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KING BAND INDOOR CONCERT APRIL
26th :
The
third and final concert for the 2026 indoor concert season by the Karl
L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will be held on Sunday afternoon,
April 26th, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in the Fort Dodge Middle School Auditorium
located at 800 North 32nd Street in Fort Dodge IA. There is
no admission charge, since these concerts are provided by the City of Fort
Dodge for everyone’s enjoyment. Conductor Dan Cassady has once
again planned a varied and exciting program of band music.
Paul Bloomquist serves as the band’s announcer.
This April concert is the Band’s annual scholarship event, with the presentation
of the Karl L. King Memorial scholarships. Talented
students will audition during the day, and the winners will be announced
during the afternoon concert. Winners will be recognized with
either $500 scholarships to Iowa Central Community College or a
$1,000 scholarship to any 4-year Iowa college or university.
Providing the funds for these monetary awards is the Karl L. King Memorial
Education Foundation, which exists to provide band instrument scholarships
for students majoring in music. All persons who audition will
be invited to join the band to perform Lexington March by Karl L.
King during the concert. The major scholarship recipient will
also perform their award-winning solo. Learn
more about the scholarships.
Compositions by the band’s namesake
on this hour-long concert will include his 1926 march, The New Madison
Square Garden, and an exciting circus galop, The Big Cage, published
in 1934 and dedicated to Clyde Beatty, one of the greatest circus wild
animal trainers of all time. Former Conductor Reginald R. Schive’s
march, The Black and Gold Line, dedicated to the band members, is
also on the program, along with Jaime Texidor’s exciting Spanish-style
march, Amparito Roca.
There is a varied assortment
of other works as well, from contemporary American composer James Curnow’s
Fanfare
and Flourishes for a Festive Occasion and Paul Lincke’s beautiful waltz,
Spring,
Beautiful Spring, to Ferde Grofe’s classic 1926 Mississippi Suite,
a musical journey down the Father of Waters.
Lighter, popular selections on
the concert will include the classic Beatles’ hit, Michelle, set
in the style of a British Brass Band, along with a fantasia based on the
well-known song Lady of Spain, and a medley of hit songs with the
Vincent
Youmans Fantasy, including those timeless standards More Than You
Know, Time on My Hands, and Without a Song.
These concerts always close in the traditional way with the playing of
our National Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
In case
of inclement weather, this concert may be cancelled. Any announcements
will be made on the band’s Facebook page (see a link to that site is seen
above).
Looking
ahead, the next performance by the band will be at the traditional Memorial
Day ceremonies on Monday morning, May 25th, at Terry Moehnke Veteran’s
Memorial Park. The summer series of concerts will again
be held on eight consecutive Sunday evenings, beginning on June 7th and
lasting through July 26th at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson
Park.
View some photos from last year's
Scholarship
Concert.
View photos from the last concert
of conductor Jerrold Jimmerson
View the programs from the 2023
Concert Season
The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge is
seen during a practice session
before taking the stage.
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