CRMB Webmaster, musician (tuba & bass), business manager, and former member of the governing Commission.
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Jun 04
Concert TONIGHT at Greene Square Park!
You are invited to bring your lawn chairs and join us for our first 2014 band concert this evening at Greene Square Park, starting at 7:30 p.m. The program will include: Star Spangled Banner, sung by Xavier high school student Meredith Diebold The Iowa Band Law by Karl King (special guest conductor!) Prelude, Siciliano and …
May 30
Band Commission Meeting 25 June 2014
The City Band Commission will meet in formal session to review fiscal year 14 on 25 June 2014 at Taft Middle School (outdoors, at the concert venue for that evening). The meeting will start at 6:15 PM. The agenda include review of FY14 financial data, discussion of FY15 budget (specifically, the line items under which …
Mar 16
City Band Commission Meeting 21 March 2014
The City Band Commission will have both a formal meeting and a working session on Friday, 21 March 2014. Sessions will start at 5 PM at the Washington High School band room at 2205 Forest Drive SE. The working session relates to auditions for new personnel. The formal session includes, but is not limited to, …
Mar 05
2014 Auditions!
Cedar Rapids Municipal Band Auditions 2014 Auditions will be held on Friday, March 21st and Sunday, March 23rd in the Cedar Rapids Washington High School Band Room. Openings for: Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Trombone, and Percussion. Other instrument openings are possible and substitutes are needed on all instruments, particularly Oboe this year. We encourage all qualified musicians to apply. To sign up for an …
Mar 04
Fourth Annual Young Artist Competition on 22 April!
[insert_php] // Hide Email from Spam Bots using a short code place this in your functions file function HideMail($atts , $content = null ){ if ( ! is_email ($content) ) return; return ‘‘.antispambot($content).’‘; } add_shortcode( ’email’,’HideMail’); [/insert_php] When: Tuesday, April 22, 6:30-9:30 PM (If you are interested in auditioning, but unable to attend on this …
Feb 28
2014 Auditions
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band will hold auditions on 21 March 2014 (Friday evening) and 23 March 2014 (Sunday afternoon). The auditions will be held at the Washington High School band room, 2205 Forest Drive SE in Cedar Rapids. You may audition for available full positions, or audition to be a substitute player. We do …
Feb 28
2014 Concert Schedule now available
The CRMB 2014 concert schedule is now up. Sure, it’s a long time from now, but thinking about a warm summer full of great music is getting me through this winter! We have TWO Saturday concerts at the Downtown Farmers Market. We’re also performing in conjunction with the Freedom Festival and the National Czech and …
Jan 08
Commission Meeting 26 January 2014, 5 PM to 7 PM (time change)
The City Band Commission will meet in formal session on 26 January 2014 from 5 to 7 PM at Marquis Hall on the Coe College Campus. Agenda shall include a financial report, setting the 2014 performance schedule, and setting audition dates for open positions. This meeting is open to the public.
Nov 10
Commission Meeting 7 PM 10 November 2013
The city band commission will meet in Marquis Hall at Coe College at 7 PM on 10 November 2013.
Sep 21
Commission Meeting 7 PM 22 September 2013
The City Band Commission will meet in formal session briefly on 22 September 2013 at 7 PM in Marquis Hall at Coe College. This session is to discuss funding the search for a band logo. After the formal session, there will be a work session to review applicants for our publicity and business manager positions.