The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band returns this week for its 73rd season. The band actually got an early start in 2024 with a featured performance in front of several hundred Iowa school band directors a couple weeks ago in a performance that brought this tough crowd to its feet.
For Week 1, director Steve Shanley brings back his friend and mentor David Lang, a euphonium virtuoso. An Eighties medley and music from the film “Encanto” are also on the bill.
Cedar Rapids Municipal Band performances are free, begin at 7:30 and last about an hour. June 5 at The History Center and June 9 at Beverly Park, with a 6:30 prelude concert by the CR Metro Youth Wind Ensemble. Details at www.crmuniband.org and at www.facebook.com/crmuniband.
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