Check out our Musician of the Week, Melissa Brobston!

Instrument: Trumpet
Profession: Owner of Melissa’s Music Studio in Iowa City (www.melissasmusicstudioiowa.com) and Instrumental music teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in Cedar Rapids
Hometown: Iowa City
Hobbies: Latin Dancing
Favorite CRMB pieces: Orchestral transcriptions

This week features new Iowa trumpet professor Courtney Jones on a piece composed by Cedar Rapids native Kim Scharnberg in addition to some concert band “war horses” and the gorgeous music from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.  We are hoping the rain stays away Wednesday so you can enjoy this great concert!  Pack up the kids, lawn chairs, and a picnic and head to Taft this Wednesday at 7:30!

This week’s program includes:

• The Star Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication sung and performed by Kyra Lehman, from Prairie High School
• Homage March (Wagner)
• Mannin Veen (Wood)
• Bayou Breakdown (Karrick)
• Travelogue for Trumpet (Scharnberg) featuring University of Iowa trumpet professor Courtney Jones: http://www.cjonestrumpet.com/
• Carnival (Basler)
• Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (arr. Lavender)
• The Gallant Seventh (Sousa)

The City Band Commission will meet on Wednesday, 24 June 2015, at Taft Middle School just prior to the band concert. Agenda includes the end-of-year review as specified in the Commission’s charter.

This meeting will occur outdoors at the concert venue. In the event of inclement weather, the meeting may be moved to an indoor venue, or rescheduled for the following Sunday.

Join us this Sunday at Ellis Park as we feature soloists from around the band. Enjoy a horn, flute, clarinet, trombone, and even a tambourine (yes, tambourine) feature piece.  Bring your friends, family, and dogs and come on out!  Concert starts at 7:30.

This week’s program includes:

• Vocalist Matthew Anderson from Linn-Mar High School will perform the Star-Spangled Banner and the Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication
• Fanfare Prelude on “God of Our Fathers” (James Curnow)
• The Trombone King (Karl King)
• Concertino for Flute (Cecile Chaminade)
  Hsing-I Ho, Flute & Lesley Fleer, Conductor
• Conversations for Two Tambourines (Bobby Lopez)
  Tom Mackey and Keith Hammer, Tambourines
• Holiday for Horns (Jack Jarrett)
  Featuring Andy Harris, Doreen Anderson, Dan Malloy & Valerie Shanley
• Selections from “A Chorus Line” (Marvin Hamlisch, arr. Cacavas)
• Guide Right (John Philip Sousa)
• Introduction, Theme and Variations (Rossini)
  Christine Bellomy, Clarinet
• The Circus Bee (Henry Fillmore)

It’s another beautiful week to come on out to a Cedar Rapids Municipal Band Concert!  Join us this Wednesday at Noelridge park.  This week’s guests artists are our very own!  Enjoy a horn, flute, clarinet, trombone, and even a tambourine (yes, tambourine) feature piece.  Bring your friends, family, and dogs and come on out!  Concert starts at 7:30.

This week’s program includes:

• Vocalist Matthew Anderson from Linn-Mar High School will perform the Star-Spangled Banner and the Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication
• Fanfare Prelude on “God of Our Fathers” (James Curnow)
• The Trombone King (Karl King)
• Concertino for Flute (Cecile Chaminade)
  Hsing-I Ho, Flute & Lesley Fleer, Conductor
• Conversations for Two Tambourines (Bobby Lopez)
  Tom Mackey and Keith Hammer, Tambourines
• Holiday for Horns (Jack Jarrett)
  Featuring Andy Harris, Doreen Anderson, Dan Malloy & Valerie Shanley
• Selections from “A Chorus Line” (Marvin Hamlisch, arr. Cacavas)
• Guide Right (John Philip Sousa)
• Introduction, Theme and Variations (Rossini)
  Christine Bellomy, Clarinet
• The Circus Bee (Henry Fillmore)

We continue our Czech-inspired programming this week with our concert this Sunday at Bever Park!  This week features Riley Anderson, vocalist from Linn-Mar High School, and Todd Munnik on Accordion.  Pack your lawn chairs and bring a friend!  Concert starts at 7:30.

This week’s program:

• Riley Anderson from Linn-Mar will sing the Star-Spangled Banner and the Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication.
• Mississippi River March (Julius Fucik)
• Dedicatory Overture (Clifton Williams)
• Ceska Muzika Pochod (Fr. Kmoch, arr. Grill)
  Featuring Todd Munnik, Accordion
• Music from “Jurassic Park” (John Williams, arr. Jay Bocook)
• High Plains (Vaclav Nelhybel)
• In the Miller Mood (arr. Warren Barker)
• Waltz from “Jazz Suite” (Shostakovich, arr. de Meij)
• March from “Jazz Suite” (Shostakovich, arr. de Meij)
• Clarinet Polka (arr. Bruce R. Smith) 2.0

This week features Czech music and composers in honor of our performance Wednesday at Sokol Park!  Come out for some great music with a beautiful view of the river and downtown Cedar Rapids.  Concert starts at 7:30!

This week’s program:

• Riley Anderson from Linn-Mar will sing the Star-Spangled Banner and the Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication.
• Mississippi River March (Julius Fucik)
• Dedicatory Overture (Clifton Williams)
• Ceska Muzika Pochod (Fr. Kmoch, arr. Grill)
  Featuring Todd Munnik, Accordion
• Music from “Jurassic Park” (John Williams, arr. Jay Bocook)
• High Plains (Vaclav Nelhybel)
• In the Miller Mood (arr. Warren Barker)
• Waltz from “Jazz Suite” (Shostakovich, arr. de Meij)
• March from “Jazz Suite” (Shostakovich, arr. de Meij)
• Clarinet Polka (arr. Bruce R. Smith) 2.0

Come on out tonight for another great Cedar Rapids Municipal Band concert at beautiful Ellis Park!  7:30-8:30.  Tonight’s concert includes favorites like Holst’s First Suite, selections from Mary Poppins and many more.  Bring your lawn chairs, kids, pets, and friends and enjoy the concert!

Tonight’s program includes:

• Star Spangled Banner performed with guest vocalist Katie Hancock, Central City High School
• Iowa Band Law (Karl King)
  Featuring Monica Vernon (CR City Council), Guest Conductor
• Selections from “Mary Poppins” (arr. Ted Rickets)
• First Suite in E-flat (Gustav Holst)
• Fandango (Frank Perkins)
• Fantasy on “Love Story” (arr. Andy Classen)
  Featuring Andy Classen, trumpet
  http://www.drake.edu/music/faculty/andrewclassen/
• Revival March (John Phillip Sousa)
• Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen, arr. John Krance)
• Great Moments in Cinema (John Williams, arr. Jay Bocook)
• Colossus of Columbia (Russell Alexander)
• Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication performed with guest vocalist Katie Hancock, Central City High School

The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band met for the first time last night to prepare for the upcoming season! Join us tomorrow night at Noelridge Park with your lawn chairs, picnic, and family and friends for the first of many evenings of great music!  Concert begin at 7:30. You can always visit www.crmuniband.org or find us on Facebook or Twitter for more information.

This week’s program includes:

• Star Spangled Banner performed with guest vocalist Katie Hancock, Central City High School
• Iowa Band Law (Karl King)
  Featuring Monica Vernon (CR City Council), Guest Conductor
• Selections from “Mary Poppins” (arr. Ted Rickets)
• First Suite in E-flat (Gustav Holst)
• Fandango (Frank Perkins)
• Fantasy on “Love Story” (arr. Andy Classen)
  Featuring Andy Classen, trumpet
  http://www.drake.edu/music/faculty/andrewclassen/
• Revival March (John Phillip Sousa)
• Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen, arr. John Krance)
• Great Moments in Cinema (John Williams, arr. Jay Bocook)
• Colossus of Columbia (Russell Alexander)
• Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication performed with guest vocalist Katie Hancock, Central City High School