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150 Years Photos
August 2, 2009
Sunday Evenings in the Central Park Gazebo
Beginning at 7:30 PM
Director: Erich Weiger
The community band plays for ten weeks starting the second Sunday in June.
The Elmwood Community Band is one of the oldest municipal bands in the State of Illinois, it celebrated one hundred and fifty years on Sunday, August 2, 2009. A commisioned work entitled "The Pioneers" was debuted at this concert. A Robert Sheldon composition inspired by the Lorado Taft statue in Central Park. An ice cream social ahead of the concert will enliven the celebration on August 2nd. ( It was a lovely evening enjoyed by a large crowd. The Pioneers is a great composition capturing the experience of the new horizons the Pioneers sought. Our local band did a good job performing it. It delighted and I believe surprised the audience.) PJ Star On 150 Night
The Elmwood Community Band is the longest continously performing community band in Illinois. The community band offers musicians from around the area the opportunity to share their talents with the community. Bring a lawn chair, sit back, and enjoy a quintessential American experience.
People visit and relax as the band warms up. Stu always introduces the band's selections and welcomes everyone to the summer concerts. Starting at 8 PM the daylight slowly recedes as the concert is performed. The music floats as the sky changes color. Every week the concert closes with the National Anthem, people stand, some sing, others wish they hadn't. It is a wonderful way to enjoy life.
Director: Stewart McKechnie(retired at the end of 2012 season)
Stu was agreat band director and contributor to Elmwood, he will be missed as director. I hope he can enjoy listening from his lawn chair.
2010 The Return after Tornado and the Community Celebrates Stu McKechnie
Stu's 50 year's celebrated on June 27th: WMBD Radio story featuring Stu
WMBD Radio covered this event (First Concert after Tornado) and has this story on a night where normalcy began. Monday, June 14, 2010 1:30 PM
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| FLUTES | Hometown | Years Member |
| LAURIE FRAZER | ELMWOOD | 37 |
| SHEILA HARMON | BRIMFIELD | 9 |
| EMMA KEPPLE | ELMWOOD | 2 |
| ELIZABETH MCCORMICK | YATES CITY | 4 |
| KATHY NEWHALL | EAST PEORIA | 2 |
| PENNY SILZER | ELMWOOD | 14 |
| PAT VAUGHAN | ELMWOOD | 20 |
| OBOE | ||
| ALLISON CHENEY | HANNA CITY | 2 |
| CLARINETS | ||
| LYNNE GOUDIE | KNOXVILLE | 28 |
| MARLENE KLAUS | PEORIA | 1 |
| DARLA KOVANDA | YATES CITY | 4 |
| LEANNE LOVINGOOD | ELMWOOD | 30 |
| BETH MARTIN | YATES CITY | 14 |
| CALIE STALTER | ELMWOOD | 36 |
| JASON WINDISH | ELMWOOD | 7 |
| BASS CLARINET | ||
| KATHERINE KOVANDA | YATES CITY | 3 |
| ALTO SAXES | ||
| BETH STEWART | ELMWOOD | 9 |
| LANCE ZAERR | ELMWOOD | 4 |
| TENOR SAXES | ||
| ALEX DAVIS | ELMWOOD | 5 |
| JORDAN HOFFMANN | ELMWOOD | 3 |
| CORNETS/TRUMPETS | ||
| GRACE HARMON | BRIMFIELD | 3 |
| BEN JONES | ELMWOOD | 1 |
| NICK KOVANDA | YATES CITY | 4 |
| AL NEWHALL | EAST PEORIA | 2 |
| RUTH NOTT | MAQUON | 34 |
| LESLYE SMITH | FARMINGTON | 1 |
| JOHN SMITH | FARMINGTON | 2 |
| ADAM WINDISH | ELMWOOD | 6 |
| FRENCH HORNS | ||
| BETH BOUDREAU | EDWARDS | 3 |
| ANNE HARMON | BRIMFIELD | 3 |
| ELLIE MONTOYA | ELMWOOD | 1 |
| JESSICA SOLLENBERGER | BRIMFIELD | 1 |
| KRISTIN WALLACE | FARMINGTON | 4 |
| TROMBONES | ||
| WALT ABEL | PEORIA | 16 |
| MATT COPPPLE | MACKINAW | 12 |
| ERIK DAVIS | GALESBURG | 6 |
| BRIAN MCKECHNIE | ELMWOOD | 2 |
| LEE MILES | ELMWOOD | 51 |
| ALEX MONTOYA | ELMWOOD | 6 |
| MIRANDA WALLACE | FARMINGTON | 4 |
| BARITONES/EUPHONIUMS | ||
| DELORES BROWN | MACKINAW | 3 |
| ANDREW HAMMER | HANNA CITY | 2 |
| RUSTY KOLL | ELMWOOD | 1 |
| BASS | ||
| LT HAMMER | HANNA CITY | 3 |
| PERCUSSION | ||
| PATRICK COX | ELMWOOD | 2 |
| ROCKY HUDSON | ELMWOOD | 41 |
| LYNN SHISSLER | ELMWOOD | 3 |
| KATHY SHOOP | ELMWOOD | 7 |