Community Concert Band at it’s 17th annual Salute To Veterans Concert at the Foxcare Center. Above, local veterans Tony Drago, Army, and John Brooks, Air Corps, applaud as the band finishes “Hail To The Spirit of Liberty” by John Philip Sousa. At right, Gretchen Becker, Walton, on tuba, and percussionists Ben Wendrow, Oneonta, and Dave Geasey, Oneonta, perform “The Official West Point March” by Philip Egner. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
ART EXHIBITION – 5-7 p.m. The Arc Otsego’s 13th Annual Voice! exhibit celebrates Artists with Developmental Disabilities. Reception includes live music, refreshment, and art for sale. $1,500 prize will be awarded and guests can cast their vote for the People’s Choice award. Martin-Mullen Art Gallery, SUNY Oneonta. Call (607)432-8595 or visit www.facebook.com/arcotsego/
Bradley Osborne, Oneonta, who served in the U.S. Army and Airforce, salutes the flag as Oneonta Community Concert Band plays “Star Spangled Banner” at St, Mary’s this evening. The song was one of many military-themed selections the band has chosen for their 17th Annual Salute To Veterans Concert held this afternoon. Each branch of the military was recognized and honored. Cake, coffee and conversation closed out the event. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
A rainy Sunday afternoon created a good day for ducks…and teddy bears! The Oneonta Community Concert Band’s annual Teddy Bear Picnic in Wilber Park played a wide selection of music from marches to Mambos. Following tradition, a teddy bear was raffled off to a child who came to see the show. “It is most important to us to make live music accessible to young people.” said the band’s director, Rene Prins, Oneonta, on right. “We made it a rule years ago that the child has to be present to receive the bear.” This year, the winner of the bear was Ashley Buol, who was visiting from North Carolina. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Conductor Thomas Slavinsky Oneonta, leads the Oneonta Community Concert band in their annual Father’s Day Concert, held in the upper pavilion in Wilber Park this afternoon. Selections included Cole Porter, The Beatles, Gershwin and more. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Soloist Rebecca Sabin performs “God Bless America” at the Oneonta Community Concert Band’s 15th annual Salute to Veterans concert at Greater Plains elementary school this afternoon. The concert played historical military arrangements, concluding with Bob Lowden’s “Armed Forces Salute,” where veterans stand, branch by branch, and are recognized. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
