Kathy Huggler

“Oh, the Places Music Takes Us”  is a bit of a time-travel concert mix of much-loved music … from a touch of Dixieland Jazz, to Michael Jackson tunes …  that’s sure to take you back to faces & places your heart remembers.              

   This AHB Concert Band program is open to the public, no ticket needed. Plenty of lawn-chair space, so bring friends & family.

    That’s August 15th - Come enjoy your hometown band players in the cool evening riverside shade at Westside Park. 

America’s Hometown Band Plays for You!  

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   From ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to ‘Les Miserable’, America’s Hometown Band plays for you a set of popular themes that celebrate the ups and downs of ‘Life’ and ‘Love’— as only Musical Theatre can express. 

   Vocalist for this concert is AHB songbird Mona Dale.  Meet us in the shade at Westside Park for this short trip to the theatre. No ticket needed, and lots of lawn chair space at 2400 W White River Parkway in Muncie. 

America’s Hometown Band Plays for You! 

     The top-notch Big Band players from America’s Hometown Band will be wowing the crowd again with their performance of swing tunes and improvisation skills — all about romance. 
   Timeless tunes from the great ones - like Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Les Brown — will fill the evening air.  The concert is open to all, no ticket needed - bring the lawn chairs, the friends, and the family.  THANK YOU, EB & Bertha C Ball Center!
America’s Hometown Band Plays For You!

The AHB Concert Band plays prior to and during the closing of the week-long Field of Flags event staged annually on the Minnetrista greensward. This public program honors the sacrifices of the 9/11 victims & rescuers. 

America’s Hometown Band and Old Washington St. Festival have been together entertaining Muncie for many trips around the Sun … continuing in 2024 with a Free Public concert that spotlights solo & small ensemble performers, accompanied by the full band. Come enjoy the variety!

     Conductor & Music Director of East Central Indiana Chamber Orchestra— Isaac Denniston — invites you & your family to come experience the pulse of much loved tunes from time-honored composers such as —Leroy Anderson, Aaron Copland, and Joseph Hayden, plus a touch of the real rock band sound of The Beatles.

     Plan to beat a path to this LIVE on-stage performance set for Sat., March 22 at 7 pm.

    This family-friendly event is free and open to the public, plus ample free parking at MCHS.

Come enjoy this lively joint concert by two of the AHB (America’s Hometown Band)
woodwind ensemble groups - Central Indiana Flute Choir (Director, Becky Boyce) and Clarinet Connection (Director, Steve Stickler).

    Free admission & parking.The public is invited to hear these very talented musicians perform a concert music lineup that ‘travels’ the world & beyond from ‘Ashokan Farewell’,  ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, and ‘Saint Louis Blues’ — to ‘Star Wars’ themes and ‘Jupiter’ (from Gustav Holtz’ - ‘The Planets’)   

Honoring the decades of tradition, service, and sacrifices of our USA military — AHB again accompanies the annual Muncie/Delaware County ceremony of remembrance & gratitude to every member of the USA military defense forces. 

   The AHB Jazz Combo is at June’s ‘1st Thursday Arts Walk’ — As long as you’re appreciating the best of Muncie’s artists — be sure to walk on down to the Canan Commons stage, and jive to the jazz talents of Muncie saxophonist George Wolfe & combo players. 

   Bandleader Larry McWilliams keeps the AHB Big Band players hoppin’ with charts from the best swing & jazz composers ever known - as in Count Basie, Glen Miller, Billy May, and many more. Bring lawn chair, parasol, and maybe your dancing shoes! 

AHB  Music Director Roger McConnell puts the ‘Spotlight’ on three distinctive instrumental sections of his ‘Hometown Band’ … 

at 6 pm: the spirited sound of a Dixieland    Combo (led by Larry McWilliams)

at 7 pm: the lovely multi-voice blends of the AHB Flute Choir & AHB Clarinet Connection musicians

  June is such a popular month for weddings — and the concert band uses beautiful music  to celebrate the perpetual magic of falling in love. 
        Vocalist is Mona Dale

America's Hometown Band entertains the Independence Day crowd at Minnetrista - right up to Fireworks time. The music begins at 7 pm with George Wolfe's AHB Jazz Combo, and then at 7:30 the AHB Concert Band delivers the patriotic fare of the evening.

   AHB Concert Band brings Guest Vocalist Myles Ogea back to Muncie - his hometown - to serenade us all with tunes in the Sinatra/Buble style.  Join us on the lawn at Minnetrista’s main building, from 7- 8:15 pm, July 17.
         Bring lawn chair & parasol 🎵

     It’s Summer Swing Time with America’s Hometown Band‘s jazz/swing musicians — everyone‘s Havin’ it Made in the Shade at 8 pm, Thursday the 24th in Muncie !   
Lawn seating.  

  🎵 5-6 pm special !!  AHB hosts a rock band performance by Doc Peterson and group, on the Canan Commons Stage. Start your August Arts Walk in front of the Canan stage !

Park your lawn chair under the trees at Westside & get ready for that Big Band Swing sound from AHB Jazz/Swing Band.  Bandleader is Larry McWilliams, creator of the Jazz Program at Ball State University. 

This concert is a showcase of just a a few of AHB’s talented musicians - Soloists and Small Ensembles -  all of whom contribute to AHB’s big sound year after year!

   On Patriots Day 9/11, AHB Concert Band accompanies the Field of Flags Closing Ceremony at Minnetrista. The week-long multi-flag display on the Minnetrista front greensward honors and remembers the victims and rescue respondents who perished in the New York City 9/11 terrorist attack of 2001 — as well as the service and history of the entire cadre of America’s disaster respondents. 

    Under the bright red tent - at 2:00 pm on Sunday, Sept 14 - the AHB Concert Band performs its last concert of the 2025 season during Muncie’s long-running Old Washington Street Festival… and the audience areas are tent-shaded, too.