It’s our last performance at Ellis Park for the summer so you won’t want to miss it!The trombone section and our Margaret Kegel Young Artist Competition scholarship winner Tina Wichert will wow you with their flashy technique in addition to some flashy work from the band on Claude T. Smith’s Flight, favorite marches, and a symphonic suite from Star Trek.  Bring your friends and family (or pets!) out to Ellis Park this Sunday at 7:30 for a beautiful summer evening of great music!

This week’s program includes:

• The Star Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Caroline McLaughlin, Washington HS, Vocals
• Flight (Claude T. Smith)
• African Samba (Adam Gorb)
• Hosts of Freedom (Karl King)
• Abbey Road: A Symphonic Portrait (arr. Ira Hearshen)
• Solo de Concours (Henri Rabaud, arr. Harry Gee) Tina Wichert, Center Point-Urbana, Clarinet (CRMB Young Artist Competition Winner)

• Symphonic Suite from “Star Trek” (arr. Jay Bocook)
• Brighton Beach March (William Latham)
• That’s a Plenty (arr. Jack Gale) & Take Me Out to the Ball Game (arr. Pete Drahozal), CRMB Trombone Quintet
• King Karl King (Henry Fillmore)

If you haven’t been to a Cedar Rapids Municipal Band concert yet this season, this Wednesday is your chance!  Enjoy a trombone quintet serenade and hear from our Margaret Kegel Young Artist Competition scholarship winner Tina Wichert!  Tomorrow looks to be a gorgeous evening so pack your lawn chair and come on out to Noelridge Park!  We’ll start at 7:30!

This week’s program includes:

• The Star Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Caroline McLaughlin, Washington HS, Vocals
• Flight (Claude T. Smith)
• African Samba (Adam Gorb)
• Hosts of Freedom (Karl King)
• Abbey Road: A Symphonic Portrait (arr. Ira Hearshen)
• Solo de Concours (Henri Rabaud, arr. Harry Gee) Tina Wichert, Center Point-Urbana, Clarinet (CRMB Young Artist Competition Winner)

Symphonic Suite from “Star Trek” (arr. Jay Bocook)

Brighton Beach March (William Latham)

That’s a Plenty (arr. Jack Gale) & Take Me Out to the Ball Game (arr. Pete Drahozal), CRMB Trombone Quintet

King Karl King (Henry Fillmore)

Tomorrow’s concert will be a special one!  Not only will we be officially dedicating the new band shell and celebrating our donors, but hometown Grammy award-winning composer Michael Daugherty will guest conduct, and you will love our guest artists.  So gather your friends and family for an evening of great music at Bever.  It is one not to miss!

This week’s program includes:

Star Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Lauren Flory, Washington HS, Vocalist

Helena Polka (arr. Louis Vitak), Marcus Haack, Accordion

Slavonic Dance No. 8 (Antonin Dvorak, arr. Longfield)

Reflections on the Mississippi, Mvts. 3 & 4 (Michael Daugherty) Blaine Cunningham, Tuba

The Syncopated Clock (Leroy Anderson)

Beer Barrel Polka (Jaromir Vejvoda), Marcus Haack, Accordion

The Crosley March (Henry Fillmore)

Vulcan (Michael Daugherty)

Whip and Spur Gallop (Thomas Allen, arr. Ray Cramer) 2.0

This week’s program is dedicated to long-time CRMB member and equipment manager Larry Klima, who passed last Thursday.

It’s Czech week in honor of our performance this Wednesday at Sokol Park!  You will love our guest artists this week including Marcus Haack on accordion and Blaine Cunningham on tuba.  We will also feature music from Cedar Rapids native and Grammy award-winning composer Michael Daugherty.  Join us Wednesday at 7:30 with your friends, family, picnic, and lawn chair!

This week’s program includes:

Star Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Lauren Flory, Washington HS, Vocalist

Helena Polka (arr. Louis Vitak), Marcus Haack, Accordion

Slavonic Dance No. 8 (Antonin Dvorak, arr. Longfield)

Reflections on the Mississippi, Mvts. 3 & 4 (Michael Daugherty) Blaine Cunningham, Tuba

The Syncopated Clock (Leroy Anderson)

Beer Barrel Polka (Jaromir Vejvoda), Marcus Haack, Accordion

The Crosley March (Henry Fillmore)

Vulcan (Michael Daugherty)

Whip and Spur Gallop (Thomas Allen, arr. Ray Cramer) 2.0

This week’s program is dedicated to long-time CRMB member and equipment manager Larry Klima, who passed last Thursday.

It is another week of favorites for our first performance at Johnson STEAM Academy!  Be sure to bring your kids this week to enjoy FREE popcorn courtesy of Cornfusion and water.  Local trumpet legend Al Naylor will be with the band in addition to flutist Elizabeth Sadilek-Labenski.  You will also enjoy the flashy “Light Cavalry Overture” and kids will love a medley of music from the movie Aladdin.  Be sure to bring a lawn chair and come on out to the Johnson STEAM Acadmy playground for some great music!

This week’s program includes:

Star Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication: Sarah Rosales, Jefferson HS, Vocalist

Malaguena (Ernesto Lecuona, arr. Sammy Nestico)

Light Cavalry Overture (Franz von Suppe, arr. Henry Fillmore)

Soaring on Air (Jerry Owen), Al Naylor, Trumpet

Selections from “Aladdin” (Alan Menken, arr. John Moss)

The Crusader (John Phillip Sousa)

Troll Garden (Gary Schocker), Elizabeth Sadilek-Labenski, Flute

Henry Mancini Medley (arr. John Moss)

High and Mighty (Fred Jewell)

Sunday is our only concert this week!  Join us at Bever Park for a concert that features our own:  Hear Andy Harris perform Mozart’s Horn Concerto and Denny Hodge on Trumpeter’s Lullaby in addition to a John Williams’ medley and circus march all will love!  “Rose Cottage” will be special tribute to long-time Municipal Band member, colleague, teacher, and friend Margaret Kegel.  Bring a picnic, friends, and your lawn chair for our 7:30 concert!  Please come early and enjoy the CR Youth Flute Ensemble perform at 6:30.

Sunday’s program includes:

The Star Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Kennedy Wilson, Vocals

Declaration Overture (Claude T. Smith)

A Trumpeter’s Lullaby (Leroy Anderson), Denny Hodge, Trumpet

The National Fencibles (John Phillip Sousa)

“Rondo” from Horn Concerto No. 4 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, trans. Steve Shanley), Andy Harris, F Horn

John Williams: A Fantasy of Flight (arr. Robert W. Smith)

Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Johannes Brahms, arr. Andrew Balent)

Rose Cottage (Catherine McMichael, arr. Steve Shanley)

Broadway Showstoppers Overture (arr. Warren Barker)

Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite (Karl King)

Sunday only this week!  7:30 at Bever Park or join us early for a special prelude concert at 6:30.  The CR Youth Flute Ensemble will perform and do a special tribute to long-time Municipal Band member, flute teacher, and friend Margaret Kegel.

This week is full of treats and a little something for everyone!  For those who love the oldies and the musical Jersey Boys we will perform a medley, for those who love patriotic tunes we have saved our best for this week as we head in to the 4th of July, for those who love flashy flute playing we feature Prairie High School’s Amanda Happel, and for those who love great lounge tunes we feature Lynne Rothrock on vocals.  In addition to great music, we will also feature a children’s march on the Stars and Stripes Forever!  This is a great week to gather folks who have never been to a Municipal Band concert and bring the kids!  Concert begins at 7:30 at Bowman Woods Elementary School/ Park!

This week’s program includes:

The Star Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Tristen Perreault, Voice

Iowa Centennial (Karl King)

Highlights from “Jersey Boys” (arr. Michael Brown)

Chorale and Shaker Dance (John Zdechlik)

Someone to Watch Over Me (George and Ira Gershwin, arr. Warren Barker), Lynne Rothrock, Voice

Armed Forces Salute (arr. Bob Lowden)

The Swiss Shepherd (Pietro Morlacchi, arr. Bruce R. Smith), Amanda Happel, Flute

America the Beautiful (arr. Dragon)

Hit Me With a Hot Note (Duke Ellington, arr. Steve Shanley), Lynne Rothrock, Voice

The Stars and Stripes Forever (John Philip Sousa) featuring a children’s march!

Begin your week with the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band tomorrow at Ellis Park!  This week will feature trombone soloist Rich Medd, guest conductor Randy Atkinson, and high school vocalist Kennedy Wilson.  Bring a lawn chair and a friend and join us at 7:30!

This week’s program includes:
The Star Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Kennedy Wilson, Vocals

Slava! (Leonard Bernstein, arr. Clare Grundman)

March from “Symphonic Metamorphosis” (Paul Hindemith, arr. Wilson)

Slidin’ Down the Mississippi (Clifton Taylor) Rich Medd, Trombone

Selections from “The Sound of Music” (Richard Rodgers, arr. Robert Russell Bennett)

Apples (Andy Boysen, Jr.), Randy Atkinson, Conductor

The Picador (John Philip Sousa)

Benny Goodman: King of Swing (arr. Paul Murtha)

Circus Days (Frank Piersol)