Center For Cultural Events

Kim Randinelli directs the Auburn Community Band,
which will play host to the 13th annual
Community Band Extravaganza,
Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the
DeKalb Outdoor Theater in Auburn.
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Community bands to play Sunday at outdoor theater

Staff Reports
Thursday, 05 August 2010 00:00

AUBURN — The 13th annual Community Band Extravaganza, sponsored by the Auburn Community Band, will be held at the DeKalb Outdoor Theater on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Four community bands will combine their membership for a concert of approximately one hour. Each of the bands has submitted three pieces of music for the concert, with directors of each band conducting their selections.

Bands performing include:

• the Lake Area Community Band, which is celebrating its 22nd anniversary this year. Its director is Martin Becker, who is also the director of the Grace College Wind Ensemble;

• the Erie Band from Huntington, under the direction of Thane Campbell. This band originally was formed by the Erie Lackawana Railroad in 1915;

• the New Horizon Band from Fort Wayne under the direction of John Morse; and

• the host Auburn Community Band, under the direction of Kim Randinelli. The Auburn Community Band is now celebrating its 27th anniversary. Its highlights include representing Indiana in 2003 at the Festival of states and in 2009 participating in the John Philip Sousa Festival, both in Washington, D.C.

Sunday’s performance is free to the public, with concert-goers encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets, since seating is limited.

This will be the third of the Auburn Community Band’s 2010 “Sunday In The Park” concerts.