KING BAND Program MAY 26:
LOOKING AHEAD: The next performance by the band will be at the traditional
Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday, May 26 in North Lawn Cemetery, beginning
at 10 AM. The summer series of concerts will again
be held on eight Sunday evenings during June and July, beginning on June
8, at the Karl L. King Band Shell in beautiful Oleson Park. |
The 2014 Winter Concert Series
February 21
Concert -- March 16 Concert
-- April 6 Scholarship Concert
The 2013 Winter and Summer Concert
Series
May be viewed in our Concert
Archive
THE KARL L. KING MUNICIPAL BAND
OF FORT DODGE, IOWA
acknowledges with great appreciation
the significant contributions of
DUANE "OLEY" OLSON
to the band's history, heritage and tradition.
EUPHONIUM PLAYER AND SOLOIST
1947-2012 65 years
CONCERT ANNOUNCER
1955-2011 56 years
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/BAND MANAGER
1977-2008 31 years
PRESENTED July 2012
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T.H. Hoefing and Jerrold Jimmerson recently
presented an award plaque to Oley Olson commemorating his long participation
in the Karl King Band and his lifetime of dedication to extending the legacy
of Karl King. The Band and the entire community of followers of the
Karl King Band extend congratulations to both Oley and Nancy Olson.
View a video of the band performing
Karl King's march, Bon
Voyage. (60 MB mpeg format)
View photos of the bandshell
during the renovation process.
View concert photos from previous seasons
Concert Archive
2012 Karl L. King
Band Municipal Band of Fort Dodge, Iowa
The
Karl L. King Municipal Band was honored by the Iowa Bandmasters Association
by being selected to perform at their 80th annual State Conference.
This three-day event featured some of the finest school and professional
bands from throughout Iowa, along with clinicians and other performing
groups from throughout the United States. The conference was held
at the Hotel Fort Des Moines, in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. - more
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Dr. Mike Golemo, several times guest conductor
at the summer concerts
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| Fort Dodge’s newest monument
was dedicated in a ceremony held October 22, 2006. The life-size
monument to famed band composer and director, Karl L. King, was placed
in the Karl L. King Park in downtown Fort Dodge and was first seen by the
public following an open house of the Karl King Archives.
The dedication ceremony
included a program by the Karl L. King Municipal Band and the introduction
of special guests and an address by former Fort Dodge mayor, Judge Albert
Habhab. - program photos -2006
Open House
Statue
proposed - Statue in progress -
Statue
mounting process - Dedication
speakers - Dedication program
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