Coconut Creek Events: European Charity Band To Perform June 5th

The City of Coconut Creek Parks & Recreation Department will be hosting The European Charity Band, consisting of student musicians from North Broward Preparatory School and from Meritas schools around the nation on Friday, June 5, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Band Shell at the Coconut Creek Community Center (1100 Lyons Road).

The European Charity Band will give the home crowd a little taste of what the Band will be performing as they tour Europe this summer. Musical selections range from Jazz, Bach and the Beatles, to Broadway and Rock & Roll. Under the direction of Tour Director Danny Lieberman, the European Charity Band is comprised of select students from North Broward Preparatory School, who will visit London, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest,Amsterdam, Bratislava and Vienna. Lieberman, who is also the Vice President of Fine Arts for Meritas International Schools and North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, has been leading students throughout Europe for two decades. The tour is part of the efforts of International Make-A-Wish and this is the 12th year that Lieberman is coordinating and leading a group of teens who will share the gift of music. As an added treat, 80 students from the Meritas schools will be flying into Florida to travel and perform with the NBPS students. These students will be coming from Mexico, Texas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and
Orlando.

The concert is free to the public and will begin at 7:00 p.m. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs for your seating comfort. Chairs will not be provided. Refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact the Special Events Hotline at 954-545-6620 or logon www.coconutcreek.net.