Join the AVB Community Band for the second concert of its 44th season on Monday, Oct. 20, with an evening entitled “Mystery and Wonder” beginning at 7 p.m. at the Ashwaubenon Performing Arts Center (PAC), 2391 S. Ridge Road in Ashwaubenon.
Doors will open at 6 p.m.
Admission is at no charge, with donations appreciated during intermission and following the concert.
The theme for the 2025-2026 concert season is “Come Together: Music That Inspires and Unites.”
Our featured vocalist for the evening is an audience favorite — acclaimed Wisconsin vocalist, recording artist and songwriter Rändi Fay.
Named one of the “female musicians who paved the way in Wisconsin” by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry in March 2022, Fay has participated in diverse, worldwide collaborations with recognized talents such as producer Hans Christian (Sturgeon Bay), Woody Mankowski (Los Angeles, Calif.),
producer/songwriter Shane Adams (Nashville, Tenn.) and songwriter Dmitry Zaystev (Rhythmystica-Moscow).
Fay recently released her seventh CD, titled Morning Snow.
The evening of music includes “enchanting and intriguing selections that evoke curiosity and imagination,” said Mike Ajango, director of the AVB Community Band.
“Yes, there will be some music that will put you in the spirit of Halloween, like ‘Haunted Carousel’ and the familiar movie themes in ‘Music for a Darkened Theatre,’” he said. “But with all of the selections, we ask you to listen for the ‘enchanted’ and ‘intriguing’ — we invite you to use your imagination.”
The AVB Community Band features 75 musicians, all of whom volunteer their time — including the directors.
The associate director is Paul Oleksy and the narrator for each concert is Bruce Deadman.
During the evening, we will remember Doug Youra, a longtime tuba player with the AVB Community Band who passed away on Aug. 28.
The concert will open with composer Rossano Galante’s “Mt. Everest,” a sweeping piece that evokes the epic grandeur, beauty and challenging nature of the world’s tallest mountain.
The spooky “Haunted Carousel” will be followed by Rändi Fay singing the Rodgers and Hart classic, “Blue Moon.”
The dynamic piece “Vertigo” by composer Chris Bernotas will be followed by music from Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Cats.
The second half opens with “Music for a Darkened Theatre,” featuring music from the film scores of Danny Elfman, such as Beetlejuice and Spider-Man.
The audience is in for another treat, when Rändi Fay sings “My Funny Valentine” by Rodgers and Hart.
The powerful and familiar “Mars (From The Planets)” by Gustav Holst will be followed by Fay joining the band again for “Come Fly With Me.”
The evening closes out with “Selections from Aladdin.”
“We had a great audience at our season opener on Sept. 15, with lots of familiar faces and new friends in the audience. But there’s always room for more to join our AVB audience family,” Ajango said. “Invite a friend or two to join you for the evening.”
For more information, see avbcommunityband.org.
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