CRMB Webmaster, musician (tuba & bass), business manager, and former member of the governing Commission.
Author's posts
Jul 29
Sokol Park on Wednesday!
Join us Wednesday night at Sokol Park for our last Wednesday performance of the season! The weather forecasts call for a clement evening, so grab a chair and head on out. The program includes: Vocalist: Loren Flory, Xavier HS A Festival Prelude (Alfred Reed) The Pink Panther Meets R2D2 (arr. Jerry Brubaker) Children’s March (Percy …
Jul 22
Tonight’s Concert on KMRY and on kmryradio.com!
Tonight’s concert at Bowman Woods will not only be carried live on KMRY radio, but also on the internet on kmryradio.com! Just click on “Listen Live” at the top.
Jul 22
Check out our Musician of the Week, Greg Pittam!
Check out our musician of the week, Greg Pittam! Instrument: Tenor Saxophone Number of years playing with CRMB: This is my 34th season (started in 1982) Occupation: Financial Analyst for Rockwell Collins Family: My family is still all in the Cedar Rapids-Marion area. I come from a musical family. My parents, Don and Nancy …
Jul 21
It’s a teddy bear picnic at Bowman Woods tomorrow!
It’s “Teddy Bears’ Picnic” week with the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band! Have your kids (or if you are a kid at heart!) bring your teddy bear in honor of the march of the same name. This weeks also features front man of the Rod Pierson Big Band, Rod Pierson, on alto sax; Young Artist Competition …
Jul 17
Check us out Saturday at the Farmer’s Market, 10:00 AM!
This is the perfect week to bring the kids! They will love music from Beauty and the Beast and the Avengers, a guitar solo from Coe president Dave McInally, toe-tapping marches, and an impressive trombone solo from recent Kennedy graduate Josh Lyman. Find us at the corner of 3rd Street and 4th Avenue SE. We …
Jul 15
Steve Shanley on KCCK
And he’s right…McInally can really shred! (I keep hoping he’ll hire me for a band, but I think he only works with actual Presidents. Heh.)
Jul 13
Next concert this Wednesday at Noelridge!
This is a great week to bring the kids! They will love music from Beauty and the Beast and the Avengers in addition to toe-tapping marches and an impressive trombone solo from recent Kennedy graduate Josh Lyman. Join us this Wednesday at Noelridge with your lawn chair, picnic, and of course, the kids! Concert starts …
Jul 13
Check out our Musician of the Week, Denny Hodge!
Check out our Musician of the Week, Denny Hodge! Instrument : Trumpet Number of years playing: 30+ Occupation: Business Continuity Manager for Aegon Global Technology, an Aegon company. Family: Wife (Terri) plays flute locally for several churches and theaters, is one of the founders and members of the Marion Chamber Trio (Flute, Harp and Cello) …
Jul 09
Concert this Sunday at Bever Park!
We honor history this week with classical, pop, musical, and march favorites! Young Artist Competition winner Lexi Forstrom will perform on alto saxophone, beand member Aaron Ottmar will dazzle you with his fiery mallet technique, enjoy a few Beatles favorites and a medley from Man of La Mancha. Pack a picnic and a lawn chair and bring …
Jul 09
Song of Dedication on KCRG
There’s a nice report on the Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication (and the BAND, of course!) up at KCRG. Click here!