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

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.)