FEBRUARY 22, RIVERSIDE PARK, 4 P.M.
GUEST VOCALIST: GINNA CLAIRE MASON
The Bonita Springs Concert Band will present its February concert on Sunday, February 22 at 4 p.m. at Riverside Park in Old Bonita. The band’s very special guest vocalist will be Ginna Claire Mason from the Broadway musical Wicked and the Hallmark Channel.
Ginna Claire will sing “Rogers and Hammerstein Salute.”
The band will play The Beach Boys Greatest Hits, “Ain’t Misbehaving’,” and “The Old Grumbly Bear.”
Ginna Claire is most well-known for her roles in Hallmark Channel’s A Holiday Spectacular (2022), A Heidelberg Holiday (2023) and A Carol for Two (2024). She also starred as Glinda in Wicked in a multi-year run on Broadway. Mason grew up in Nashville, Tenn., and is now based in New York City.
Members of the band are under the direction of Gary Smith who retired after 24 years as conductor of the University of Illinois Marching Illini Band and Symphonic Band. Gary says, “The talent of these musicians is tremendous, ranging in age from 16 to 90.”
Become a “Friend of the Band.” Find out more at http://www.bonitaspringsconcertband.org. The concert will also be replayed later in the week on Facebook at bonitaspringsconcertband.
Bring your family and friends with a lawn chair February 22 at 4 p.m. at Riverside Park.
