The Peoria Municipal Band, under the direction of Dr. David Vroman, will begin their 88^th  season of summer concerts with a Memorial Day Performance at the Gateway Building on Monday, May 26^th at 10:30 a.m. This brief performance will be followed at 11:00 a.m. by the Peoria Memorial Association Program to remember those who have died in service to our country.  Then, on Sunday, June 1^st at 7:00 p.m. in the Glen Oak Park Amphitheater in Peoria, Illinois the Morton Civic Chorus will join the band for the summer kick off concert.

The 2025 summer concert series will consist of 24 performances by a band of 50 musicians.  Concerts by the band feature vocal soloists, instrumental soloists, marches, overtures, Broadway and film music and more.  On Sundays Emack and Bolio’s Ice Cream will be there and on three special evenings a food truck will also be in attendance;  June 8^th is  Mac Daddy Spudz, July 13^th is Grill Em All and August 10^th is Tony’s On Wheels/Haddads.  All Sunday evening concerts will be on the Fred Huber Bandshell in the Glen Oak Park Amphitheater at 7:00 p.m. beginning June 1st and running weekly until August 10^th.

Wednesday evening performances are presented at the corner of Water and State Street and begin June 4^th running each Wednesday until the final concert on August 6^th.  Pat Sullivan and his crew at Kelleher’s Irish Pub and Eatery are our hosts and seating and food is available.  All Peoria Municipal Band concerts are free of charge and parking is adjacent to the performing venues. Many bring their lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the concert on the grass.

Two special Friday evening performances will be given this season.  The first is at St. Philomena’s Church and School on Friday June 27^th at 7:00 p.m.  Then on Friday July 18^th the band will perform at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, also at 7:00 p.m. Weekly updates about the concerts can be found online at peoriamunicipalband.com.

Sunday, August 11, was our final concert of the 2024 summer season. Thanks to our audience members, musicians, soloists, restaurant partners, celebrity emcees, commissioners, Post 2, the Fire Department Honor Guard and the City of Peoria for their support of our season. A special “shout out” to Pat Sullivan for his outstanding hospitality on Wednesday evenings and also to Sie Maroon for moving our equipment trailer throughout the summer. Thank you!

Join the band for the Memorial Day Program hosted by the Peoria Memorial Day Committee on Monday, May 27, 2024 at the Gateway Building on the Peoria, IL riverfront. The band will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the ceremony following at 11:00 a.m.

The Peoria Municipal Band, under the direction of Dr. David Vroman, will begin their 87^th season of summer concerts on Sunday, June 2^nd at 7:00 p.m. in the Glen Oak Park Amphitheater in Peoria, Illinois and follow up in the Peoria Warehouse District on Wednesday, June 5^th.  The 2024 summer concert series will consist of 24 performances by a band of 50 musicians.  All concerts are free of charge and parking is adjacent to the performing venues. 

Two special Friday evening performances will be given this season.  The first is at St. Philomena’s Church and School on Friday June 21^st at 7:00 p.m.  Then on Friday July 26^th the band will perform at United Presbyterian Church, also at 7:00 p.m.

The Peoria Municipal Band is seeking new instrumentalists and vocalists to perform during their 2024 summer season.  Interested individuals should contact the conductor, Dr. David Vroman, for an application to audition by email at:  dvroman@fsmail.bradley.edu

Instrumentalists for the 2024 summer season are being sought as full and part time members.  Musicians must have graduated from high school and possess strong sight-reading skills.  The audition consists principally of scales and sight-reading.

Vocalists should be high school graduates and have experience in solo singing. Vocalists may perform literature from the classical repertoire as well as that of the opera and musical theater.  Auditions consist of two solo songs and the National Anthem by memory.

The Peoria Municipal Band is one of the leading community performing ensembles and performs for thousands of people each summer at their concerts in the Warehouse District and in the Glen Oak Amphitheater.

Concerts continue this week with a Sunday evening, July 16, performance in Glen Oak Park. Christianna Kolosvary is singing and Jeremy Clark pays tribute to the great Spike Jones! Come on out and bring friends. Parking is convenient and free – bring a blanket, lawn chairs or sit in the bench seating.