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Brass band returns July 4
News · June 22, 2017


On Tuesday, July 4 at 2 p.m., the Eastern Iowa Brass Band will perform a free concert in the Village Green.


Before the band performance, the Declaration of Independence will be read β€œto remind us what the day is all about,” read a press release from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum, which is sponsoring the concert.

For more information, you may call 319-643-5301.

For more than 25 years, the Eastern Iowa Brass Band has been entertaining audiences throughout Iowa, the Midwest and even beyond. The 35-member band performs from a repertoire which features original works for brass band, as well as arrangements of well-known orchestral and wind band literature. Featured soloists are frequently used in concert programs which also include marches, medleys, hymn tune arrangements, folk songs, Broadway show tunes and novelty features.

Members of the EIBB come from all over Eastern Iowa. As the only brass band of this type in Iowa, the EIBB presents a truly unique musical experience.

The Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Currently on display is American Presidents: Life Portraits. The concert on the Village Green is free and open to the public, regular admission is charged to go through the Museum galleries.