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Join us for a 4th of July celebration Wednesday evening from 7:30-8:30!  We have a fantastic line-up of patriotic favorites in addition to our Young Artist Competition winner Gus Brown on marimba and we will close out the concert with a children’s parade around the park to The Stars and Stripes Forever!  Gather your family and friends, a lawn chair and a picnic.  Perfect for those who may not want to fight the fireworks crowd, or those who would like to enjoy some great music before heading to a fireworks show.  Hope to see you there!

4th of July program:

• The Star-Spangled Banner, Calvin Chadima, Prairie High School
• Superman March (John Williams, arranged by Paul Lavender)
• America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates, arranged by Carmen Dragon)
• The Lion King (arranged by John Higgins)
• Travelin’ Music (arranged by Robert Sheldon)
• Tambourin Chinois (Fritz Kreisler, arranged by Bill Holcombe) Gus Brown, Xylophone (Young Artist Competition Winner from Xavier High School)
• Armed Forces Salute (arranged by Bob Lowden)
• Big Band Bash (arranged by Bob Lowden)
• The Stars and Stripes Forever (John Philip Sousa)
• Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Calvin Chadima, Prairie High School

We begin our 4th of July celebration a little early this week at Noelridge Park, Sunday at 7:30!  Featured guest artist this week is Anthony Williams, trombone professor at UNI who will play a piece by local composer Mike Conrad.  Kids of all ages will love the medley from Moana and everyone will love the catchy trombone and clarinet features.  Join us for a beautiful Sunday evening at Noelridge from 7:30-8:30!

This week’s program:

• The Star-Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Lauren Flory on vocals, Washington High School
• Overture from “William Tell” (Gioachino Rossini, arranged by Erik Leidzen) Lone Ranger, American hero
• Selections from “Moana” (arranged by Jay Bocook)
• Variations on “America” (Charles Ives, arranged by William Schuman/William E. Rhoads)
• Sweet Trombone Rag (Al Sweet) featuring the CRMB trombone section
• Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble, Mvt. 3 (Michael Conrad) featuring Anthony Williams, trombone
• Clarinet Polka (arranged by Bruce R. Smith) featuring the CRMB clarinet section
• Emblem of Unity (J.J. Richards)
• Selections from “The Greatest Showman” (arranged by Paul Murtha)
• Rough Riders (Karl King, arranged by James Swearingen)

We begin our two-week patriotic celebration and feature the kids on a piece this Wednesday at the Johnson STEAM Academy playground!  We will begin making instruments at 7:00 before the concert and the kids will get to play with the band on a medley of music from Moana.  Featured guest artist this week is Anthony Williams, trombone professor at UNI who will play a piece by local composer Mike Conrad.  Bring your kids and lawn chairs to Johnson this Wednesday!  Instrument-making begins at 7:00, concert begins at 7:30!

This week’s program:

• The Star-Spangled Banner and Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Lauren Flory on vocals, Washington High School
• Overture from “William Tell” (Gioachino Rossini, arranged by Erik Leidzen) Lone Ranger, American hero
• Selections from “Moana” (arranged by Jay Bocook) featuring the kids of the audience on their percussion instruments!
• Variations on “America” (Charles Ives, arranged by William Schuman/William E. Rhoads)
• Sweet Trombone Rag (Al Sweet) featuring the CRMB trombone section
• Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble, Mvt. 3 (Michael Conrad) featuring Anthony Williams, trombone
• Clarinet Polka (arranged by Bruce R. Smith) featuring the CRMB clarinet section
• Emblem of Unity (J.J. Richards)
• Selections from “The Greatest Showman” (arranged by Paul Murtha)
• Rough Riders (Karl King, arranged by James Swearingen)

Join us for a special event and time this Thursday!  Our concert will begin at the McGrath Amphitheatre at 8:15 to kick off the 30th Annual BBQ Roundup.  Xavier High School Band Director Kelli Swehla takes over on the podium for the week with a great program that includes many audience favorites.  Enjoy the fast and flashy Festive Overture along with two John Williams movie favorites, and Neil Hefti’s “Cute” featuring Fabio Augustinis on drumset.  Something for everyone!  *Please note that as a Freedom Festival event, the BBQ Roundup and this concert do require a Freedom Festival button which can be purchased for $5.  Bring your lawn chair or sit on the wall and enjoy some great BBQ and music!

• Fanfare and Star-Spangled Banner (Moffitt)
• Festive Overture (Shostokovich, arr. Hunsberger)
• Make Our Garden Grow (Bernstein, arr. Kreines)
• Mount Everest (Galante)
• Purple Pageant (King)
• Cute (Hefti, arr. Phillippe) featuring Fabio Augustinis on drumset
• Shenandoah (arr. Ticheli)
• March from 1941 (Williams, arr. Lavender)
• Music from Jurassic Park (Williams, arr. Bocook)
• Wedding Dance (Press, arr. Fennell/Johnston)
• Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication

The City Band Commission will meet in formal session on Thursday, 28 June 2018, at 6:30 PM in the Children’s Room at the CR Public Library. This is the end-of-fiscal-year meeting, which will include an informal review of the year’s spending.

The dads and grand-dads in your life will love finishing their day with the Cedar Rapids Municipal band on Sunday at Ellis!  This week’s program features our own: Joe Perea on steel pans, Christine Bellomy on klezmer clarinet, and Caleb Lambert on trombone.  The kids will enjoy hearing a medley from “Frozen,” the slightly older kids (and fun-loving adults) will enjoy music from “The Avengers,” we have a medley of marches from the biggest Broadway hits, and we close it out with one of the most popular calypsos of all time.  Find us near the river at Ellis and get there early to hear CR Jazz at 6:15!

This week’s program includes:

• National Anthem, Sophie Lindwall, Washington High School
• Fanfare Prelude on “God of Our Fathers” (James Curnow)
• Sholem-alekhem, rov Feidman! (Béla Kovács, arranged by Steve Shanley) Christine Bellomy, Clarinet
• Symphonic Highlights from “Frozen” (arranged by Stephen Bulla)
• Annie Laurie (Arthur Pryor, arranged by Albert Davis) Caleb Lambert, Trombone
• The Avengers (Alan Silvestri, arranged by Michael Brown)
• Florentiner March (Julius Fucik, arranged by Frederick Fennell)
• Czardas (Vittorio Monti, arranged by Andrew Glover) Joe Perea, Steel Pans
• Best Broadway Marches (arranged by James Christensen)
• Jump in the Line (Harry Belafonte, arranged by Micahel Brown) Joe Perea, Steel Pans
• Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Sophie Lindwall, Washington High School

Wednesday is a special joint concert with the Marion Community Band in Lowe Park!  This week’s program features our own: Joe Perea on steel pans, Christine Bellomy on klezmer clarinet, and Caleb Lambert on trombone.  The kids will enjoy hearing a medley from “Frozen,” the slightly older kids (and fun-loving adults) will enjoy music from “The Avengers,” we have a medley of marches from the biggest Broadway hits, and we close it out with one of the most popular calypsos of all time.  The Marion Community Band plays at 7:00 and we follow at 8:00!

This week’s program includes:

• National Anthem, Sophie Lindwall, Washington High School
• Fanfare Prelude on “God of Our Fathers” (James Curnow)
• Sholem-alekhem, rov Feidman! (Béla Kovács, arranged by Steve Shanley) Christine Bellomy, Clarinet
• Symphonic Highlights from “Frozen” (arranged by Stephen Bulla)
• Annie Laurie (Arthur Pryor, arranged by Albert Davis) Caleb Lambert, Trombone
• The Avengers (Alan Silvestri, arranged by Michael Brown)
• Florentiner March (Julius Fucik, arranged by Frederick Fennell)
• Czardas (Vittorio Monti, arranged by Andrew Glover) Joe Perea, Steel Pans
• Best Broadway Marches (arranged by James Christensen)
• Jump in the Line (Harry Belafonte, arranged by Micahel Brown) Joe Perea, Steel Pans
• Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Sophie Lindwall, Washington High School

We dodged the rain on Wednesday night and hoping for a beautiful night on Sunday so we can perform this fantastic program one more time!   Lynn Rothrock sings with the band this week on two children’s movie favorites, a D-Day tribute, and a favorite by Iowa’s own Karl King!  Gather your friends and family and join us for a beautiful evening of music in the park.  The Municipal Band starts at 7:30, but you’ll want to come early to hear the New Horizons Band at 6:15!

This week’s program:

• The Star Spangled Banner, Kaden Schilling, Voice, Prairie High School
• Iowa Band Law (Karl King)
• First Suite in E-flat (Gustav Holst)
• When She Loved Me (Randy Newman, arr. Steve Shanley) Lynne Rothrock, Voice
• American Salute (Morton Gould, arr. Philip J. Lang)
• Big Band Tribute (arr. John Wasson)
• Arabesque (Samuel Hazo)
• Almost There (Randy Newman, arr. Steve Shanley) Lynne Rothrock, Voice
• Hit Me With a Hot Note, Lynne Rothrock, Voice
• The Southerner (Russell Alexander)
• Cedar Rapids Song of Dedication, Kaden Schilling, Voice, Prairie High School