The Knoxville Community Band, sponsored by Knoxville Parks and Recreation, will perform a free concert on Sunday, July 29, at 3 p.m. at the Clayton Center for the Arts on the Maryville College campus.

The band will perform in the R&L Nutt Theatre, the main hall in the center, with a set list that will take you on a musical tour from America to Italy and from England to Scandinavia. 

Concert goers will recognize much of the music, ranging from American classics (including music that would be associated with Western movies), to pieces used often in “Woody Woodpecker” and “Bugs Bunny,” to selections that identify with Nordic heroes and English folk music.

The band is directed by Larry Hicks, a retired band director of Heritage High School in Blount County. Mark Boring, also retired from the Blount County school system, is the assistant band director. 

The Knoxville Community Band is comprised of instrumentalists in the community who like to play, and most have been playing since grammar school. Some players are band directors who like to take time out from their own bands to keep in practice on their major instruments, and others are professionals in the community who learned to play in school and don’t want to lose their expertise. All are volunteers, and all play because they love music.

The band is sponsored by the Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department. The group plays year round at festivals and other special events and performs a series of outdoor concerts during the summer. New members with expertise on any band instruments are welcome. Practices are from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at Northwest Middle School.