By CHAT News Staff

Noon Interview: Mark Ward Feb. 16

Feb 16, 2023 | 1:27 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Music often brings people together and that will be the case on Feb. 26 at the Esplanade. The Medicine Hat Concert Band Society Allegro Band and the Lethbridge Gold Band will join forces to present Hands Across the Three.

Mark Ward conducts the local andante band but next weekend will conduct the Lethbridge musicians. The setlist includes marches, movie music, fanfares, overtures, a little “Beatles,” and some other wonderful compositions Canadian female composers,

Ward joined Dan Reynish on CHAT News at Noon to talk about how the show came to be, the bands playing together for the afternoon and the electricity of live performances.