`MUSIC FROM THE OLD COUNTRIES' BAND THEME

The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band will perform to the theme of "Music from the Old Countries" when it holds its weekly concert Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. in the Capaha Park Band Shell.

Selections will be "Entry of the Gladiators" by Julius Fucik, "Poet and Peasant Overture" by Franz von Suppe, "Einzugs Marsch" by JoHann Strauss, "Colonel Bogey March" by Kenneth Alford and "Music of the Beatles" arranged by Michael Sweeney.

The St. Louis Irish Arts Society will be special guests. They consist of teachers from Ireland playing and singing traditional Irish music plus students from St. Louis and the area playing and dancing to Irish music.

The band is conducted by Ron Nall. Celebrity guest conductor Mike Miller.

The concert is free and will last about an hour. People are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. In case of rain, the performance will be at the Academic Auditorium.