This is where we will announce all important Muny Band News and the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.

New! The Holiday Concert is scheduled at Lindenwood University's Cultural Center on December 15 at 7 PM. Both Bands will perform.     New!   A High Definition Video of the Jazz Band performing "In the Mood" at the St Peters Friday Night Dance is available on the Audio Samples Page. Check it out!

Municipal Band concerts are being re-broadcast on the St Charles City Cable access channel. In St Charles, they can be seen on Charter Cable channel 990 and in St Louis County on AT&T U-verse Channel 99. Current schedule is Monday @ Noon, Tuesday @ midnight, Friday @ 8AM, Saturday @ 10 PM and Sunday @ 10 AM.

 

Press Releases

Recent Media Coverage of St Charles Municipal Band

St. Charles Journal, November 14, 2007

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Veterans Day service was memorable event

Despite the rain, it was one of the most memorable Veterans Day events ever in St. Charles. Approximately 300 veterans and their fellow citizens attended the com­memoration of the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" Armistice day, British Remembrance Day, now Veterans Day.

A thank you to St. Charles Mayor Patti York and St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann, who presented the city's newly minted Veterans Memorial pins to all veterans in attendance.

Kudos also to our emcee, World War II Navy veteran Clara Scott, and our fea­tured speaker, World War II Marine Corps veteran Bill Rupp, who upon hearing the first roar of thunder quickly altered his address to avoid the coming downpour.

However, come it did, and that's when I discovered that this beautiful town of ours has a real treasure, the St. Charles Municipal Band. Undeterred by the rain and while the crowd dispersed from the shower to the protection of the pavilion, the band played on and finished their patriotic music. They received a hearty, rousing cheer from the assembled vets.

And to top that, after the presenting of the pins to the vets in the pavilion, a rain ­soaked band trumpeter, Paul Chilson, closed the ceremony after American Legion Post 312's rifle salute (they man­aged to keep their powder dry) with an absolutely beautiful playing of taps.

It was a beautiful day despite or maybe because of the rain. Thank you, and a spe­cial "well done" to the St. Charles Municipal Band.

Tom Kuypers
Chairman,
St. Charles City
Veterans Memorial Committee