The Northport Community Band will feature well-known Northport pianist and organist Bobbie Lange at its End of Summer concert on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 3 p.m. in the Northport Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available at the door and are $15 for adults and $5 for students.
“Bobbie Lange is a local treasure,” said Dante Billeci, director of the Northport Community Band. She’s taught countless local piano students and plays organ at Covenant Church in Northport, but her resume’ — from directing musicals to spotlight solo performances — is impressive. A classically trained pianist and organist with a master’s degree from the University of Michigan, Bobbie and her husband, retiring Pastor Jerry Lange, are moving in six months. This concert is an opportunity to hear her in some virtuoso playing, including Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and others showcasing her talents. “ The Northport Community Band will include several other light pieces — crowd- pleasers”, says Billeci — in their Sunday afternoon performance. The Northport Band features musicians of all ages from Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse Counties and plays at many community events from the Woolsey Airport Fly-In to the Northport Dog Parade. They also perform fullblown concerts on the Fourth of July, and a holiday performance, this year on Sunday, November 30, also at the Northport Performing Arts Center.
