From staff reports
The Lowcountry Community Concert Band (LCCB) will close their Spring Season with an outdoor performance at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 21, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort. The event, featuring more than 60 volunteer musicians, is free, but donations will be accepted.
The program includes selections from Lincolnshire Posy, an English folksong collection by Percy Aldridge Grainger; Flourish for Wind Band and Rhosymedre, both by Ralph Vaughan Williams; Irish Rhapsody by Clare Grundman; Siciliano movement from Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo by Malcolm Arnold; L’Inglesina (“Little English Girl” march) by Davide Della Cese; and Midnight Euphonium, a solo piece, by Goff Richards.
The LCCB performs under the baton of Conductor/Artistic Director David Carbone, who has more than 30 years of experience in music education and the marching arts as a performer, conductor, educator, arranger and adjudicator, including a 25-year career as a band director and music educator at high school and collegiate levels in Florida, Ohio, Texas, and South Carolina.
Carbone holds a Masters Degree in Wind Band Conducting from the University of South Florida, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Miami (Fla).
In the spring of 2017, Carbone was named Artistic Director and Conductor of the Lowcountry Community Concert Band, sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Although he “retired” from public education in summer 2019, Carbone maintains an active schedule as a composer and arranger, band consultant, guest conductor, and music advocate for Music For All, Bands of America, Drum Corps International, and judging circuits nationwide.
Deborah Hamner, the Associate Conductor, teaches Band, Music Appreciation, and Piano at May River High School. She formerly taught Music and directed the Band at Bridges Preparatory School. Hamner brings years of prior experience in the Marine Corps, which she joined as a clarinet player. She was stationed in Okinawa, Japan; Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point, N.C.; and Parris Island. She also attended the Ceremonial Conducting/Drum Major Course in Virginia Beach, Va.
The LCCB is sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. The LCCB provides an opportunity for musicians of all ages and abilities to play instrumental music together for enjoyment as well as to perform for the community.
Any OLLI member is welcome to join. Students and adults of any age can also join the band. The LCCB is 100% self-sustaining, and receives no state or local funding. Donations are welcome, and are used for buying new music and equipment, repairing instruments, and rental of venue space for performances where required.
For further information, visit the LCCB website at www.ollilccb.com.
