Concerts

LCS Winter concert set for Tuesday (03/01/10)
The High School Vocal Music Department will present its annual Winter Concert in the Middle School Auditorium Tuesday. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for students and will be collected at the door. In addition, passes will be honored...

Le Mars Chamber plans New Year's Eve dance (12/11/09)
Live music, dancing, snacks, noisemakers and fun -- that's what awaits the people attending the Le Mars Chamber of Commerce New Year's Eve Dance. The Main Street Organizational Committee will be hosting a New Year's Eve dance Thursday, Dec. 31, in the upper level of the Le Mars Convention Center...

Change from basketball to baritone a blessing, Embree says (12/08/09)
"I am so very grateful for the life I have been able to have. I am indeed one really lucky man," says singer Marc Embree. "I could not have imagined, not in my most extravagant dreams the great experiences and extraordinary people that have touched my life."...

LCS, Gehlen students present holiday music concerts (12/01/09)

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LCS musicians selected for All-State Festival (11/03/09)
Thirteen Le Mars Community High School musicians have been chosen to be part of the 2009 Iowa All-State Music Festival with another five chosen as alternates. District auditions were held Oct. 24 at Storm Lake. Four students were selected for the All-State band...

Free strings concert Wednesday (10/05/09)
A free concert involving strings musicians from eight northwest Iowa schools will be filling the Le Mars Community Schools (LCS) auditorium with sound Wednesday. The 4 p.m. concert, open to the public, will involve 27 LCS seventh and eighth grade musicians along with others from around the region...

Music festival ready to go back to the roots (08/31/09)
On a park bench, two men pluck strings and tune guitars. On stage, a Johnny Cash tribute artist belts out the man in black's hits. This was the scene at the Olson Cultural Event Center in Le Mars Sunday. Only the two men tuning up were from northwest England. And the Johnny Cash artist was from Slovakia...

Live music, dancing at farmer's market (08/05/09)
Wednesday's farmer's market will continue a tradition of live music at Olson Cultural Event Center. This week's free show, from 5-6 p.m., features the Rejoice! Community Church's praise band singing live on stage. Next week's show is a free square dance, and all are invited...

Musical notes create festive mood at Farmer's Market (07/20/09)
Bloodshed Assurance's musicians will take to the stage at the Olson Cultural Event Center during Wednesday's Farmer's Market. The band is one of several to provide entertainment during the market in a new effort by the Le Mars Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Le Mars promotions committee to draw more people to the Farmer's Market, said Mary Reynolds, Main Street director...

Municipal Band presents last concert of summer season (07/20/09)
The Le Mars Municipal Band will present its sixth and final concert of the summer season 8 p.m. Wednesday at Foster Park. The band is directed by conductor Jerry Bertrand, and the Rev. Gary Landsness serves as concert announcer. The band will open the concert with "Folk Song Suite" by the English composer Ralph Vaughn Williams. The three movements in the suite are March - "Seventeen Come Sunday," Intermezzo - "My Bonnie Boy," and March - "Folk Songs from Somerset."...

Municipal Band concert features percussion solo (07/13/09)
The Le Mars Municipal Band will present its fifth concert of the summer at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Foster Park on Central Avenue South in Le Mars. Admission is free. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring their blankets and lawn chairs. The band will open the concert with "Rush" by Samuel Hazo. The band will then play "To the Summit" by Robert W. Smith. This will be followed by "Yosemite Autumn" by Mark Camphouse...

Municipal Band is back to Wednesday concert schedule (07/07/09)
The 2009 summer concert season continues as the Le Mars Municipal Band presents its fourth concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Foster Park. Conducting the band will be Jerry Bertrand, with the Rev. Gary Landsness serving as announcer. The concert opens with "The Matinee," a march by Will Huff. The band will then play "Tiberius Overture" by Herbert L. Clarke...

Municipal Band presents Fourth of July concert (07/01/09)
Foster Park will be filled with patriotic music 8 p.m. Saturday as the Le Mars Municipal Band presents its traditional Fourth of July concert. The band, under the direction of Jerry Bertrand, will open the concert with "Manhattan Beach," a march by John Philip Sousa. ...

The Browns host MusicFest Midwest Friday in Sioux City (05/14/09)
The Brown Family of Merrill will take to the stage at the Sioux City Convention Center Friday evening, May 15 at the 2009 Spring MusicFest Midwest featuring Gospel music. "We are really excited to be back home and to present this concert," said Shelly Brown...

LCS presents Parade of Bands April 30 (04/28/09)
The Le Mars Community Schools Music Department will hold its annual Parade of Bands concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30, in the Carey High School Gymnasium. Seniors will be recognized at this concert. The Fifth Grade Band will start the concert with its first performance ever. It will be playing "G-Force Five," "Cardiff Castle" and "Cowboy Cattle Drive."...

Middle school choirs present March concert (03/11/09)
The Le Mars Community Middle School choirs want you to tune in to their March concert "RadioMemories" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, in the Middle School Auditorium. The concert revolves around radio and the influence it has had on the music people listen to...

Crimson & Black takes on the competition (03/10/09)
"Awesome" is how director Randy Ewing describes this year's Crimson & Black Show Choir at Le Mars Community High School. Since performing at the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce dinner in late January, the show choir has kept a busy schedule with the state contest and invitationals...

Middle school choirs present March concert (03/10/09)
The Le Mars Community Middle School choirs want you to tune in to their March concert "RadioMemories" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, in the Middle School Auditorium. The concert revolves around radio and the influence it has had on the music people listen to...

LCMS, Gehlen Catholic students selected for BVU Honor Band Festival (02/25/09)
Students from Le Mars Community Middle School and Gehlen Catholic Schools will take part in the 28th Annual Buena Vista University Honor Band Festival this Saturday, Feb. 28, in Storm Lake. The following students from Le Mars Community Middle School have been selected to perform in the festival: Ben Meis, oboe; Yashila Permeswaran, bassoon; Emily Ellefson, clarinet; Zach Kooistra, trumpet; Rodrigo Cobian, trumpet; Evan Richards, trombone; Karter Ewing, trombone; Tim Fett, baritone and Rebecca Luksan, percussion. ...

Teen's unique hobby of fire breathing entertains (02/20/09)
Edgardo Ruedas has an unusual hobby -- fire breathing. Ruedas, a junior at Le Mars Community School, said he learned the skill of blowing torch oil onto a stick to create a fire plume about three months ago after seeing the lead in his favorite band "Immortal" do it...

Churches plan 14th Annual Ecumenical Evening of Song (02/19/09)
Singers and choirs from many churches in the community are bringing their voices together again for the 14th Annual Ecumenical Evening of Song at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, in St James Catholic Church of Le Mars. Church choirs that are scheduled to perform are First Baptist, Calvin Christian Reformed, Christ Lutheran-Grant Township, St John's American Lutheran, St John's American Men's Chorus, United Methodist Church of Le Mars, Presbyterian United Church of Christ, and St James Catholic...

LCHS band to present winter concert (02/18/09)
The Le Mars Community High School Big Red Band will present its annual Winter Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the middle school auditorium. The Jazz Ensemble will begin the concert with "Lady Bird" by Tadd Dameron which will feature the saxophone section, Megan Dunn, alto saxophone, Nathan Young, trombone, Kim Ohrlund, trumpet, Michael Sauer, vibes, Alec Johnson, guitar, Jacob Stonesifer, tenor saxophone, and David King on baritone saxophone...

LCMS presents winter band concert Feb. 12 (02/10/09)
The Le Mars Community Middle School Music Department will hold its winter band concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in the middle school auditorium. The middle school Jazz Band participated in the NWIBA Jazz Festival last week and it will open the program with "Live A Little," "Back and Forth," "Every Sunrise is a Bonus," "Senorita Fajita" and "Carry On Wayward Son."...

LCS band director Ohrlund receives Karl King award (01/20/09)
Le Mars Community High School band director Curt Ohrlund has been honored with the Karl King Distinguished Service Award (Active) by the Northwest Iowa Band Masters Association. The honor was presented to Ohrlund at the Northwest Iowa Band Master's Honor Band Concert Saturday evening, Jan. 10, at Morningside College in Sioux City. NWIBA president Kurt Schwarck of Spencer presented the award...

Gehlen concert moved earlier (12/18/08)
The Gehlen Christmas Concert for tonight, Thursday, was moved earlier to 5:30 p.m. The concert was originally set for 7 p.m. tonight but was moved earlier due to weather concerns. Students in the concert should arrive at 5:10 p.m. to prepare for the concert...

Gehlen music students present Advent Concert (12/17/08)
Students in the Gehlen Catholic Schools 7-12 vocal and 5-12 music department will present their Advent Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, in the school gymnasium. The 64-voice mixed junior high choir will sing four selections including "Give Me Wings," "Noel, Noel," "When Peace Shall Come" and "Down, Down The Chimney." The junior high girls will sing "Sleep, Little Baby, Sleep" and the junior high boys will sing "The Shepherd's Spiritual." The junior high is directed and accompanied by Beverly Evans.. ...

LCHS musicians present Holiday Concert Dec. 15 (12/12/08)
Students at Le Mars Community High School will present their Holiday Concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, in Carey Gymnasium. This concert features the concert choir, chamber choir, orchestra and concert band in a variety of holiday selections. The concert choir will open the evening program with "Do You Hear What I Hear?" They will continue with "Carols Around (And a Round)" and end their portion of the program with "Sleigh Ride."...

Holiday happenings (12/12/08)
Dec. 13 - No hustle, no bustle $5 Holiday Soup and Sandwich Lunch available at the Arts Center, 200 Central Ave. S.E., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eat in or take out. Gift Wrapping contest winners and raffle winners announced at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 13 - "The Nutcracker" presented by The Dance Studio Performance Company and the Le Mars Arts Council, 6 p.m. at the Le Mars Community Middle School Auditorium. Tickets at the door, $8 for adults, $5 for children through high school age...

Gehlen elementary present Christmas concert Dec. 11 (12/09/08)
The Gehlen Catholic Elementary Vocal Music Department will present its Christmas concert and mini-musical 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, in the school gymnasium. The evening begins with the kindergarten through sixth graders singing various Christmas songs, along with the debut of this year's fourth grade class and their recorders...

Local holiday happenings (12/08/08)
Dec. 9 - Le Mars Community Middle School Holiday Concert, 7:30 p.m. in the middle school auditorium. Dec. 11 - Gehlen Catholic K-6 Christmas Concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 13 & 14 - Pioneer Village Christmas Wonderland second and final weekend, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds...

Three Gehlen students take part in Drake Honor Band Festival (12/05/08)
Three Gehlen Catholic High School students have been selected to take part in the 2008 Drake Honor Band Festival this weekend in Des Moines. Senior Elias Niebuhr will be performing for his fourth year in a row; senior Emily Hutchins will be performing for her third time at Drake and sophomore Matt Klein will be performing for his first time at Drake...

LCHS students selected for Northwest Iowa Honor Band Festival (12/03/08)
Thirty-two Le Mars Community High School band members will join with students from 44 area high schools to combine their talents for the 55th annual Northwest Iowa Honor Band Festival. The festival will be held Jan. 10, 2009, with a concert at 7 p.m. in Eppley Auditorium on the Morningside College campus in Sioux City. Approximately 225 high school musicians were chosen through auditions held Nov. 1 in Storm Lake from among 450 entries...

Students selected for All-State Music Festival (11/12/08)
Seventeen Le Mars Community High School students and one Gehlen Catholic High School student have been selected to participate in the 2008 All-State Music Festival at Ames. Emily Hutchins, a senior at Gehlen Catholic, earned a place on the percussion section of the All-State Band...

The Browns plan for Le Mars concert (10/02/08)
The Browns will be singing in Le Mars this weekend. The musical family is performing in concert at their home church, Le Mars Bible Church, 6:00 pm. Sunday, Oct. 5. The Browns will perform old favorites and songs from their brand new compact disc release "A New Day."...

Nebraska brothers to rock out at free concert (09/26/08)
A piano-driven rock band with powerful vocals, intense stage presence with almost acrobatic moves, and harmonies that could make you weep. And they're from Nebraska. Meet Remedy Drive, the band of four brothers from Lincoln who will be rocking the stage at Le Mars Assembly of God Church at 6:30 p.m. Sunday for a free concert...

Saturday country music show will benefit flood victims (08/19/08)
A benefit for flood victims at Cedar Rapids with old-time country music will fill the Plymouth County Historical Museum this Saturday, Aug. 23, and give a preview of music to be enjoyed at the 33rd Annual National Old-Time Country & Bluegrass Festival set for Aug. 25-31 in Le Mars...

And the Municipal Band will play on . . . (08/04/08)
There will be band concerts in Foster Park next summer. A change in the way the City of Le Mars funded the Le Mars Municipal Band for the 2008/09 fiscal year threatened to cut short the summer concert season for 2009. The change meant the band would need to match dollar-for-dollar the entire $7,500 allocation from the city, not just $2,500 as had been done in previous years...

Le Mars composer makes musical notes come alive (07/30/08)
David Moore began writing melodies as a teenager. "I started dabbling when I was in high school just kind of messing around," the Le Mars man said. "I actually did a couple of arrangements for my jazz band experimenting a little bit." Since then, a band instructor by day, Moore has composed full concert band and smaller solo, piano and ensemble pieces...

Foster Park district officially on National Register of Historic Places (07/17/08)
A warm summer evening with music in the air provided the backdrop for the official announcement that Foster Park and the surrounding neighborhood is now officially recognized as an historic district by the National Register of Historic Places Wednesday night...

Foster Park District makes national registry (07/15/08)
A presentation announcing the nomination of the Foster Park District in Le Mars to the National Register of Historic Places will be held at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 during the Le Mars Municipal Band Concert at Foster Park. Members of the Le Mars Historical Preservation Commission will make the announcement with remarks from project coordinator Linda Mayrose and from Le Mars' mayor Dick Kirchoff...

Le Mars Municipal Band presents final concert of summer season (07/14/08)
The final concert of the 2008 summer season will be presented by the Le Mars Municipal Band at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, in Foster Park. Jerry Bertrand is in his 21st year of conduction the Le Mars Municipal Band. The Rev. Gary Landsness will announce the concert...

Municipal Band concert features Le Mars oboist (07/08/08)
The fifth concert of the season by the Le Mars Municipal Band will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, in Foster Park on Central Avenue South in Le Mars. As is tradition, the band will begin with "The Star Spangled Banner" under the direction of Jerry Bertrand...

Municipal Band needs donations to continue tradition (07/08/08)
A summer tradition in Le Mars for more than 100 years is in need of financial help. The Le Mars Municipal Band, which presents concerts in Foster Park during June and July, is being hit with a financial cutback from the City of Le Mars. In past years, the City of Le Mars has funded the band to the tune of $5,000, with an additional $2,500 given in matching funds...

Couple hopes musical notes carry in dollars for prison church (07/07/08)
Foot stompin' country and gospel music will be featured in concert this Sunday in rural Remsen to help raise money for The Church of the Damascus Road. The congregation of The Church of the Damascus Road Evangelical Lutheran Church of America ministers to inmates of any denomination within the prisons in Fort Dodge and Rockwell City...

Trumpet soloist featured at Municipal Band concert (06/17/08)
A trumpet soloist, a Dixieland set, and a Karl L. King march will highlight the second concert of the season for the Le Mars Municipal Band at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Foster Park. There is no admission charge and concertgoers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets...

Gehlen elementary present vocal concert (05/06/08)
Gehlen Catholic elementary vocal students will present their spring concert, "Kids on Broadway," at 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in the Gehlen Catholic Gymnasium. Students in grades kindergarten through six will present selections from popular Broadway musicals including "The Sound of Music," "The Wizard of Oz," "Oliver," "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," "Snoopy," and "Mamma Mia" with narration by the sixth grade class...

Gehlen Catholic spring band concert is Thursday (04/29/08)
With an eclectic mix of traditional concert band music and Disney tunes, Gehlen Catholic Schools' band students will present their annual spring instrumental music concert this week. All the band students in grades 4-12 will present their concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in the Gehlen Gymnasium. The concert will also be a time to say "farewell" to 13 graduating seniors...

LCS presents 'Parade of Bands' in concert (04/22/08)
From first ever band performance to seniors performing in their last high school concert, the Parade of Bands concert by the Le Mars Community Schools Music Department offers a variety of music this Thursday, April 24. Concert time is 7:30 p.m. in Carey Gymnasium...

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