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You win a few, you lose a few! That's probably the best "spin" we can put on the cancellation of last week's concert. By concert time it was sunny but, at the time the decision had to be made, it was pouring! All-in-all, though we might have been able to play the concert, the decision may have been for the best since our equipment van and truck might well have damaged the lawn around the bandshell due to the wet ground. We'll hope for better luck this week!
This Week's Concert
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Our June 15 conductor will be long-time band member, clarinetist Mike Lachnitt. Mike is part of a Muni Band dynasty, having played in the band since he was a high school student. His father, a long-time member of the band, was Herbert Lachnitt, also a clarinetist and leader of "Herbie's Little German Band." Mike's son Gerhardt plays trumpet in the band and his wife Carmen, Mike's daughter-in-law, plays the bassoon. But it doesn't end there: this season Mike's grandson Kiefer has joined the band as a clarinetist becoming the 4th generation of the Lachnitt family to participate. We think this is truly remarkable and a record that's unlikely to be broken any time soon!
Mike's selections will include March "The Southerner" by Russell Alexander arranged by Glenn Cliffe Bainum; The Peanut Vendor by Moises Simons arranged by John Morissey; Oklahoma selections by Richard Rodgers arranged by Erik Leidzen including Oh What a Beautiful Mornin', Surry With a Fringe on Top, People Will Say We're in Love, and Oklahoma!; St. Louis Blues March by W.C. Handy arranged by Jerry Gray; Old Comrades March by CarlTeike arranged by L.P. Laurendeau; Feuerfest! by Josef Strauss arranged by Terry Vosbein; Daughters of Texas March by John Philip Sousa arranged by Frederick Fennell; South American Way by Jimmy McHugh arranged by William Teague; Wabash Cannonball by William Kindt arranged by Mike Story , and our traditional closing march, The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa.
Mike's "theme" for the concert will be "Heading South." Though some of his music selections have obvious "southern connotations," other titles seem a bit more obscure. We have no doubt that Mike's explanations will make everything clear.
The soloist for Mike's concert is the multi-talented Andrew Reif. Andrew, the librarian at Mediapolis High School, regularly plays tuba in the band but he is also a fine vocalist and it is in this capacity that he'll be our soloist, performing selections from Richard Rodgers' musical Oklahoma!
For those specifically SEEKING web pages from past concerts, our recent concert archives are now available online.
