🎶 IHCB 25th Anniversary Concert 🎶

Name: 🎶 IHCB 25th Anniversary Concert 🎶
Start: 2025-08-17T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Simley High School

Schedule

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Simley High School | Inver Grove Heights, MN

🎶 **Inver Hills Community Band 25th Anniversary Concert** 🎶
📅 **Sunday, August 17, 2025**
🕡 **6:30 PM**
📍 *Location: Simley HS Auditorium
💵 *Free Admission*
✨ *Reception to follow*
Join us for a truly special evening as the Inver Hills Community Band celebrates **25 years of music, memories, and community**! This milestone concert features a rich and powerful program of American classics, Broadway favorites, and cinematic masterpieces—culminating in a flag-waving finale you won’t forget.
🌟 **Special Guest Vocalist & Emcee: Vicki Kueppers**
🎤 Vicki will lend her dynamic voice and charm to several Gershwin favorites and guide us through this celebration of the band's past, present, and future.
🎺 **Featured Solos by Band Members**
Hear our talented musicians take center stage in selections from *Porgy and Bess*, *Star Wars*, *West Side Story*, and more.
🏆 **Honoring Our Supporters**
We are proud to present the **2025 "Friends of the Band" Award** to **Allison Russell**, in recognition of her outstanding support and contributions to our musical community.
🎼 **Concert Highlights Include:**
* *National Emblem March* – E.E. Bagley
* *Strike Up The Band* – Gershwin
* *Porgy and Bess* – Gershwin (featuring band soloists)
* *El Camino Real* – Alfred Reed
* *West Side Story* – Bernstein
* *The Star Wars Epic – Part II* – John Williams
* *They Can’t Take That Away From Me* – Gershwin, feat. Vicki Kueppers
* *The Stars and Stripes Forever* – Sousa (Wave your flags proudly!)
🎉 Whether you've been with us since the beginning or are joining us for the first time, this is a night you won’t want to miss. Help us celebrate **25 incredible years** of bringing music to our community!
🧁 *Enjoy refreshments at our post-concert reception.*
🎟 FREE ADMISSION – All are welcome!