Admission is free to this open-to-the-public outdoor concert on Saturday, Sept. 27, which features the USM Concert Band, conducted by Peter Martin, USM professor of music. The afternoon kicks off with a barbecue picnic at noon, available at old-fashioned prices. The concert begins at 1 p.m. and is sponsored by Aramark.

“This annual concert is a longstanding favorite on the USM Gorham campus,” said Alan Kaschub, USM School of Music interim director, “not only because it’s held in such a beautiful outdoor space, but also because it’s a great opportunity to reconnect with neighbors, students and faculty who have been busy working off-campus all summer.

“In essence, it’s a homecoming celebration,” Kaschub said.

“We’ll have a surprise guest-conductor for one number this year,” said Martin. “We’re keeping it top-secret until that afternoon, but you can expect an electrifying performance!”

There also will be a special guest performance by Kaschub, who will play solo trumpet on Leroy Anderson’s “A Trumpeter’s Lullaby.”

The program also includes R.B. Hall’s “New Colonial March,” Clare Grundman’s “Music for a Carnival,” John Philip Sousa’s march, “The Liberty Bell,” and selections from “The Music Man” including “Till There Was You,” “Marian the Librarian,” and the perennial favorite, “76 Trombones.”

The USM Concert Band also will treat the audience to Giacomo Puccini’s march, “Scossa Elettrica,” (The Electric Shock) and Alex Shapiro’s “Tight Squeeze,” which Martin says is an unexpected and especially unique selection for the concert band.

For more information, visit www.usm.main.edu/music.

In case of rain, location is Student Brooks Center; barbecue lunch begins at noon and is cash-only.

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