The Naperville Municipal Band performed its first concert of the 2025 summer concert series on June 5. Conductor and Music Director Emily Binder led the band at the Ronald J. Keller Performance Stage in Central Park.
This opening show was titled “Music in the Parks.”
A wide range of songs from classic marches to film soundtracks
- Strike Up the Band – George Gershwin, arr. Warren Barker
- Landscapes – Rosanno Galante
- Eisenhower Park Concert March – Keith Andrews
- First Suite in Eb – Gustav Holst
- Chaconne
- Intermezzo
- March
- Crescent Meadow – Rob Romeyn
- Jurassic Park – John Williams
- Country Mile – Naomi Crellin & Edward Fairlie
- Chicago Rock and Pop Legends – arr. John Wasson
- From Maine to Oregon March – John Philip Sousa
- A Day at Disneyland – arr. Mike Story
- The First One Hundred and Fifty March – Ronald Keller
Upcoming concerts in Central Park
The Naperville Municipal Band holds summer concerts each Thursday at 7:30 pm from June through August.
- June 12 – Kids Concert (7:00 pm start time)
- June 19 – Naperville Municipal Band Big Band
- June 26 – Comedy Tonight
- July 3 – Let Freedom Ring
- July 10 – Dick Wheeler’s 50th Anniversary
- July 17 – Naperville Trivia Night
- July 24 – The Wonder of Water, DuPage Symphony Orchestra at 6:30, NMB at 7:30
- July 31 – Celebration of the Big Band
- August 7 – Tone Colors
- August 14 – Summer’s End…Memories Begin
About the Naperville Municipal Band
The Naperville Municipal Band has been entertaining the people of Naperville and the surrounding suburbs in Central Park for over 150 years. The band has grown from a group of dedicated musicians whose vision brought them together in 1859 to its current roster of over 70 members.
The band has played through storms (both literal and political), marched under the blazing sun in countless parades, and provided thousands of hours of entertainment to a grateful public. It has undergone five name changes and raised money for four different band shells, twelve sets of uniforms, benches, music, and guest performers.