The Voice of Southwest Louisiana December 2018 Issue

The Voice's Choice
Lake Charles Community Band
Christmas Concert
The Lake Charles Community
Band will hold a Christmas
Concert on Friday, December
14 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Baptist
Church, 1800 Country Club Road.
The concert is open to the public
with free admission. The band will be
accompanied by the Our Lady Queen
of Heaven Youth Choir and the Saint
Louis High Choir. The program will
include many traditional favorites
such as “Jingle Bell Fantasy” and “Do
You Hear What I Hear” as well as
selections from “Polar Express” and a
few surprises.
The Community Band is under the
direction of retired Fred Roeder and he
is assisted by Leo Murray. The makeup
of the band includes professional
musicians, band directors, teachers,
retirees, housewives, craftsmen,
professionals and students. The band
is an all-volunteer group, which is
dedicated to sharing love of music
with the public.
The band is supported by grants from
the City of Lake Charles, Lake Charles/
Southwest Louisiana Convention &
Visitors Bureau, and the Calcasieu
Parish Police Jury as administered by
the Arts and Humanities Council of
SWLA. Funding is also provided by
Phillips 66, “Note-Donations” and the
“Friends of the LCCB” donations at
different levels. For more information
contact Brenda Harrington, President
at 713-825-6864 or e-mail at
bmhtrmpt@aol.com.
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