Highland Park - Energetic New-Orleans Style Music

· Friday, July 31 at 3 PM - The KPB "Directors" Brass Quintet

Downtown - Strawberry Festival

Courthouse Lawn - First Friday

Highland Park - 16-piece band—circus music, pop tunes, marches and classics

 Highland Park - featuring KPB musicians in assorted small groups

Kokomo Park Brass, KPB Clarinet Trio, KPB Percussion Ensemble, Directors Brass Quintet

 Curbside Concerts - Kokomo Farmers Market, Civic Center Tower, Terrace Tower

Randy Greenwell, Guest Conductor;  IU-K Cougar Choir;  College Student Solo Winner Zachary Brown-"Golden Age of Xylophone; John Huntoon - Trombone Soloist; Cherresa Lawson - Vocalist

• June 12  “Smile, its Summer”- Spotlight on Youth - Sponsored by Caron & Jones Dental Care.  Multicultural Youth Rhythm Ensemble, Student Solo Winner
• June 19 “Side By Side” Concert - Guest Conductor Matt Conaway with outstanding high school musicians performing alongside the seasoned professionals of the KPB. Featuring Todd McReady on Euphonium.
• June 26 “Circus Days” - Music for the big top and carnivals with special guests from the Peru Circus. Featuring tuba soloist William Schmidt.
• July 3  "From Sea to Shining Sea"  Sponsored by Bayliff, Harrigan, Cord, Maugans   The KPB celebrates the “4th of July” featuring the the Albert E. Shockey Marine Corps League Color Guard, vocalist Cody Kopka and the Kokomo Park Singers & the "Howard County Band Directors" Trumpet Trio.  The program will recognize our military veterans and provide a musical tribute to our nation and its people. (Rain location-Havens Auditorium IU-K)
• July 10 “Big Band Night” - Sponsored by Stout Funeral Home and Crematory with Guest Conductor “Mo” Trout featuring the KPB Swing Orchestra, a hybrid group of the region’s finest jazz musicians with vocalists Cherresa Lawson & Gary Wallyn.
• July 17 “Brass Band Night”- includes music from the Civil War, Salvation Army Brass Bands and British Brass Bands and modern selections.   AT 7:00 - INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO FOR KIDS AND SPECIAL GUESTS - THE KOKOMO HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING WILDCATS
• July 24 “The Great American Songbook” - Sponsored by McGavic’s Outdoor Power   Music of Cole Porter, George Gershwin and others. Featuring the Retired Rum Runners Dixieland Jazz Band, the Kokomo Men of Note, vocal soloists and Saxophonist Neil Broeker.
• July 31 - Grand Finale: “South of the Border” - featuring trumpeter Bruce Knepper and music from Mexico, South America and the Caribbean.

• June 7: Opening Night - “March into Summer” - 7 PM Pre-Concert with performance teams from the Indiana National Guard Band; Bruce Knepper - Trumpet Soloist / Retired Rum Runners Jazz Band
• June 14:  “To ‘B’ or not to ‘B”  w/ John Huntoon, Trombone Soloist; Sally Duke, vocalist
• June 21:   Spotlight on Youth  Dr. Jeffery Doebler, Guest Conductor; Tammy Lively - Announcer; Multicultural Youth Rhythm Ensemble (demo at 7:17); High School Solo Competition Winner; KHCPL Bookmobile 6:00-8:00 PM
• June 28: Patriotic Tribute:"PROUD TO SERVE"  THE DIMINUENDOS vocal group; Albert Shockey Marine Corps League Color Guard. Keith Whitford, trumpet soloist
• July 5:  "Big Band Night" - Mo Trout, conductor
• July 12:  Side By Side Concert - featuring the area’s finest H.S. students; "Wildcat Valley Fanfare"- a tribute to Howard County
• July 19: "Its Movie Night"  Hosted by Kokomo Civic Theater; Joan White - Violin Soloist
• July 26: Grand Finale - A Celtic Celebration - Kokomo Men of Note Barbershop Chorus

• JUNE 8, 2016  - Season Opener: “Spring into Summer” Celebrating area activities for the summer season and features the Kokomo Jackrabbits mascot, a trumpet trio featuring 3 Howard County Band Directors, vocalist Sally Duke and the Retired Rum-Runners Dixieland Band
• JUNE 15, 2016 - “The British Invasion”  An evening of music from the British Isles ranging from Vaughn Williams to the Beatles. Featuring Todd McCready, Euphonium Soloist.
• JUNE 22, 2016 - “Spotlight on Youth”   Showcasing the Multi-Cultural Youth Rhythm Workshop Ensemble directed by Art Reiner (beginning at 7:15) and Noah Connolly, the KPB High School Student Soloist Competition Winner. on English Horn
• JUNE 29, 2016 - From Sea to Shining Sea    Celebrating the “4th of July” with this patriotic program featuring the Albert E. Shockey Marine Corps League Color Guard and the Kokomo Park Singers. The program recognized our military veterans, and provides a musical tribute to our nation and its people. 
• JULY 6, 2016 - Big Band Night   Anderson University's Director of Jazz Ensembles John Huntoon leading the KPB Swing Orchestra, a hybrid group of the region’s finest jazz musicians with vocalists Gary Wallyn, Cheressa Lawson and special guest vocalist Erin Benedict.
• JULY 13, 2016 - Side By Side   Outstanding high school musicians performing alongside seasoned professionals in a program led by celebrated guest conductor Brayer Teague. Featuring Sergeant Kyle Kemps, USMC, Clarinet Soloist.
• JULY 20, 2016 - “Now ! That’s Entertainment"   From the Broadway stage to Dixieland Jazz, this concert taps into the music that has pleased audiences for generations.   Featuring flutist Trudy Whitford.  THIS CONCERT IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF KPB PERCUSSIONIST KARL GILBERT       Beginning at 7PM, children may explore various instruments at the “Instrument Petting Zoo.”
• JULY 27, 2016 - “Indiana Bicentennial Celebration”     This season grand finale extravaganza features the Kokomo Men of Note Barbershop Chorus, vocalist Gary Wallyn, the Retired Rum Runners Dixie Band and Purdue’s Golden Girl.

Jay Gephart, Conductor and Artistic Director
Clara Loisch, flute (College Solo Competition Winner)
Sally Duke, vocalist
Barbara Hobbs, Piano on "Rhapsody in Blue"
2PM, Kokomo High School Auditorium

• June 10, 2015-Opening Night:"Meet the Conductor"    featuring the KPB French Horn Section and the Retired Rum-Runners Dixieland Band
• June 17, 2015- - "Dancing with the Band"   Charlotte Kunz, Piccolo Soloist
• June 24, 2015- - "Spotlight on Youth"    Stephen Pratt (Indiana University), Guest Conductor; Youth Multicultural Rhythm Ensemble; Jamie Edwards, Flute-KPB High School Solo Competition Winner
• July 1, 2015- - "A Star Spangled Spectacular"   Major William Browne (Culver Academies), Conductor; Albert E. Shockey Detachment of the Marine Corps League / Featuring the KOKOMO PARK SINGERS
• July 8, 2015- - Big Band Night: "Anything Goes"     A Salute to Indiana Jazz   "Mo" Trout,conductor (Director of Jazz, Purdue) /Vocalists Gary Wallyn and Cherresa Lawson
• July 15, 2015- - "Side By Side Concert   Matt Conaway, Guest Composer/Conductor;   William Schmidt, Tuba Soloist
• July 22, 2015-* - "The Wild, Wild West"   Neil Broeker, Alto Sax Soloist;   The F.R.O.G.S. (Double Male Vocal Quartet) and the Retired Rum-Runners Dixieland Band        *INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO FOR THE KIDS BEGINS AT 7PM
• July 29, 2015- -Grand Finale-"Songs of the Americas"   Jennifer Kirkman, Bassoon Soloist;  Kokomo Men of Note Barbershop Chorus

William Browne, Conductor

Cecily Terhune, Alto Saxophone (College Solo Competition Winner)

• June 11th, 2014 – “A Tribute to the Maestro,” Jay Gephart, Guest Conductor Director of Bands, Purdue University; Stacy Maugans, Alto Saxophone; Sally Duke, Vocalist       Sponsored by Community First Bank of Indiana
• June 18th, 2014 – “Family Movie Night," Ishbah Cox, Guest Conductor-Assistant Band Director, Purdue University;  Dan Healton, Clarinet; For kids: Instrument petting zoo beginning at 7PM   - Instruments provided by Sound of Music
• June 25th, 2014 – “Spotlight on Youth,” Roby George, Guest Conductor - Director of Bands, Indiana State University; Heather Wright, Bassoon (HS Solo Competition Winner); Youth Rhythm Workshop Ensemble (beginning at 7:15)
• July 2nd, 2014 – "Patriotic Extravaganza," Major William Browne, Conductor - Director of Music, Culver Academies; Bruce Knepper, Trumpet; Albert E. Shockey detachment of the Marine Corps League 
• July 9, 2014 – Big Band Night, Larry McWilliams, Guest Conductor - Director - Ball State University Jazz Ensembles (retired);  Cherresa Lawson and Gary Wallyn, vocalists
• July 16, 2014 – “Side by Side,” Commander Allen Beck, Guest Conductor - Director of U. S. Navy Band, Washington D.C. (retired);  Duo: John Huntoon, trombone & Keith Whitford, cornet
• July 23rd, 2014 – “Broadway Night,”  John Huntoon, Guest Conducto; Jazz Band Director and Asst. Band Director, Anderson University; Vocalists Diana Huntoon, Gary Wallyn and friends
• July 30th, 2014 – “International Night,” Dr. Robert Grechesky, Guest Conductor Director of Bands, Butler University; Trudy Whitford, Flute; Kokomo Men of Note Barbershop Chorus