King Band kicks off season
Concert series will run through JulyBy IAN SCHMIT Messenger staff writer
The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge was greeted with applause despite the damp weather Sunday evening.
The summer concert season opened at the newly restored Karl L. King Bandshell at Oleson Park.
"We love the music," said Ron Banwart, one of several concert-goers who were not put off by a rainstorm shortly before the performance. "It's just tradition for Fort Dodge."
The opening concert was conducted as a musical tribute to King, composer of over 200 musical compositions, and his family.
Karl and Ruth King moved to Fort Dodge in the fall of 1920 and established their home, as well as Karl King's publishing business and Ruth King's music store. They spent the rest of their lives in Fort Dodge.
"Mr. King was respected by composers and musicians all over the world," said Jerrold Jimmerson, conductor of the band.
King's granddaughter Michelle Matlock, of Cincinnati, Ohio, along with other members of the King family from Florida, Texas and California were in attendance.
"When my mother passed away in Cincinnati in January we wanted to wait to hold her memorial here because of the opening concert," said Matlock. "She was very much a part of the King Band family, she was very good friends with some of the members of the band."
Assisting Jerrold in the evening's program were assistant conductor Dan Cassady and announcer Duane "Oley" Olson.
The concert included many of King's compositions including the marches, "The Ohio Special," "The Trombone King," and "Barnum and Bailey's Favorite."
Other compositions by King included "The Altar of Genius" overture, "Remembrance" dirge and the "Excelsior" gallop.
The band also played highlights from the Broadway musical "Oklahoma," Leroy Anderson's "Blue Tango," a suite of songs depicting the mythical island of "Atlantis," and Henry Fillmore's march dedicated to King, "King Karl King."
The band will continue to perform Sunday evening concerts through July 26 with a different program each week.
Contact Ian Schmit at (515) 573-2141 or ischmit@messengernews.net
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boatassembler
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06-08-09 10:17 PM
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And spliff08069: You know the roads are bad. If you're that concerned aout shocks alignments and other suspension parts, try driving SLOWER . You'd be suprised how easy that is on a car's suspension.
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boatassembler
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06-08-09 10:11 PM
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What is a complete waste of time is when someone thinks that good streets alone will draw people into the city. If they have nothing to do (like listening to a very good band) then they will not give a tinkers d--- what the roads look like. Yes Ft Dodge needs to fix their streets, but not at the expense of the arts. There is little enough to do in Dodge now. Don't give up everything we DO have just to fix the streets, or someday people will say "Ft Dodge has excellent streets. Too bad there isn't anyone here to drive on them."
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spliff08069
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06-08-09 9:20 PM
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This is a total waste of moeny and time. so was restoring the bandshell. Who is going to come to Fort Dodge to hear this kind of music. Another thing that should be sliced from the budget so we can get soe streets fixed in this town. Unless the city wants to start paying for alignments, shocks, and other suspension parts.
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