Fairfield Municipal Band to begin season June 18

The Fairfield Municipal Band will begin its summer series of concerts on the Ron Prill Bandstand in Central Park at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18.

The five other concerts will be held on all Tuesdays, July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23, and July 30. There is not a concert on Tuesday, June 25 due to the Jefferson County Fair. All concerts will be in Central Park and begin at 8 p.m.

The Fairfield Municipal Band is sponsored by the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department. The group is made up of instrumentalists from Fairfield and surrounding communities. Although the majority of the band is made up of adults, the group also has many high school and college students who play.

The band performs a variety of music, from traditional concert marches and military songs to modern arrangements of current Broadway, movie, and popular hits. The band began playing its summer series in 1986 when the 34th Army National Guard Band was no longer able to play a summer series.

This summer, the band will celebrate 37 years of providing summer concerts to the community. The group lost one year of performing during the summer of 2020 to Covid-19, but otherwise has performed consistently each summer since the group’s beginning.

Community members are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and come enjoy a night of fine music provided by fellow community members. It is a tradition that still takes place in many cities and towns throughout Iowa, where there are many municipal bands that perform throughout the summer. It is a chance to enjoy the music, the outdoors, and to be with friends.

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Call Andy Hallman at 641-575-0135 or email him at andy.hallman@southeastiowaunion.com