Raleigh Concert Band - Performances
Conductors

This list of performances was compiled from concert programs, correspondence, band council minutes, newspaper articles, United Arts Fund applications, performance schedules and recollections of long-time band members.


2004
4/11/04 Easter Sunrise Service, State Capitol
4/18/04 Holocaust Observance, Jones Auditorium, Meredith College
4/25/04 Spring Concert, Jones Auditorium, Meredith College - Spring Is In Bloom
5/2/04 Hometown Band Festival, Cary Bandstand - Rained Out
5/30/04 Memorial Day Ceremony, Raleigh National Cemetery
6/12/04 Flag Day Concert, Raleigh Elks Club
6/13/04 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park" Americana
7/4/04 4th Of July Concert, State Capitol
7/15/04 International Friendship Concert with Cardinal Gibbons High School Band and the Mullingar Town Band, Cardinal Gibbons High School
7/25/04 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park" Tales Of A Traveler
9/11/04 St. Raphael's Catholic Church Fair
11/21/04 Fall Concert, Jones Auditorium, Meredith College - Time Signature Time Travel
12/9/04 Christmas Tree Lighting, State Capitol
2003
3/23/03 Spring Concert, Jones Auditorium, Meredith College - Music World Tour 2003
4/20/03 Easter Sunrise Service, State Capitol
4/27/03 Holocaust Observance, Jones Auditorium, Meredith College
5/04/03 Hometown Band Festival, Cary Bandstand
5/25/03 Memorial Day Ceremony, Raleigh National Cemetery
6/08/03 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park" Weather Report - Special Guest Greg Fishel
6/14/03 Flag Day Concert, Raleigh Elks Club
7/04/03 4th Of July Concert, State Capitol
7/13/03 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park" Music in the Air - Rained out halfway through performance
8/10/03 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park" The Best of Stage and Screen, Rained Out
9/05/03 St. Raphael's Catholic Church Fair
11/16/03 Fall Concert, Jones Auditorium, Meredith College - Classical Couples, featuring Grand, Grand Overture, with soloists Jim Murphy, Tyler Townsend, Tom Amoreno
12/11/03 Christmas Tree Lighting, State Capitol
12/31/03 First Night Concert, Longview Center
2002
3/31/02 Easter Sunrise Service at the State Capitol
4/14/02 Holocaust Observance, McKimmon Center
4/28/02 Hometown Band Festival, Cary Bandstand
5/05/02 Spring Concert, Jones Auditorium, Meredith College - Organ Solo by Julie Florin
5/11/02 Celebration of the Outdoors, Fuquay Varina
5/26/02 Memorial Day Ceremony, Raleigh National Cemetery
5/29/02 Dorothea Dix Concert
6/09/02 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park" United We Stand
6/16/02 Flag Day Concert, Raleigh Elks Club
7/04/02 4th Of July Concert, State Capitol
7/14/02 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park" New York, New York - Douglas Brame and Ken Casteille Narrating "More Perfect Union"
8/11/02 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park" Movie Magic - Picnic Afterwards
9/11/02 September 11th Commemoration, State Capitol
10/07/02 Fall Concert, Stewart Theatre - Joint Concert with the North Carolina State University Wind Ensemble, Douglas Brame and Karen Zeher narrating More Perfect Union
12/08/02 Rolesville Christmas Festival, cancelled due to ice storm
12/11/02 Dorothea Dix Christmas Concert
2/12/02 Christmas Tree Lighting, State Capitol
2001
3/11/01 Spring Concert, St. Raphael's Church
4/15/01 Easter Sunrise Service at the State Capitol
4/22/01 Holocaust Memorial Concert
4/25/01 Dorothea Dix
5/06/01 Cary Bandstand, Hometown Band Festival
5/12/01 Fuquay-Varina, Celebration of the Outdoors
5/27/01 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day Ceremony
6/10/01 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park" "2001: A Musical Odyssey," picnic afterwards
7/03/01  Fuquay-Varina, July 3rd Celebration
7/04/01 State Capitol, Independence Day observance
7/15/01 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park"
8/12/01 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park" "Swinging and Jazzing," Clarinet solo by Marshal McLean, Premier of "Remembrance" by Hampton Carmine; Saint Francis Brass Quintet performed; Large Potluck picnic afterwards
9/14/01 State Capitol, Memorial Observance for victims of 9/11/01
11/4/01 Meymandi Concert Hall, Fall Concert with Cary Wind Ensemble; Clarinet solo by Marshal McLean
12/06/01 State Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting
12/12/01 Dorothea Dix Hospital, Christmas concert

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2000
(No spring concert due to problems getting auditorium)
4/22/00 Knightdale, Easter egg hunt
4/23/00 State Capitol, Easter sunrise service
4/30/00 McKimmon Center, Holocaust Observance
5/07/00 Cary Bandstand, Hometown Band Festival
5/13/00 Fuquay-Varina, Celebration of the Outdoors
5/28/00 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day Ceremony
6/11/00  Fred Fletcher Park, "Music for Children of All Ages," a concert in honor of Fred Fletcher, cornet solo by Jim Murphy
7/04/00 State Capitol, Independence Day observance
7/16/00 Fred Fletcher Park, "Summer Holiday," with tuba solo by Vince Simonetti
8/13/00 Fred Fletcher Park --rained out
9/08/00  Saint Raphael's Catholic Church, Fair
9/10/00 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday in the Park," with saxophone solo by Karen Zeher
11/18/00 Peace College, "Something for Everyone," with saxophone solo by Karen Zehr and piccolo solo by Linda Klingaman; Friends of the Raleigh Concert Band reception afterwards
12/07/00 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting
12/13/00 Dorothea Dix Hospital, Christmas concert

1999 Knightdale, Easter egg hunt
3/27/99 State Capitol, Easter sunrise service
4/04/99 North Raleigh Hilton, Holocaust Memorial Service
4/11/99 Peace College, Spring Concert
5/01/99 Hometown Band Festival, Cary Band gazebo
5/02/99 Fuquay-Varina, Celebration of the Outdoors
5/08/99 Dorothea Dix Hospital
5/19/99 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day Ceremony
5/30/99 Raleigh Elks Lodge, Flag Day observance (forced inside by a downpour)
6/13/99 Fred Fletcher Park, "Wild, Wild West" with debut performance by the Carolina Trombones
6/27/99 Meredith College, Special Olympics Festival (an audience of three)
7/03/99 State Capitol, Independence Day observance, featuring "Lincoln Portrait" narrated by Charlie Gaddy
7/11/99 Fred Fletcher Park concert rained out no makeup
8/08/99 Fred Fletcher Park
9/10/99 Saint Raphael's Catholic Church, Fair
9/12/99 Fred Fletcher Park with the Silver Harmony Flute Choir directed by Gerald Parker
11/20/99 Peace College, Fall Concert, "Some Enchanted Evening" with premier performance of the "City of Oaks March," written and directed by Dr. Ken McCoy
12/07/99 State Capital, Christmas tree lighting
12/15/99 Dorothea Dix Hospital, Christmas Concert

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1998
3/11/98 Women"s Prison (prisoners a no-show)
4/04/98 Knightdale, Easter egg hunt
4/12/98 State Capitol, Easter Sunrise Service
4/19/98 Meredith College, Holocaust Memorial Service
5/03/98 Hometown Band Festival, Cary Band gazebo
5/09/98 Fuquay-Varina, Celebration of the Outdoors
5/24/98 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony (Stan Powell - Taps)
6/14/98 Fred Fletcher Park, "June Romance"
7/04/98 State Capitol
7/12/98 Fred Fletcher Park, "The British Are Coming" with tuba solo by Rick Guptill
8/09/98 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sousa, Sousa, Sousa" with trumpet solo by Nick Colosanti
9/11/98 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Fair
9/13/98 Fred Fletcher Park, "Our Twentieth Anniversary" featuring former conductors
12/08/98 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting
12/12/98 Peace College, Christmas concert

1997 No Cary Band Day - Rained out twice
3/30/97        State Capitol, Easter Sunrise Service
4/19/97 N.C. Museum of History, "Sounds of Sousa"
4/26/97 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, flute solo by Pauline Leveille
5/04/97 Meredith College, Holocaust Memorial Service
5/10/97 Fuquay-Varina, Celebration of the Outdoors
5/25/97   Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
6/08/97 Fred Fletcher Park, "Sunday at the Movies"
7/04/97 State Capitol
7/13/97 Fred Fletcher Park, "American Salute"
8/10/97 Fred Fletcher Park, "Our Favorites" (selected by band members)
9/12/97 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Fair
9/14/97 Fred Fletcher Park, "Pops Potpourri"
10/05/97 NCSU, CROP Walk
10/24/97 Cary Band gazebo
12/09/97 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting
12/13/97 Peace College, Christmas concert

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1996
3/30/96 Knightdale, Easter egg hunt
4/14/96 North Raleigh Hilton, Holocaust Memorial Service
4/21/96 Hometown Band Festival, Cary Band gazebo
5/26/96 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
5/31/96  Cary Band gazebo
6/16/96 Fred Fletcher Park, "Best of Broadway" (rain date)
6/22/96  Civic Center, arrival of Olympic Torch Relay
7/04/96 State Capitol
7/14/96  Fred Fletcher Park, "Festival of Marches"
8/11/96 Fred Fletcher Park, ""Big Band Bash" with Blues in the Night Jazz Orchestra (HD-TV recording)
9/08/96 Fred Fletcher Park, "Pops Potpourri"  (3 days after Hurricane Fran)
9/13/96 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Fair
10/06/96 NCSU, CROP Walk
12/10/96 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting
12/13/96 Edenton St. United Methodist Church, "Christmas Around the World" with Capital Area Chorale

1995
4/09/95 Hometown Band Festival, Cary Band gazebo
4/11/95 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, "International Friendship Concert" with Maureen Hunter Singers
4/23/95 North Raleigh Hilton, Holocaust Memorial Service
5/13/95 Franklinton fair
5/28/95 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
7/01/95 City Market, "Salute to Walt Disney"
7/04/95 State Capitol
7/30/95 Fred Fletcher Park (rained out?)
8/27/95 Fred Fletcher Park
9/10/95 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Fair
9/24/95 Fred Fletcher Park
12/05/95 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting
12/12/95 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Christmas concert with St. Raphael's choir

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1994
4/02/94 Athens Drive High School, "International Friendship Concert" with City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra
4/10/94 Hometown Band Festival, Bond Park
5/29/94 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
6/11/94 City Market, Music at Sunset with NCSU Pipes and Drums
7/04/94 State Capitol
7/09/94 Grandfather Mountain Highland Games  (Don in a kilt)
7/10/94 Fred"s General Mercantile, Beech Mountain
9/11/94 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Fair
11/06/94 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, "Salute to Disney" with St. Raphael's choir
12/06/94 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting
12/17/94  St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Christmas concert with St. Raphael's choir

1993
3/13/93 Peace College, Sousa concert
3/20/93 Henderson Middle School, "Great Eastern Music Festival" with Southern Vance High School Symphonic Band
4/25/93 Hometown Band Festival, Bond Park
5/30/93  Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
6/26/93 Pullen Park, "Sousa and His Band"
7/03/93 State Capitol, parade and concert
7/03/93  N.C. Museum of Art concert
9/18/93 Moore Square Park, Gallery Walk
9/19/93 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Fair
10/29/93 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Mad Hatter"s Masquerade Ball with Blues in the Night Jazz Orchestra (Big Julie)
12/04/93 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, "Christmas On Broadway" with St. Raphael's choir
12/09/93 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting

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1992
3/28/92 Peace College, International Festival Concert
4/02/92 Embassy Suites, United Arts Council Fund Raising Gala
4/26/92 Cary Home Town Band Festival, Bond Park
5/24/92 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
6/07/92  State Capitol, "International Band Spectacular"
7/04/92 State Capitol
7/04/92  N.C. Museum of Art, fireworks concert
7/29/92 Regent"s Park, London
7/31/92 Queen"s Garden Park, Hull
7/31/92  Guild Hall, Hull
8/01/92  Prince"s Quay Mall, Hull
12/08/92 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting
12/20/92 Peace College, Holiday Gala Concert

1991
1/17/91 Raleigh Chamber of Commerce breakfast concert
1/23/91 State Capitol, Support the Troops concert
3/17/91 Peace College, Spring Fling concert
4/14/91 North Raleigh Hilton, Holocaust memorial service
5/26/91 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
6/09/91 State Capitol
6/23/91 Cary Band Day, Bond Park (rescheduled)
6/29/91 State Capitol, Salute the Troops parade
7/04/91 State Capitol, accompanied Ronnie Milsap
7/04/91 North Carolina Museum of Art fireworks concert
7/21/91 Boone, N.C., Horn in the West
9/01/91 State Capitol, "Music of Broadway"
11/17/91 MacGregor Village, Christmas concert
11/23/91 Peace College, Holiday Gala Concert (with dessert reception)
12/05/91 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting

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1990
3/23/90 Prague 1968 Concert, Peace College
4/08/90 Embassy Suites, United Arts Foundation Concert
4/22/90 Cary Band Day, Bond Park
5/27/90 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
6/10/90 State Capitol
7/04/90 State Capitol, parade
7/04/90 State Capitol (Concert not completed due to competition from N.C. All-Star Rock N Roll Band)
9/23/90 State Capitol, "Famous Band Music"
11/11/90 Capitol Mall, Veterans Day ceremony
12/06/90 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting
12/08/90  Peace College, Christmas concert (catered reception and dessert)

1989
2/03/89 Memorial Auditorium, Capital Area Arts Foundation Gala
3/10/89 Jones Auditorium, Meredith College, Raleigh Dance Association
4/12/89 Stewart Theater with NCSU band
4/30/89 Cary Band Festival, Bond Park
5/10/89  State Capitol, Confederate Memorial Day ceremony
5/28/89 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
5/28/89 State Capitol, Memorial Day concert
6/23/89 Meredith College Amphitheater, State Games of North Carolina opening ceremony (ended in a deluge)
6/29/89 North Carolina Museum of Art, Treasures of American Folk Art opening
7/02/89 Wake Forest fireworks concert
7/04/89 State Capitol
9/04/89  State Capitol
11/03/89 Peace College concert
11/11/89 Capitol Mall, Veterans Day ceremony
12/07/89 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting
12/21/89 North Raleigh Hilton, Third Thursday

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1988
2/20/88 Athens Drive High School, recording concert of Sousa marches
5/08/88 ArtsPlosure, "On Stage" with soloists from Capitol Area Community Chorus
5/29/88 State Capitol, "American Salute"
5/30/88 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
6/17/88 Meredith College Amphitheater, State Games of North Carolina opening ceremony
7/04/88 State Capitol, "Light Up the Sky"
9/11/88  State Capitol, "Sing, Sing, Sing"
10/23/88 Stewart Theater with NCSU Jazz Ensemble
11/11/88 Capitol Mall, Veterans Day ceremony
12/08/88 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting and concert, "The Many Moods of Christmas"
     
1987
4/25/87 ArtsPlosure (rained out " performed inside at Capitol)
5/10/87 State Capitol, Confederate Memorial Day
5/16/87 Athens Drive High School, Greater Raleigh Senior Games Awards
5/24/87 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
6/14/87 Sertoma Arts Center, Shelley Lake
7/04/87 State Capitol, "Star-Spangled Spectacular"
9/13/87 State Capitol, "Great Band Classics"
9/17/87 State Capitol, Ceremony for bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, "Sounds of Liberty" with Capitol Area Community Chorus
10/10/87 Meredith College, The Moving Wall (traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial)
11/11/87 Capitol Mall, Veterans Day ceremony
12/09/87 State Capitol, Christmas tree lighting and indoor concert in old Senate chambers

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1986
4/26/86 Bach Festival, Shelley Lake
5/03/86 ArtsPlosure
5/07/86 Rose Garden Amphitheater
5/10/86 Dedication of Sertoma Amphitheater at Bond Park
5/17/86 Athens Drive High School, Greater Raleigh Senior Games closing ceremony
5/25/86 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
6/04/86 Rose Garden Amphitheater
6/08/86  Sertoma Arts Center, Shelley Lake
6/28/86   Stroh's Run for Liberty
7/02/86 Rose Garden Amphitheater
8/06/86  Rose Garden Amphitheater
8/09/86  Crabtree Valley Mall
9/03/86 Rose Garden Amphitheater
9/21/86 Wendell, Bright Leaf Folk Festival
10/11/86  Capitol Trail Run
11/11/86 Capitol Mall, Veterans Day ceremony
12/14/86 North Hills Mall, Christmas concert

1985
3/31/85 Raleigh Civic Center, Southern Regional Conference of the National Recreation and Parks Association
5/__/85 Springmoor grand opening celebration
5/__/85 National Kidney Foundation barbecue cook-off
5/04/85 ArtsPlosure
5/17/85 Athens Drive High School, Greater Raleigh Senior Games
5/26/85 Raleigh National Cemetery, Memorial Day ceremony
6/09/85 Sertoma Arts Center, Shelley Lake
7/10/85 Rose Garden Amphitheater
8/14/85 Rose Garden Amphitheater
8/24/85 Triangle Victory Run
9/21/85 Mordecai 200th celebration (drum and fife group)
9/21/85 St. Raphael's groundbreaking ceremony
10/05/85 Pullen Park, United Way Family Day
10/12/85 Stroh"s Run for Liberty
10/26/85 Capitol Trail Run, Hillsborough Street
11/11/85  State Capitol, Veterans Day ceremony

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1984
3/11/84 Athens Drive High School concert
4/29/84 Dedication of Holly Hill Hospital
5/02/84 Rose Garden Amphitheater
5/06/84 ArtsPlosure
6/06/84 Rose Garden Amphitheater
6/10/84 Sertoma Arts Center
6/24/84 Holly Hill Hospital, Healthcare Express
7/04/84 Rose Garden Amphitheater
8/01/84 Rose Garden Amphitheater
8/11/84 Crabtree Valley Mall, Lifelong Learning Fair
9/05/84 Rose Garden Amphitheater
9/30/84 Dedication of Raleigh Municipal Building
12/__/84 Crabtree Valley Mall, Christmas concert

1983
4/__/83 ArtsPlosure
4/09 & 10/83 North Carolina Museum of Art opening
5/04/83 Rose Garden Amphitheater
5/__/83  Small Business Week celebration
6/01/83 Rose Garden Amphitheater
6/__/83 Sertoma Arts Center, Shelley Lake
7/06/83 Rose Garden Amphitheater
8/03/83 Rose Garden Amphitheater
9/07/83 Rose Garden Amphitheater
10/08/83  Wendell, dedication of J. Ashley Wall Towne Square
12/__/83 Northern Telecom, Christmas concert

1982
__/__/82 "Annie" premier concert
12/__/82 North Hills Mall, Christmas concert
12/__/82 Northern Telecom, Christmas concert

1981

1980
10/05/80 City Stage Celebration, Greensboro

1979
__/__/79 Dedication of city recreation center
10/21/79 Pullen Park

1978
10/22/78 Pullen Park
12/___/78 North Hills Mall, Christmas concert

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