This week, join the Municipal Band at Johnson STEAM Academy on Wednesday, June 12, or Ellis Park on Sunday, June 16 (or both!).
On Wednesday, the New Horizons Band will perform at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Muni Band at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. The concerts will also be livestreamed on the band’s Facebook page: facebook.com/crmuniband.
The Muni Band will feature Josh Duffee on drum set honoring the 100th birthday of Louie Bellson. Young Artist Competition runner-up Jace Whitham will perform on alto saxophone. And kids of all ages will feel like superheroes as the band play music from The Incredibles.
Eric Liang from Linn-Mar High School will sing the National Anthem and the Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication with the band.
Program:
Wedding Dance (Jacques Press, arr. Herbert Johnston)
Pequeña Czarda (Pedro Iturralde, arr. Roger Niese)
Jace Whitham, Alto Saxophone, CRMB Young Artist Competition Runner-Up
Music from “The Incredibles” (Michael Giacchino, arr. Jay Bocook)
Salute to American Jazz (arr. Sammy Nestico)
Josh Duffee, Drum Set
Entry March of the Boyars (Johan Halvorsen, arranged by Clifford Barnes)
Blue Goose Rag (Raymond Birch, arranged by Timothy Broege)
Thundering Drums (Louie Bellson)
Josh Duffee, Drum Set
Storming of El Caney (Russell Alexander, arranged by Andrew Glover)
