As the Kenosha Pops Concert Band gets ready for July Fourth festivities, we take a look back with this photo of the group performing in a past Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade. The band will be back in this year's parade, on June 30, and will perform on the band shell July 3 and 4. KENOSHA — The Kenosha Pops Concert Band continues its 102nd season, with its annual appearance in the June 30 Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade, along with two programs later next week, both packed with patriotic tunes.
The Pops Band plays its usual Wednesday night concert starting 7 p.m. July 3 and then plays again at 5 p.
m. July 4, as part of the City of Kenosha’s pre-fireworks entertainment. Both performances are on the band shell in Pennoyer Park.
“We load up these programs with patriotic music,” said Craig Gall, the band’s conductor. The July 3 concert appeals “to audience members who are out of town for July Fourth or can’t make it to the lakefront for the afternoon program,” Gall said. “And some folks enjoy these traditional pieces so much, they’ll come to both shows.
” The July 3 concert includes: A highlight each year at the band’s July 4 concert is the group’s “Salute to the Services Medley.” The band wraps up its July 4 concert by performing the five official marches of the five branches of the U.S.
armed forces: “U.S. Field Artillery March” (Army), “Anchor’s Aweigh” (Navy), “U.
S. Marines on Parade” (Marine Corps), “Army Air Corps March” (Air Force.
