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Elmwood Community Band
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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