CF band to open season – Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

CEDAR FALLS The Cedar Falls Municipal Band, directed by Dennis A. Downs, will present its Marching Along summer concert series starting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Overman Park.

The 45-piece concert band, Iowas oldest, is marking its 126th year of continuous musical service.

Jesse Orth will play Concert Etude on tuba, and Wartburg College vocal music professor Brian Pfaltzgraff will sing Danny Boy and The Impossible Dream. The concert program will include Fillmores march His Honor in memory of longtime Cedar Falls Mayor Jon Crews. Also included are Marching Up Broadway and Sinatra medleys and works by Gershwin, Sousa, Ticheli and others. Harpist Gaylord Stauffer will perform pre-show music.

The free open-air concerts are presented every Tuesday, June-July, and feature light and traditional band selections for all age groups.

Concert-goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for comfort.

Tax-deductible donations to support the band may be made to Friends of CF Band, P.O. Box 144, Cedar Falls 50613.

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