CRMB’s own Blaine Cunningham invites all interested young musicians to participate in OI’s Low Brass Camp next weekend!

On Saturday June 6^th 1:30pm-5pm at Kirkwood, they’ll hold a series of masterclasses and clinics. There will also be an exhibit area which will include some instruments for the kids to try out.  The camp fee ($50) includes a free ticket to the Orchestra Iowa concert that Saturday night.  (Program is Flying Dutchman, Debussy Nocturnes, Fountains of Rome, and La Mer.)  Then on Sunday, they’ll having a group warm-up session and mass ensemble rehearsal from 9am to 11:30am in the Opus Concert Café.  After that, it’s off to the NewBo City Market for lunch and a public performance on the outdoor stage at 1pm.  It should be a great weekend!

If you or someone you know is interested, check out www.orchestraiowaschool.org or the poster link below. And if not, feel free to catch their show on Sunday afternoon!

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A very nice article by Diana Nollen about our 65th season and our quest for a new bandshell is here.

The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band Young Artist Competition is in only two weeks! This competition is open to all students in grades 9-12 who live in Linn County or attend high school in Linn County and participate in school band.

For details, please click the link at the top of the page, or here.

Columnist Todd Dorman wrote a nice article on the Iowa Band Law in the Cedar Rapids Gazette recently. Click HERE to read it!

The City Band Commission will meet in formal session at 5 PM on Friday, 27 March 2015, immediately before auditions for the 2015 season. The agenda will include:

• Minutes of previous meeting.
• Financial report, including proposed budget amendments for 2015 and 2016.
• Report on new equipment trailer.
• Report on capital campaign for bandshell.
• Report on publicity and preparations for upcoming season.
• Additional business raised by Commission or other attendees.
• Logistics for auditions that evening and Saturday afternoon. (This may occur outside the formal meeting as a working session.)

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The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, a professional concert band that presents 19 summer concerts in Cedar Rapids parks, will be holding its annual spring auditions on Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th in the Cedar Rapids Washington High School Band Room.

One-season openings are known for: Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, and Percussion. Multiple-season openings are known for: Clarinet, Bassoon, Tuba, and Percussion. Other instrument openings are possible and substitutes are needed on all instruments, particularly Oboe and French Horn this year.

A typical concert week consists of a Monday evening rehearsal and Wednesday and Sunday evening concerts. This season, there is one atypical concert week with a Saturday morning concert included in the schedule.

More audition information can be found by e-mailing Scott Haney at [email]business@crmuniband.org[/email] , or by calling or texting Scott at 319-431-9649.

We encourage all qualified musicians to apply. To sign up for an audition, please e-mail, call, or text Scott Haney and leave a message indicating the following:

1. The name of the person auditioning
2. The musician’s e-mail address and/or phone number
3. The instrument(s) the musician will play
4. If auditioning on more that one instrument, whether you want the auditions back-to-back or with a break in between.

Audition Dates and Times:
Friday, March 27th 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Saturday, March 28th 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Contact Scott Haney as needed regarding schedule conflicts.

In-person signup will begin at 6:00 PM on March 27th and at 12:30 PM on March 28th.

Auditions will be held in first-response order: those who called in advance will be auditioned first; everyone else will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

Musicians will be evaluated primarily on sight-reading ability, but all are welcome to play an excerpt of one’s own choice (not to exceed 60 seconds) to warm up and get comfortable. The passage may be from a solo, etude, or piece of band music.

Please bring along a brief resume.

Scott Haney
Business Manager, Cedar Rapids Municipal Band
[email]business@crmuniband.org[/email] (preferred)
319-431-9649

There will be a short Commission meeting on 8 March 2015 at 7 PM in Marquis Hall, Room 105, at Coe College. This meeting is to formally reject the equipment trailer bids and elect a Chair and Vice-Chair.

The City Band Commission will meet on Sunday, 25 January 2015, at 7 PM at Coe College (Marquis Hall). The agenda will include:

• Budget review and revenue estimates for FY15
• Setting the 2015 concert season (our 65th!).
• Publicity
• Staff changes (if required)
• Audition schedules and needs

The City Band Commission will meet  on Sunday, 18 January 2015, at 7 PM at Coe College (Marquis Hall). This meeting will cover issues related to the mobile bandshell used for performances, including (but not limited to):

• Repair of the current bandshell to cover the next few seasons.
• CRMB taking ownership of and managing the bandshell directly (rather than Parks Department)
• Changes in budget and logistics for concert events — CRMB must supply own bandshell staff
• Where to find tow vehicles
• Possible replacement with new bandshell and how to fund it
• Possible replacement with fixed bandshell and how to fund it.

The City Band Commission will meet in formal session on 28 September 2014 at 7 PM at Coe College in Marquis Hall. This meeting is the end-of-year review, and will include (but is not limited to):

• Fiscal Year 2014 report
• 2014 personnel report
• Sound equipment updates needed
• Instrument maintenance needed
• FY15 finance report (year to date), plus discussion of budget with regard to 2015 season

This meeting is open to the public. Please check back the week of the meeting to any necessary changes in times — Coe College activities do require schedule changes on occasion.