The MCCB has a very busy June schedule lined up. The band is performing on Thursday evenings in the Marysville City Park at the band stand. The concerts begin at 7:30. Each concert has a specific theme. June 4th is Music for the Young and Young at Heart, with music for and about children. This concert will also feature performances by children who are participating in the Kreative Kids Arts Camp. June 11th is A Rainbow of Music, with selections about colors. June 18th will be A Musical Journey Around the World, with music from different countries, including nthe good old USA. June 25th will be A Night at the Movies, with music from some movie favorites.

These concerts are always free. People are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. In case of rain or other inclement weather, the concerts will be held in the Lee Dam Center for Fine Arts in Marysville.

Come join the band in the City Park for a fun evening of music!

Spring is almost here, and summer is just around the corner. That means it is almost concert season! We are planning to have 8 performances this summer, and it’s time to start getting the music ready.

There will be 3 rehearsals this spring. The first will be on Sunday, March 29th, from 2:00 to 4:00 in the Marysville HS band room. We will begin rehearsing some of the music that will be used for concerts this summer. The Community Choir is having a rehearsal that afternoon as well,  beginning at 4:00. Those band members that are also participating in the choir will be able to attend both rehearsals if they so choose.

The second and third rehearsals will be on Sunday, April 19th and May 3rd, also in the Marysville HS band room, from 2:30-4:30. All three rehearsals are open to anyone who wishes to participate. So break out that instrument and join the fun!

The Marshall County Community Band will be having a Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 7th. To prepare for this concert, there will be three rehearsals. The dates are October 26th, November 16th and November 30th. All rehearsals will be in the Marysville HS band room from 1:30-3:00.

The concert on December 7th will be in the MHS Auditoriu. at 3:00. There will be a reception following the concert. The concert and reception will be free to the public.

The 2nd Annual MHS Alumni Pep Band will be on Marysville Homecoming, which is Friday, Sept 26th. This event is open to any MHS students/alumni who ever participated in the Marysville band, or for anybody that just likes to play pep band music! Community Band members are welcome to join the fun.

Registration and instrument check-out will be from 4-4:30 pm in the MHS cafeteria. We will begin rehearsing after 4:30, and will spend about 30-45 minutes going over pep band tunes, On To Victory, and the MHS Alma Mater. We will head over to the Homecoming Tailgate in the City Park around 5:15, and perform at the pep rally. After the pep rally, anyone who would like to continue the fun can join the MHS Bulldog Band in the stands to play during the game.

There will be instruments available to borrow on a first-come basis. If you need to borrow an instrument, please contact Meg Baker by e-mail to info@marshallcountyband.com by Monday, Sept 22nd.

We will be selecting the music in the next couple of weeks. If you have any requests, let us know and we’ll try to find it!

Details are still being finalized. Updates will be sent out via e-mail, and will be available on the band’s website and the MCAC blog.

The Marshall County Community Band has just two performances remaining in the 2008 summer concert season. On Saturday, August 9th the Community Band will be performing at the Axtell Harvest Festival. The band will be in the parade at 11:00 am, and will perform a concert following the parade in downtown Axtell.

On Saturday, August 16th the band will conclude the summer performances with a concert at the Beattie MiloFest. The concert will begin at 5:00 pm, in conjunction with the famous BBQ chicken dinner.

Band membership is open to anyone who plays a band instrument. There are positions available in all sections for anyone who is interested in playing with the band. Musicians who would like to find out more about joining the band can call 562-4052 or e-mail info@marshallcountyband.com to get more information.

The Marshall County Community Band will be performing at Music in the Park at the Waterville City Park on Sunday, July 13th. The band will perform a variety of pieces from different styles, including traditional marches, big band swing, classic rock, Broadway, and ballads. Entertainment for Music in the Park begins at 5:30, and the Community Band will perform around 6:00 pm.

The concert will feature many local musicians and band students. The band will rehearse Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in the Valley Heights HS music room. Musicians who wish to participate should be at the rehearsal. There are positions available for all instruments, and musicians of all ages are encouraged to join the band.

The band has had a very busy summer already. We’ve had some really great performance opportunities, and the audiences have been wonderful. This performance will mark the seventh weekend in a row that the band has performed since Memorial Day. Fortunately we get a bit of a break for a while after this, before our last 2 performances in August.

For more information about the Community Band, call 562-4052, or e-mail info@marshallcountyband.com.

If you played in your school band, and would like to find out if you can still make that old horn work, this is the camp for you!

Shake Off The Rust and Blow Out The Dust Community Band Camp will be held the week of June 23-27, from 7-8:30 pm in the Marysville HS band room.  There will be an opportunity to bring in your old horn for a check-up by Bud Schuette, to find out if it is still in playing condition. If you don’t have an instrument, you can arrange to borrow one from the school inventory for the week. Brass and woodwind instruction will be provided by Tobias Wood and Meg Baker. Percussion players can contact us to make arrangements.

Camp participants can expect to work on fundamentals, and will play some easier music to re-acquaint their fingers and lips with their horns.  At the end of the week, campers are invited to play a piece that they worked on during the week at the June 29th concert with the MCCB. This is optional, and only  for those who wish to participate.

If you are interested in attending, please register by June 20th so that method books can be ordered.  To register, please send your name, address, phone number or e-mail, and what instrument you play. If you will be bringing in an instrument to be checked, or if you will need to borrow an instrument, please specify that as well.

Mail your registration to:
MCCB Band Camp
PO Box 509
Marysville, KS 66508
Or you can e-mail all of this information to info@marshallcountyband.com.

Get out that old horn again, and shake off that rust and blow out that dust !

The Community Band had a small but enthusiastic group at the February rehearsal, and several brand new members attended. The group read through several new pieces, including music from Chicago and Glenn Miller, Leroy Anderson’s Sandpaper Ballet, and several new marches.

The next rehearsal will be on Tuesday, March 25th, from 7-8:30 at the MHS band room. There will be more new music, and a chance to look over some of the pieces from the first two rehearsals as well. Everyone is invited to attend and play.

The summer schedule is being planned by the band board. It should be a fun and entertaining summer for the Marshall County Community Band!

The next MCCB rehearsal will be on Tuesday, Feb 26, from 7-8:30 in the Marysville HS  band room. The band will be reading more new selections that will be considered for the summer concert series. Come on out and play a little band music with the Community Band!

The Marshall County Community Band held its first 2008 rehearsal on Tuesday, January 29. The rehearsal began at 7 PM in the MHS Band room and lasted about ninety minutes. Eighteen musicians attended. The band spent the evening reading new music.

Meg Baker, band president, conducted for the evening. She opened up the rehearsal with a Bach piece, “If Thou Be Near”, as a warmup followed by a version of Henry Mancini’s “The Pink Panther”. Carol Hood conducted Sousa’s, “Salute to Kansas March”. Tob Wood directed a recently purchased piece called “A Quiet Journey Home”.

After the warmup piece, Meg Baker asked everyone to introduce themselves and convey what they liked about playing in the Community Band. Crystal Richardson said that she liked having the opportunity to play instruments, such as the xylophone, that she does not have available to her at home. Teresa Hammett told how she had missed playing since she had finished college.

Throughout the evening, several more musicians arrived and joined in playing with the group.

Musicians traveled from as far away as Sabetha, KS and Beatrice, NE. They ranged in musical experience from seventh grader Rick Urbanek to former band director Bud Schuette. Three of the participants, Tob Wood, Carol Hood, and Renata Ramonda, are directors in area schools. Four players, Scotti Claeys, Bryan Richardson, Emily Spunaugle, and Rick Urbanek, are local music students.

Afterwards, the group briefly discussed the pieces and gave opinions about which ones they would be interested in performing during the season. Favorites were “Tribute to Irving Berlin” and “Irish Tune from County Derry”. Least liked were “Parade of the Clichés” and “A Touch of Jazz”.

Anyone interested in finding out more about the Community Band or checking out a folder to rehearse music should contact Meg Baker at 785-562-5420 or zischan@gmail.com.

The next rehearsal is scheduled for Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 7 PM in the MHS Band room. All players, regardless of age or skill, are welcome to attend. These pre-season rehearsals are a great way to get back in to playing in an environment with no performance expectations.

Attendees were:

• Meg Baker
• Scotti Claeys
• Matthew Ekstrum
• Susan Friedrichs
• Teresa Hammett
• Bob Hendee
• Carol Hood
• Steve Moser
• Colette Ottens
• Renata Ramonda
• Bryan Richardson
• Crystal Richardson
• Bud Schuette
• Alex Shultz
• Emily Spunaugle
• Rick Urbanek
• Diane Wenger
• Tob Wood

The band read through eleven pieces during the evening:

• American Heritage Suite
• An American in Paris
• Highlights from The Sound of Music
• If Thou Be Near
• Irish Tune from County Derry
• Parade of the Clichés
• The Pink Panther
• A Quiet Journey Home (“His Eye is on the Sparrow”)
• Salute to Kansas March
• A Touch of Jazz
• Tribute to Irving Berlin