UPDATE June 3, 2015 / The Naperville Municipal Band Summer Concert Season begins at 7:30PM Thurs., June 4.
Check out the NMB recently redesigned website for all the details of the community band’s exciting performance schedule this summer. Learn more at www.napervilleband.org.
Stay tuned for updates on this website, too.
Post June 30, 2014 / Trumpet the alert! The Independence Day tradition of the Naperville Muncipal Band’s performing the 1812 Overture with Civil War cannons begins at 7:30PM Wed., July 2. Note! The Thursday evening concert will be one day early this week and will return on July 10. Arrive early to hear a performance of American favorites by the Chorus of DuPage. See details below.
Original Post May 31, 2014 / The Naperville Municipal Band is celebrating its 155th season by kicking off its summer concert series at 7:30PM Thurs., June 5, with the theme, “Strike Up the Band,” featuring the eighth-grade scholarship winners.
The band will present 11 free concerts beginning at 7:30PM Thursday evenings from June 5 to Aug. 14 with the exception of the patriotic concert on Wed., July 2, at the Community Concert Center in Central Park, 104 E. Benton Ave.
The band is directed by Ron Keller and Assistant Director René Rosas. Each concert also has an ice cream social, sponsored by a local nonprofit organization.
The first 1,000 audience members to arrive in Central Park will have a chance to win one of four $25 gift certificates – two from the local merchant supporting that evening’s performance and two from the band.
Thanks to the Downtown Naperville Alliance, the following merchants are sponsors including Naper Settlement, Catch 35, Naperville General Store, Two Bostons, Naperville Bank & Trust, Ellman’s Music Center, Le Chocolat du Bouchard and Score 18 Indoor Golf.
The patriotic celebration, “America the Beautiful,” will be held on Wed., July 2, with the Chorus of DuPage men’s a capella barbership chorus singing great American music from 6:45PM to 7:15PM. The popular concert begins at 7:30PM and features the 1812 Overture accompanied by Civil War cannons and local church bells ringing.
Did you know? The Naperville Municipal Band was established in 1859. With the Community Concert Center in Naperville’s Central Park as its home base, the band entertains thousands of listeners every summer with its free weekly concerts, in addition to free fall, winter and spring concerts. Learn more at www.napervilleband.org.
2014 Summer Schedule
June 5: “Strike Up the Band” Featuring the 8th-grade Scholarship Winners
Concert Sponsor: Naper Settlement
Ice Cre Ice Cream Social: Naperville Garden Club
June 12: “Sound Off” Featuring the Young Naperville Singers and Ron Hufstader and Nancy Taylor, faculty members of the University of Texas – El Paso
Concert Sponsor: Catch 35 Restaurant
Ice Cream Social: Young Naperville Singers
June 19: “Opera for People Who Don’t Like Opera”
Concert Sponsor: Naperville General Store
Ice Cream Social: New Horizons Band of DuPage County
June 26: “Thursday Night in Central Park”
The Teddy Bear Children’s Parade
Guest artist Dr. Thomas Bough, Director of Athletic Bands, at Northern Illinois University.
Concert Sponsor: Naperville Bank & Trust
Ice Cream Social: Naperville Woman’s Club
July 2 (Alert! Wednesday): America the Beautiful
Chorus of DuPage barbershop chorus 6:45-7:15PM
1812 Overture with Civil War cannons
Concert Sponsor: Two Bostons
Ice Cream Social: A.D.O.P.T. (Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment)
July 10: NMB Big Jazz Band
Concert Sponsor: Le Chocolat du Bouchard
Ice Cream Social: Naperville Art League
July 17: Our United States
Bruce and Alma Beach, Texas Bandmasters Assn.
Concert Sponsor: Ellman’s Music Center
Ice Cream Social: Women’s Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus-St. Raphael Catholic Church
July 24: Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
A buffet of fair weather music
Concert Sponsor: TBA
Ice Cream Social: League of Women Voters of Naperville
July 31: Ladies’ Choice
Concert Sponsor: TBA
Ice Cream Social: DuPage Doubles-Families of Multiples Club
Aug 7: NMB Joint Jazz Concert
Ice Cream Social: Naperville Independent Film Festival
Aug. 14: Great Themes and Melodies
Concert Sponsor: Score 18 Indoor Golf
Ice Cream Social: Wesley United Methodist Church
All concerts are held at the Community Concert Center in Central Park, 104 E. Benton Ave., in downtown Naperville.
Concerts start at 7:30PM. Bring a lawn chair or blanket; bench seating is available. There is a drawing for four $25 gift certificates at each concert. Thank you to the Naperville businesses who are sponsoring the concerts!
