“Happy Birthday, USA!!!”
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The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
and the Ocean Grove Summer Band,
under the direction of Eliot Prowse,
proudly present:
“Happy Birthday, USA!!!”
The Great Auditorium
Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Sunday, July 5, 2026
7:00 PM
OCEAN GROVE SUMMER BAND
Founded by Harry D. Eichhorn in 1953 to offer musicians a place to perform and enjoy standard band literature, the Ocean Grove Summer Band is proud to begin our 74th season tonight.
The band is currently under the direction of Eliot Prowse and offers an interesting and challenging way to keep playing during the summer season. We present a different concert each week, and members are invited to play as often as they can, whether it’s “just” one week or the entire season.
Please join us in the Boardwalk Pavilion at 7:30pm each Wednesday in July and August for free summer concerts. We will return to the Great Auditorium for our annual formal concert on Wednesday, August 26th at 7:30 pm.
Visit www.oceangrove.org for information on worship opportunities, music programs, activities for children and teens, and beach information.
PROGRAM
The Star-Spangled Banner
Key arr. Williams
America Exultant
Fillmore arr. Glover
Fugue on Yankee Doodle
Sousa arr. Brion/Schissel
Red River Valley
Traditional arr. Ployhar
The Blue and the Gray
Grundman
Themes Like Old Times
arr. Barker
America The Beautiful
Ward arr. Dragon
Pride of the Pacific
Kleffman
You Raise Me Up
Graham/Lovland arr. Wasson
Kate Freeman, vocalist
The Homefront: Musical Memories from World War II
Christensen
Dixieland Jam
arr. Lowden
Heather Evers, clarinet; Bonnie Manzi, tenor sax; Evan Torres, trumpet;
Mike Applegate, trombone; Bill Edler, tuba;
Bill Giunco, snare
God Bless America
Berlin arr. Jennings
Kate Freeman, vocalist
1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky arr. Whitcomb
Happy Birthday, USA
arr. Eichhorn
The Stars and Stripes Forever
Sousa arr. Brion/Schissel
OCEAN GROVE SUMMER BAND
Conductor: Eliot Prowse
Associate Conductor and Announcer:
Ted Freeman
Flute/Piccolo
Beth Carbone
Diane Doolittle
Margaret Hook
Glenn Jaffe
Kris Murphy
Laurie Nass
Oboe
Judy Mendoza
Clarinet
Tom Burtnett
Marge Delaney
Heather Evers
Kathy Macdonald
Ferris Mahadeen
Orla McBride
Heidi Pohle
Barbara Rosenblum
Bass Clarinet
Donna Clark
Phil Muratore
Alto Sax
Trish Brown
Larry Chesal
Annette Cross
Mike Provenzano, Jr.
Tenor Sax
Phillip Bowden
Bonnie Manzi
Baritone Sax
Kenn Yee
Flag
Christine Wheeler
French Horn
Martin Cross
Susi Modin
Eva Szakal
Trumpet
Colette Doudin
Ross Eadie
Kate Freeman
Hank Khost
Curt Leach
Dave Shotwell, Jr.
Evan Torres
Todd Vaccaro, Jr.
Fred Wolf
Trombone
Mike Applegate
Kevin Kunkle
Ryan McBride
Colin McTernan
Euphonium
Steve Advensky
Jen Cummings
Tuba
Julia Camargo
Bill Edler
Paul Eschelbach
Ted Freeman
Percussion
JoDee Anderson
Makenzie Brockel
Bill Giunco
Darrell Gray
Mike Wazeka
Pete Wortman
