The Tennessee Valley Winds, in association with The Friends of the Greenway and Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department, will perform a free concert under the direction of Erich Zimmerman, on Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. at Old Fort Park. Admission to the concert is free.

The program includes:

“Autumn Soliloquy” – by James Barnes

“Berliner Luft” – march by Paul Lincke

“Chase the Shouting Wind” – by Vince Gassi

“Lassus Trombone” – by Henry Fillmore

“Arlington (Where Giants Lie Sleeping)” – by Paul Murtha

“Aces High March” – by Larry Daehn

“Highlights from The Sound of Music” – by Richard Rodgers

“Armed Forces Salute” – arranged by Bob Lowden

Zimmerman, currently the associate director at Blackman High School, is in his 28th year as a music educator in Middle Tennessee. Prior to teaching, Zimmerman was a trumpet instrumentalist with the United States Navy Band. His tour of duty included a 1988 national tour and weekly concerts. He was also a freelance musician in the Washington D.C. area.

The Tennessee Valley Winds is a nonprofit, all volunteer, self-supporting community band that has provided quality musical performances since 1984. The community band experience is unlike school or professional groups. Rarely do amateurs and professionals, young and old, get to work together. The opportunity to learn and grow is unique. The director is more of a guide than an authority figure, and does not assign parts or solos. It is expected that all will help each other by offering suggestions and sharing. Friendships are born of shared work and musical enjoyment.

Following the May 6 performance, the Tennessee Valley Winds will perform for the Rising Stars Band Camp at the Stewart’s Creek Middle School auditorium on June 13 at 1 p.m. That performance is also free.

For more information about the Tennessee Valley Winds Community Band, visit tnvalleywinds.org.