ENCORE CONCERT BAND TO PRESENT WINTER
CONCERT
concert season with a Winter Concert on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 3:00pm at
Mokena Junior High School, 19815 Kirkstone Way in Mokena. This free concert
will feature selections such as selections from The King and I, El Camino
Real by Alfred Reed, Finlandia by
Jean Sibelius, and Little Fugue in G
Minor by J.S. Bach. For further information about the Encore Concert Band
and the complete concert schedule, please visit www.encoreband.org.
Now in its 15th
season, the 50+-piece band is conducted by Music Director and Founder, Bill Schuetter,
and has developed quite a loyal following in the south suburbs. The Band has
also been featured in many Chicago Tribune articles highlighting outstanding
suburban arts groups. Along with concerts throughout the winter months such as
the Orland Park Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, the Band also plays for the
Governor’s State University Commencement Ceremonies, the Evergreen Park Summer
Concert Series, and the Mokena 4th of July Concert and Fireworks, held annually
in Mokena. The Band also continues to
play outdoor concerts in the southwest suburbs throughout the summer months.
Band members range in age from high school students to adults, and musicians
interested in joining are encouraged to sit in with the band at a weekly
rehearsal on Thursday nights at 7:00 p.m. at Mokena Junior High School in
Mokena. For information on scheduling a concert in your area or joining the
band, please call Rachel Ozark at (708) 437-7051, send an e-mail to
info@encoreband.org, or visit their website at www.encoreband.org.
