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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize the 25th anniversary of
4founding of the Illinois Brass Band; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Illinois Brass Band was founded in 1991 by
6George Faster and William Homer, who modeled it after the
7United Kingdom's Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band, which
8toured the United States in 1990; the Illinois Brass Band
9entered its first North American Brass Band Association
10competition in 1993 and the next year won first place honors;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, By 2002, the Illinois Brass Band had won 6 North
13American Brass Band Association championships in 7 years, all
14while continuing to delight audiences throughout the Chicago
15area with a repertoire ranging from brass band classics to show
16tunes and jazz; in 2003, the Illinois Brass Band became the
17first brass band outside the Commonwealth to attend the British
18Open Brass Band Championships; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Over the years, the Illinois Brass Band has
20presented dozens of concerts indoors and out and showcased
21exceptional artists, including Roger Webster, Michael Mulcahy,
22and Brett Baker; the Illinois Brass Band has produced 6

 

 

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1recordings to date; "Cookin' with Brass", the latest recording
2project by the Illinois Brass Band, is the first recording by
3the band in over 10 years; the tracks were recorded over a
4series of sessions in May and early June 2013 at First United
5Methodist Church in Arlington Heights, where the band regularly
6rehearses; the pieces selected are a selection of pieces that
7might be typically performed at one of the band's outdoor
8summer concerts; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Illinois Brass Band is a 30-member British
10style brass band and is a 6-time national champion of the North
11American Brass Band Association; the band is a Section
12501(c)(3) recognized organization and is supported in part by a
13grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a State agency;
14therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17recognize the 25th anniversary of the Illinois Brass Band and
18we wish them many more successful years; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That we declare June 11, 2016 as Illinois Brass
20Band Day; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to the Illinois Brass Band as an expression of our

 

 

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1esteem and respect.