Pete Metzger formed the Sycamore Community Band in 1974 and built the group to a full concert band with sixty-five active adult musicians. The band plays a variety of music consisting of light classical selections, sounds from the Big Band Era, Broadway, patriotic music, and marches.
The Sycamore Community Band is comprised of 65 members from all walks of life including teachers, doctors, dentists, lawyers and engineers. The band performs for community events and at local churches and retirement homes. For more information, contact Sue Bone at 513-260-5969. |
Introducing our new Music Director, Bob BrowningWith Pete Metzger's official retirement as Director, he named Bob Browning as his successor. Bob is currently Director of Instrumental Music at the Summit Country Day School, where he teaches all band instruments from fifth grade through high school, and is now Music Director of the Sycamore Community Band. With this all-adult ensemble Bob regularly conducts great works from the wind band repertoire, and recently conducted the world premiere of Music Fest by James Curnow, commissioned by the Sycamore Community Band.
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The Scherers; Bob, Ida, Steve, Susan, Mark & Andrea PLATINUM $500-999 Scott & Carol Albaugh Steve & Sue Bone Buddy Rogers Music The Gardner & Cogorno Family Ted Hitchens Carol & Bert Huether Bill & Mary Lennard The McCammoms Helen & Don Rhoad Jack & Mary Wagner Paul & Rebecca Wallace Dan & Debbie Weinstein Jan & Paul Zinnecker GOLD $250-499 Rollie & Carol Berhman Marilyn H. Borquein Thomas Coffey & Melodie Grable Frank & Valerie Harrison Bill & Jo Ann Harvey Ron & Judy Porges |
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Anita Cocker-Hunt Aliza & Hirsch Cohen Jaqueline & Bill & Becky Cutshall The Wes Fricke Family Paul & Arlene Gahn Jon Hoffheimer Ryan, Emily & Andrew Hoverman Dr. David & Celia Lasse Lucky & Marilyn Johnson Jerry Kay Norm & Debbie Klenk Dennis J. Malloy Terry & Joanie Medert Russ Rosen Steve & Kirsten Ruggiero Jeff & Astrid Sheehan Jane Sheetz Steve Stein Gretchen Watts & Family Susan & Jim Zarnowiecki |
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Robert Browning Shirley Coffey Ed & Ginney Eksted Jim & Gwen Gallagher Alberta Hemsley & Bernie Hemsley Lenore Horner John Klasmeier Macy’s Matching Grant Gwlenys Reed Susan & Jim Robinson Lew Stephens Gary Stoelting FRIEND $25-49 Judith Condit & John Peltz Steve & Debbie Farrell Maxine Kistler Susan Maruca Jacki Miles Donald & Elsie Monaco Robert Schmitz John Suddarth Family Mary Helen Weber |
“The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart