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Press Releases

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                                CONTACT:   EARLKREDER
                                                                                                            (314) 878-5296

The St. Charles Municipal Band is pleased to announce the opening of their 2008 season with a Spring concert on March 30,  at the Lindenwood University Cultural Center at 400 North Kingshighway in St. Charles.   The concert band will open the program at 2 PM to be followed by a reception.  The Community Big (Jazz) Band will conclude the afternoon’s entertainment featuring vocalist, Ms.  Allison Stuhler.   The concert and reception are free and open to the public.   There is plenty of parking next to the center.  Shuttle buses can discharge passengers right at the door with handicap access available. 

2008 marks the Municipal Band’s 138TH  year of  performing in the greater  St. Charles Community.   The St. Charles Municipal Band is a not-for-profit organization established to preserve the cultural heritage of American band music by providing free concerts and entertainment in the St. Charles community while providing musicians the opportunity to perform before live audiences. 

The Municipal Band Summer Concert Series begins the first Thursday in June at 8 PM and continues every Thursday evening through August.  The Community Big (Jazz) Band series begins on June 15   at 7:30 PM, with concerts the second Sunday each month thereafter through September. These   free summer concert  series in Frontier Park are funded by a grant from the city of St. Charles, contributions from the community and fund raising performances by the Bands during the year. 

If your organization is considering a special event or has on going entertainment events, please contact us to discuss how the Municipal Band or Big (Jazz) Band can meet your entertainment needs.   Contact Earl at (314) 878-5296 or email at e.kreder@sbcglobal.net.  

Please join us for one or more of our concerts in 2008. 

www.stc-muny-band.com .

St. Charles Municipal Band Inc.
3/15/08

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