The new season of Muncipal Band performances begins this week with a performance on Wednesday, June 8 at The History Center and another on Sunday, June 12 in Bever Park. Both concerts will begin at 7:30 pm.
On Sunday evening, the Cedar Rapids Metro Youth Wind Ensemble (sponsored by Coe College) will perform a prelude concert beginning at 6:30 pm.
Week one’s concerts will feature David Lang on euphonium and alphorn; Kyra Kanz from Linn-Mar High School singing the National Anthem and the Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication; and Hashim Tyler, director of the Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation department, conducting Karl King’s “Iowa Band Law.”
The full performance will include:
- Iowa Band Law (Karl King)
- Second Suite in F (Gustav Holst)
- Brillante (Peter Graham)
- Selections from “Sing” (arranged by Michael Brown)
- Washington Post (John Philip Sousa)
- T.D.’s Boogie Woogie (Tommy Dorsey, arranged by Andy Clark)
- The Spirit of Alphorn (Hans-Jürg Sommer, arr. Mario Bürki)
- Ringling Brothers Grand Entry (Al Sweet, arranged by Andrew Glover) 2.5 (CRMB 265)
All performances by the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band are family (and pet!) friendly and free to attend. They can also be viewed on the band’s Facebook page. Please note that concerts are not archived on Facebook and so must be viewed live.
