Central Kentucky Concert Band
2010-2011 Performance Season Schedule
*changes and adjustments shall be made as necessary*
Alpha and Omega
December 12: TU – 7:30 PM
featuring Charlie Kahn, Alto Saxophone
Morton Middle School Band, Todd Chamberlain ~ Director
Roy G. Biv
February 27: TU – 3:00 PM
featuring Richard L. Cryder, Trombone
Go, Go Grainger
May 8: Lexington Opera House – 3:00 PM
featuring Vince DiMartino, Trumpet
Interested in playing in the Central Kentucky Concert Band? Attend our open rehearsals on September 9th, 16th, and 23rd, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Our members include musicians of all skill levels from the Central Kentucky area. Rehearsals are held in the band room of the Mitchell Fine Arts building at Transylvania University.
Hello and Thank-You
for visiting our Central Kentucky Concert Band
web. We are looking forward to a great 2010-2011 performance season as we
continue our quest for musical excellence and celebrate the important role of
the adult music-maker in our community. It is a true professional privilege and
personal pleasure for me to begin my 17th year as Music Director and
Conductor for the CKCB, as together we seek experiences which are both
musically rewarding and personally enjoyable.
For now 35 years, members of the Central Kentucky Concert Band have been
exemplars of high-quality music-making regularly performing at Transylvania
University, the Lexington Opera House, the Cathedral of Christ the King and
other area venues. Play Lists always feature standards by composers such as
Verdi, Sousa, Brahms, Grainger, Holst, Beethoven, Vaughn-Williams,Gould,
Copland,et al – as well as newer works
– by Holsinger, Gillingham, Giroux, de Meij, Sparke, Smith, et al. Our
membership is comprised of adult instrumentalists who volunteer their time and
talents to the Band and includes teachers and preachers, engineers and lawyers,
business owners and homemakers, civil servants and secretaries all united by a
common interest – the love of making music.
Featured Soloists and Special Guests are also a highlight of our concerts and
of late we have had great opportunity to work with Earle Louder, Vince
DiMartino, Dick Cryder and Ryan Shirar [to name but a few] and recently have
also had the opportunity to collaborate with the East Jessamine, Rockcastle
County and EKU Model Lab School Bands.
The Band is a member of the Association of Concerts Bands of America, LexArts
and is a registered 501(C)(3) organization.
The CKCB was founded in 1976 and is widely recognized
as the premier, adult concert band in the Commonwealth, as well as one of the
finest ensembles of its nature in the southeastern United States. Since 1994, Dr.
Peter LaRue has served as the Music Director and Conductor of the Central Kentucky Concert Band. Mr. Les Anderson is the
Assistant Conductor and Dr. Lee Patrick serves as Chair of the Executive Board.
The CKCB has benefited historically from the support of the Kentucky
Arts Council, LexArts, the ScottCounty Council of the Arts, GeorgetownCollege, AsburyCollege and TransylvaniaUniversity.
