MASON CITY – The North Iowa Concert Band, under the direction of John Klemas, will present a Fall Concert on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. in the North Iowa Community Auditorium on the North Iowa Area Community College campus. Chuck Cooper is the band’s announcer.
The program for this concert includes: “Fanfare and Allegro” by Clifton Williams; “Chorale and Alleluia” by Howard Hanson; “The Washington Post” by John Philip Sousa; “First Suite in E Flat” by Gustav Holst; “Canzona” by Peter Mennin, and “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa, arranged and adapted by Keith Brion and Loras Schissel.
Members of the North Iowa Concert Band represent communities from Iowa and southern Minnesota, including the towns of Ackley, Allison, Belmond, Cedar Rapids, Charles City, Clear Lake, Dougherty, Forest City, Garner, Greene, Hampton, Manly, Mason City, Mt. Pleasant, Osage, Rockford, Rockwell, Sheffield, Titonka, Albert Lea, Minnesota, and Dodge Center, Minnesota.
North Iowa Concert Band members (listed by hometown) include: Ackley: KaiCee Rotgers; Albert Lea: Abbey Raisch; Allison: Andrew Morton; Belmond: Easton Smith; Cedar Rapids: Moriah Tedrow; Charles City: Kate Campbell, Gavin Connell, Isaak Jensen, Eleanor Waid, Lyle Western; Clear Lake: Clare Kramer, Naomi Nowland, Holly Prier, Jim Reynolds, Ken Schneider, Stephen Schnoebelen, Mark Tesar; Dodge Center: Abby Ingersoll, Dougherty: Cassaundra Reed; Forest City: Douglas Jenson; Garner: Paula Wirtz; Greene: Karter Junker, Hampton: Carol Harrison, Aimee Lenth, Becky Palmer, Brian Stevens; Manly: Amy O’Connell; Mason City: Jared Barnes, Brian Bauer, Carter Beaver, Chris Bell, Kayla Bills, Bernie Bjorklund, Isabel Blakewell, Lauren Bodtke, Hannah Brown, Jordan Brunsma, Chuck Cooper, Mary Davenport, Tracie Dedor, Megan Dempsey, Chelsi Fisher, Josh Foster, Keven Goepel, Anna Gruemmer, Joyce Hanes, Paul Hanson, Mary Kate Hines, Kellie Hogan, Dennis Klemas, Kimber Kleven, David Kropman, Beau Lapointe, Libby Lembke, Brandon McKelvey, Reed Peterson, Anna Pyle, Tim Read, Mandy Schmidt, Kevin Schultz, E. Howard Sonksen, Steve VandenBerg, Colleen Weiland, Katy Wilson, Gwen Wollner; Mt. Pleasant: Cecelia Hemsworth; Osage: Gayle Heimer, Laurie Hoeppner, Jonah Roney; Rockford: John Johannsen, Jennifer Shoars, Sandra Willman; Rockwell: Zayne Kelley, Brian Koob; Sheffield: Nathan Pralle; and Titonka: Charles Hobson.
Tickets for the performance are $5 for adults and are available at the NIACC Business Office (641) 422-4188. Tickets can also be purchased at the door the night of the concert. All students will receive free admission. A reception in the Muse-Norris Conference Center will be held following the concert.
