Thanks to the Peoria Journal Star for their coverage of our first concert in Glen Oak Park in 2017!  You can read it here.

The Peoria Municipal Band, under the direction of Dr. David Vroman, will begin their 80^th season of summer concerts on Sunday, June 4^th 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 7^th.  The 2017 Peoria Municipal Band Summer Season consists of 24 concert performances by a band of 50 musicians.  All concerts are free of charge and parking is adjacent to the performing venues.

The Sunday, June 4^th concert is opening night!  The Peoria Fire Department Color Guard will present the colors and Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis will narrate the first half of the program.  Illinois State University Professor Michelle Vought is the featured vocalist and the Peoria Municipal Band Trombone Four will be at the front of the stage for their rendition of Lassus Trombone.

Sunday evening concerts in Glen Oak Park this summer will be June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6 and 13.  The famed Glen Oak Park Fireworks Concert will be Monday, July 3^rd.

Wednesday evening performances are presented at the corner of Water and State Street each Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. These performances will be June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26 August 2 and 9.

Three special Friday evening performances will be given this season.  The first is at St. Philomena’s Church and School on Friday June 30^th at 7:00 p.m.  Then on Friday July 21^st the band will perform at The Shoppes at Grand Prairie and on Friday, July 28^th the band will perform at the Alumni Quad on the Bradley University Campus.

The Peoria Municipal Band was formed in 1937 through the efforts of Local 26 of the American Federation of Musicians and interested citizens.  Prior to 1937 the band was a professional municipal band complete with management and “Soloists of National Reputation”.  Current band members come from all walks of life; many are currently music teachers in the local schools.  They are selected by audition and then commit to a full season of rehearsals and performance.  Hundreds of thousands of people have enjoyed their music since 1937.  Today, with the support of the city, the band continues the long-standing tradition of excellence in music.

The Peoria Municipal Band is seeking new instrumentalists and vocalists to perform during their 2017 summer season.  Interested individuals should contact the conductor, Dr. David Vroman, for an application to audition.

Instrumentalists for the 2017 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 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.

To receive an application form contact:

                        David Vroman, conductor
                        Peoria Municipal Band

                        Email:  dvroman@bradley.edu

The 2017 concert season will be the 80th year of free concert performances for all of Central Illinois.  It is never too early to mark your calendar.  🙂  The Peoria Municipal Band Commission has approved the following concert dates for 2017:

Memorial Day Services on the Riverfront, Monday, May 29

Concerts at 7:00 p.m. in Glen Oak Park: June 4, 11, 18, 25 July 3 (fireworks), 9, 16, 23, 30 August 6, 13

Concerts at 7:00 p.m. on Water Street: June 7, 14, 21, 28 July 12, 19, 26 August 2, 9

A special full band concert at St. Philomena Church and School, Friday, June 30 @ 7:00 p.m.  Two additional Friday evening concerts will be added to the schedule at a later date.

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