Bill Text: IL HR0668 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates the members of the Naperville Municipal Band as they celebrate the Band's 150th anniversary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-10-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR0668 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0668-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
Naperville Municipal Band as they celebrate the Band's 150th
anniversary; and
WHEREAS, The Naperville Brass Band held its first formal
concert on July 4, 1859; the band appeared in stylish blue and
white uniforms and its concert was described in the Dupage
Sentinel as admirable; and
WHEREAS, After the Civil War, the Naperville Brass Band was
re-organized and adopted the name Naperville Light Guard Band;
the band played in celebration of the Dupage county centennial
and consisted of some 14-20 members; the Naperville Light Guard
Band celebrated its 15th anniversary in Naperville with a
concert in Court House square on July 4, 1882; and
WHEREAS, Due to financial hard times, the Light Guard Band
dissolved completely in 1900, only to be resurrected in 1906
with the financial sponsorship of the Kroehler Manufacturing
Company and renamed the Lounge Factory Band, bringing concerts
to Naperville until 1917; in 1917, the Band once again
underwent a name change to the Naperville City Band when
Kroehler withdrew its support of the Band; and

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WHEREAS, In 1928, the State of Illinois granted a charter
to the Naperville Municipal Band formalizing the name change,
and on April 22, 1931, a formal contract with the City of
Naperville, by vote of the Naperville citizens, established
permanent funding and committed the Band to 10 summer concerts
and 3 holiday parades or concerts; and
WHEREAS, The Band has represented Naperville at national
music conventions in St. Louis and Danville, Kentucky and was
awarded the prestigious Sudler Scroll from the John Philip
Sousa Foundation for outstanding musicianship and for over 100
years of history and service to the Naperville community and
school systems; and
WHEREAS, In January of 2000, The United States House of
Representatives and the Library of Congress designated the
Naperville Municipal Band as a Local Legacy and presented the
award to Director Keller in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, 2005 found the Band opening and dedicating its new
permanent home, the Naperville Community Concert Center, after
raising some $250,000 to equip the new building approved by the
citizens and City Council of Naperville; and
WHEREAS, The Naperville Municipal Band provides

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scholarships to promising students of the city's band programs,
and its members offer leadership and example to inspire a
continuing stream of quality musicians for the Band itself;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate the Naperville Municipal Band and its members for
its long history and dedication to bringing quality
entertainment to the community; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to a representative of the Naperville Municipal Band
as a symbol of our respect.