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		<title>May 2012 Community Band Spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NHB Dallas, a nonprofit association of more than 65 volunteer musicians, has come a long way since four founding members met in the back of a local music store in 1999. Today, in addition to the Navy ceremonies, repeat performances include the popular Christmas concerts at Dallas' NorthPark Center, the Denton Arts &#038; Jazz Festival, and the V.A. Medical Center during National Salute to Veterans Week. The remainder of the concert year is booked by private groups such as retiree, church and business organizations.]]></description>
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		<title>April 2012 Community Band Spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April is spring concert month for the Cascades Concert Band, which means it is John Philip Sousa Time.  Normally, every other number in our concert is a Sousa composition.  It is a traditional concert series every spring.  The crowd loves Sousa and we love playing Sousa.

The band also travels to Canada every June (this year will be our 3rd time) to perform at the Ladner Band Fest in Ladner , British Columbia.  Ladner Band Fest is a two day event with community bands from all over the province.]]></description>
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		<title>February 2012 Community Band Spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montrose, Colorado has a rich history of municipal bands, dating back nearly 100 years.  Herb Probasco organized the Montrose Community Band in 2002 with just 12 members.  Today, the band has over 30-40 members per concert and continues to grow.  The band features a wide range of musicians from High School students to accomplished artists. ]]></description>
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		<title>Community Band Spotlight January 2012</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2012/01/community-band-spotlight-january-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community Band Spotlight this month features the band of Plano, Texas!
The Plano Community Band is a non-profit volunteer organization, which currently has 85 active members from all walks of life: college students, doctors, mechanical engineers, software engineers, teachers, financial analysts, veterinarian, music teachers, geologist, marketing, and many more!  Throughout the years there have been many retired military service members who have joined the band, and some even played in one of the military bands while enlisted!  The mission of the band is to provide quality music, free of charge, to a wide variety of audiences.....]]></description>
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		<title>Community Band Spotlight December 2011</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2011/12/community-band-spotlight-december-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community Band Spotlight this month features the band of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, a historic town full of Victorian charm.  The group consists of volunteer musicians of all ages from the surrounding areas.  Their mission: “to share our love of music, and have fun while doing so.”  This year the band celebrates it’s 27th anniversary!
Bellefonte Community Band consists of about 50 members, ranging from middle school students to retirees.  Five members of the band are veterans, and three were military band musicians....]]></description>
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		<title>Community Band Spotlight October 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Karl King Band is the municipal band for Fort Dodge, Iowa. This ensemble has historically provided a summer concert series in the Karl King Bandshell in beautiful Oleson Park and an indoor concert series held in the auditorium of Iowa Central Community College. The outdoor, summer concert series is an 80 year tradition. The first summer concert was in 1921, after Karl King arrived in Ft. Dodge. These concerts are free to all, and are provided as a service by the City of Fort Dodge. The Karl King Band performs most concerts with an instrumentation of 40 – 45 musicians. Most players live around the area, but there a few that come from as far away as Des Moines and Sioux City . . . ]]></description>
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		<title>Community Band Spotlight February 2011</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2011/02/community-band-spotlight-february-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Madison Community Band]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that most people figure out what they love at an early age. Some enjoy sports and want to be famous athletes. Some enjoy adventures and want to be astronauts or cowboys. Others, such as the members of the Madison Community Band, enjoy music and wish to share that love and enjoyment with others! They are changing their community one musician at a time with their philanthropic spirit. Read on to see why we chose this great band to be in our Spotlight for February!]]></description>
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		<title>Community Band Spotlight December 2010</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/12/community-band-spotlight-december-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Altissimo Salutes America’s Oldest Police Band Contributed by Jack Kopstein HISTORY OF THE MILWAUKEE POLICE BAND “The Oldest Police Band in America” 1898 to Present The Early Years In the fall of 1897, a number of police officers came together at the original Second District Station to practice whistling. Subsequently one of the whistlers, Officer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Band Spotlight September 2010</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/09/community-band-spotlight-september-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Brief History of the Marine Band of Allentown 1903-2010 Celebrating Over a Hundred Years of Service to the Community Contributed by Jack Kopstein One of the outstanding qualities of Allentown, PA, is its bands and love of band music. The Marine Band of Allentown is an important part of that tradition and our history [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Band Spotlight: August 2010</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/07/community-band-spotlight-august-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Jack Kopstein The Repasz Band: An American Treasure The Repasz Band was founded in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1831 and is the oldest non-military band in continuous existence in the United States. What could be more American than Mom, apple pie, and a band playing in the park on a sunny summer day? The [...]]]></description>
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