Summer is Here! Time for Community Band!
The 5th season of the Marshall County Community Band is underway! We have a great schedule of exciting events for the summer. There will be concerts in Marysville, Hanover, Frankfort, Waterville, Axtell, Beattie, and Alcove Springs. We have added a number of new pieces to our repertoire, and there should be something for everyone to enjoy. Come join the fun and bring a friend!
Summer 2008 Concert and Rehearsal Schedule
Monday, May 26, Memorial Day Concert
8:45 am rehearsal, Marysville HS band room
10:00 am concert at Marysville Cemetery
Friday, June 6, Hanover Days of '49
6:00 pm parade downtown Hanover
7:30 pm concert Hanover Fairgrounds
Rehearsal TBA
Saturday, June 14, Frankfort SummerFest
MCCB Jazz Big Band performance in Frankfort City Park
Rehearsal and performance time TBA
Saturday, June 21, Celebration of the Trails at Alcove Springs
3:00 pm rehearsal in Marysville HS band room
5:30 BBQ dinner for participants and guests
7:00 pm concert at Alcove Springs
Sunday, June 29, Koester House Concert, Marysville
2:30 pm rehearsal Marysville HS band room
5:00 pm concert at Koester House gazebo
Reception for band members and audience after the concert in the Koester House garden
Friday, July 4, Black Squirrel Revue
4:00 pm rehearsal in Marysville HS band room
7:00 pm concert, Also featuring the Marshall County Community Choir and other local artists.
Sunday, July 13, Waterville Music in the Park
3:30 rehearsal in Valley Heights band room
6:00 pm concert Waterville City Park
Saturday, August 9, Axtell Harvest Festival
11:00 am parade downtown Axtell
12:00 pm concert in Axtell
Rehearsal TBA
Saturday, August 16, Beattie MiloFest
Rehearsal TBA
5:00 pm concert in Beattie
Chicken dinner for band members after the concert!
Shake Off the Rust and Blow Out the Dust Community Band Camp!
We know there are a lot of former band members in our communities who are reluctant to play
again because they aren't sure they remember how. Many people have said that Community Band
looks like fun and they would like to try it, but they just wish that they had a place to find
out if they could still play first. Well, that wish has been granted! The first annual Shake
Off the Rust and Blow Out the Dust Community Band Camp is here! The camp will be offered the
week of June 23-27th. It will be held at the Marysville HS band room from 7-8:30 each evening.
Bud Schuette will be on hand to inspect instruments and make sure that they are in playing
condition. MHS band director Tobias Wood and MCCB director Melissa Baker will be available
for instruction on brass and woodwind instruments. Camp participants will work on some easy
music to help remember those fingerings and slide positions and to wake up those old face
and finger muscles. Participants can attend all five evenings if they choose, or just as
many as they are able to. On Sunday June 29th, campers are invited to play a special piece
with the MCCB at the Koester House concert if they would like to. So if you are a former
band member who has been thinking about getting that old horn out again, or if you know
someone who is, come check us out. Shake off that rust and blow out that dust!
For more information about the Marshall County Community Band or the Band Camp, please e-mail to info at marshallcountyband.com.
