Something that resembles music

One of the things I like about my band is that even though it is made up of amateur musicians, we still produce something that resembles music. Not all community bands do.

At our last formal concert, we had Wayne Messmer, public address announcer for the Chicago Cubs, narrate Lincoln Portrait by Aaron Copland. Here is a recording of the performance:

Lincoln Portrait [27 DEC 2006 12:12:00] UPDATE: File removed for lack of storage.

... and the national anthem, also performed at the concert:

The Star Spangled Banner [27 DEC 2006 12:24:00] UPDATE: File removed.

The Star Spangled Banner isn't the kind of thing we would normally play at a formal concert, but with Wayne Messmer there, how could we not?