Concerts, band music, birthdays and bon voyage as we take a cruise in the Mediterranean and Baltic Sea this weekend.

It is the first show of March, as we make our way towards Spring, so we will celebrate some composers born in the month of March (Ravel, Brouwer and Weill to name a few).

Join me on 2 cruises also, one in the Mediterranean and one in the Baltic, both seas which border along many different countries and offer a host of fabulous music, musicians and composers.

The Manitoba Optimist Band Festival wraps up this weekend, so I have programmed some fun band music to honour all the thousands of students, staff, faculty and guests who work tirelessly to make it all happen.

And there are always a few surprises in store, so hope you can join me this weekend! In the meantime, here are a few tastes of what is to come:

 

Christina Pluhar & L'Arpegiatta: Tres Sirenas

 

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G

 

Robert Russell Bennett: Suite of Old American Dances