Above / Every summer, the Naperville Municipal Band finds a home for its series of outdoor concerts in Central Park, a tradition of old-fashioned fun that dates back more than 150 years. (PN File Photo)
When the Naperville Municipal Band takes the stage on November 8, the band that’s been around since 1859 with summer concerts in Central Park will begin its indoor series of seasonal concerts.
The fall concert, timed with Veterans Day, presents a traditional tribute to all veterans, with many memorable tunes for The Greatest Generation beginning at 3PM on Sun., Nov. 8.
Colonel Bryan Shelburne will be the guest conductor of the 2015 Naperville Municipal Band fall concert, “The Greatest Generation and Those Who Followed.”
Colonel Shelburne is a retired U.S. Army band leader who was impressed by the band when he heard Naperville musicians perform in San Antonio last summer.
The free concert takes place at the Wentz Concert Hall in the North Central College Performing Arts Center, located at 171 E. Chicago Avenue, just steps from downtown Naperville.
The program features selections from World War II plus the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Music will include the theme from TV show Band of Brothers, Black Granite, variations on a Korean folk song and Victory at Sea. Clarinetist Marty Rench will play a tribute to Artie Shaw.
For more information about upcoming performances, visit www.napervilleband.org.
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Note that the Tuba Christmas will be played outdoors, weather permitting, at 11AM on Sat., Dec. 5, in downtown Naperville.
Above / All ages of tuba players will perform TubaChristmas at 11AM Sat., Dec. 5, in front of the bank on Washington at Jefferson in downtown Naperville. (PN File Photo)
Also, the annual Winter Concert will be performed at Wentz Concert Hall at 3PM Sun., March 6, 2016, followed by the Spring Concert at 3PM Sun, May 22, 2016, at Neuqua Valley High School.
Then at 7:30PM on Thurs., June 6, 2015, the summer concert series returns to the Community Concert Center in Central Park.
