If you’re a fan of big band music, you want to be in Peterborough’s Millennium Park this Saturday afternoon.
The 5th annual Big Band Day, presented by the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA), will see five bands – the Peterborough Concert Band, the Northern Spirit Big Band, The Marenger Band, Electric City Swing and Knightshift – perform a free concert from noon to 5 p.m.
The Peterborough Concert Band has a long and storied history. Formed in the 1850s as the Rifle Brigade Band, it is the oldest continuously operating community concert band in Canada. When the Peterborough Lift Locks opened in 1904, the band is believed to have entertained those on hand.
Knightshift, meanwhile, is a 16-piece ensemble with classic swing, jazz, and some rock ‘n’ roll and funk, in its musical arsenal.
(Written by: Paul Rellinger)
