On Friday, July 5, the Marion Concert Band will open its 2019 season with a program of patriotic music in celebration of Independence Day.

The program is as follows:

 National Anthem

-- National Emblem March - E. E. Bagley

-- Star Spangled Spectacular - G. M. Cohan

-- American Pageant - T. Knox

-- Our Glorious Land - J. Olivadoti

-- Highlights from "Victory at Sea" - R. Rodgers

-- The Homefront: Musical Memories from World War II - arr. J. Christensen

-- The Stars and Stripes Forever - J. P. Sousa

The concert, under the direction of Tobias Monte, will be held at Silver Shell Beach and will start at 8 p.m.

The evening will conclude with the town's fireworks display.

All concerts are free and open to the public.