Concerts

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...