Bill Text: IL HR0559 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the members of the Naperville Municipal Band on the occasion of the organization's 150th anniversary.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-07-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0559 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0559-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the | ||||||
| 4 | Naperville Municipal Band on the occasion of the organization's | ||||||
| 5 | 150th anniversary; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Naperville Municipal Band dates back to 1859, | ||||||
| 7 | when a group of 15 men assembled, practiced, and played for a | ||||||
| 8 | 4th of July picnic at Burlington Park in Naperville; the band's | ||||||
| 9 | earliest members included Joseph Hiltenbrand, John V. Kreger, | ||||||
| 10 | Wes Beidelman, Joseph Krapf, John Collins, Joseph Bapst, Jacob | ||||||
| 11 | Heim, Valentine Dieter, and James Vallete; Mr. Vallette's | ||||||
| 12 | cornet is currently on display at the Interlochen National | ||||||
| 13 | Music Camp in Michigan; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The Naperville Municipal Band used to perform on | ||||||
| 15 | Saturday nights in downtown Naperville, usually setting up on a | ||||||
| 16 | street corner under the street light so musicians could see the | ||||||
| 17 | music; in the 1890s, the City of Naperville built a band shell | ||||||
| 18 | in Central Park, which lasted until 1926; the band as it is | ||||||
| 19 | known today was organized in 1929 under the direction of Elmer | ||||||
| 20 | Koerner, a mathematics teacher and band instructor in the | ||||||
| 21 | Naperville Public Schools; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, The Naperville Municipal Band was incorporated as | ||||||
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| 1 | "The Naperville Municipal Band" as a not-for-profit under a new | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois Band Law, with a tax supporting the band passed by | ||||||
| 3 | Naperville voters on April 30, 1930; a wooden band shell was | ||||||
| 4 | constructed in Central Park in the mid-1930s and was used until | ||||||
| 5 | it was condemned by the city in 1963; the voters of Naperville | ||||||
| 6 | once again came to the band's rescue with a referendum to build | ||||||
| 7 | a new concrete "permanent" shell; the shell was completed and | ||||||
| 8 | dedicated in June of 1966; unfortunately, it too was condemned | ||||||
| 9 | and demolished in 1999; in response, the City of Naperville | ||||||
| 10 | approved the construction of a substantial structure that will | ||||||
| 11 | serve not only as a concert facility, but also as a year-round | ||||||
| 12 | home for the band; the ground-breaking ceremony for the | ||||||
| 13 | structure took place on January 4, 2002; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The Naperville Municipal Band has played under a | ||||||
| 15 | variety of names throughout its history, including the | ||||||
| 16 | Naperville Light Guard Band, the Naperville Lounge Factory, and | ||||||
| 17 | the Naperville City Band; in addition to playing concerts in | ||||||
| 18 | the Naperville park, the band travels to area parades and | ||||||
| 19 | provides music for civic functions, such as the inauguration of | ||||||
| 20 | city council members and the dedication of a new city hall; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, The Naperville Municipal Band is full of | ||||||
| 22 | tradition, having many long-time members; currently, the band | ||||||
| 23 | features 100 members that come from many different backgrounds, | ||||||
| 24 | including teachers, housewives, butchers, bankers, dentists, | ||||||
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| 1 | and doctors; Ron Keller, who taught instrumental music in the | ||||||
| 2 | Naperville District 203 school system, has been the band's | ||||||
| 3 | musical director since 1965; he is the great-grandson of | ||||||
| 4 | original member Joseph Bapst and began playing with the band 40 | ||||||
| 5 | years ago; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Naperville Municipal Band is currently | ||||||
| 7 | working on a project to recreate the original "Naperville Light | ||||||
| 8 | Guard Band", with uniforms and instruments of the period circa | ||||||
| 9 | 1880-1900; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The Naperville Municipal Band and its diverse | ||||||
| 11 | group of musicians draws crowds of as many as 5,000 people to | ||||||
| 12 | its Thursday night summer concerts at the Elmer Koerner Band | ||||||
| 13 | Shell in Central Park; in 1991, the band won the Sudler Scroll | ||||||
| 14 | from the John Philip Sousa Foundation for excellence in | ||||||
| 15 | community bands, making the band the sixth to receive this | ||||||
| 16 | award since its inception in 1985; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The members of the Naperville Municipal Band serve | ||||||
| 18 | as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the | ||||||
| 19 | people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 21 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 22 | congratulate the members of the Naperville Municipal Band on | ||||||
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| 1 | the occasion of the organization's 150th anniversary and wish | ||||||
| 2 | them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | ||||||
| 3 | further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to the Naperville Municipal Band as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 6 | esteem and respect.
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