LaGrange County Community Band
by Abby Wenger
The LaGrange Community Band
is a volunteer based band that meets
during the summer months of June
through August. This group is for anyone high school age on up who wants
to pick up their instrument again and
play some good music. This past year,
the band was directed by Hank Gore of
LaGrange. The band had eight rehearsals and five performances.
The music ranges from marches
to jazz to musical numbers. Some
of the popular tunes from this year
included Stars and Stripes, Mack the
Knife, Barnum and Bailey’s Circus,
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Battle Hymn of the Republic, National
Emblem, South Pacific and Sound of
Music. Sometimes, music will be picked
that will feature a certain section, like
Trumpeters Wild or Trombone Blues.
Others will feature a soloist, like Concerto for Trumpet that was played by
Hank Gore.
Concerts are usually held in Howe,
LaGrange, Shipshewana, and Topeka.
This year there were around twenty
members who attended practices and
concerts regularly. If you are interested
in becoming a part of this Community
Band, you can contact Hank Gore,
who will again be directing next year,
by phone, 260-463-2403 or email at
[email protected].
Above: The LaGrange Community Band performing for Antique shoppers on Aug. 4 at the Trading
Place Pavilion in Shipshewana. Members pictured
above (not in order) are Director Hank Gore,
Adrianne Mishler, Dan Pruitt, Adam Eaton, Adam
Marchand, Michelle Eash, Tim Berger, Ryan Wisler,
Devlin Smith, Richard Muntz and Emy Berger.
Below: The LaGrange Community Band performing
in Topeka on July 4th. Members pictured (not in
order) are Director Hank Gore, Amanda Wenger,
Mike Brown, Andrew Brown, Devlin Smith,
Michelle Smith, Dan Pruitt, Abby Wenger, Sara
Bainbridge, Adam Marchand, Tim Berger, Susie
Lee, Emy Berger, Bob Jones, Gail Gore, and Monica
Stidham.
Photos by Roger Wenger