Veres marks escape from Hungary at Veterans concert

On Sunday, venerable Tucson conductor László Veres will mark the 60th anniversary of his escape from his native communist-controlled Hungary.

And he’ll do it the best way he knows how — through music.

Veres and his Arizona Symphonic Winds will present their 30th annual Veterans Day Concert on Sunday, Nov. 6, that will include Hector Berlioz’s “Hungarian March” to commemorate Veres’ escape.

The program also includes tributes to veterans going back to the American Revolution (the Arizona premiere of Marilyn Harris and Mark Wolfram’s “Colonial Scenes”) and through to more recent battles including Vietnam (David Gillingham’s “Heroes, Lost and Fallen”).

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Also on the program; Ferdinand David’s “Concertino for Trombone” featuring 16-year-old Tucson trombonist Seth Roland performing the allegro movement; the “Armed Forces Salute,” arranged by Bob Lowden, for all branches of the U.S. military; John Philip Sousa’s “The Pathfinder of Panama”; and Jules Styne’s “I’ve Heard That Song Before” featuring Winds principal trumpeter Carl Fetkenhour.

The Winds’ “A Musical Tribute to Our Veterans, Past and Present” begins at 1 p.m. Sunday at Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive.

Admission is free and donations are accepted.