Full Text of HR0999 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois takes great pride in | 3 | | celebrating the artistic talents and historic accomplishments | 4 | | of its diverse citizenry, representing communities large and | 5 | | small; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 7 | | Representatives wish to raise their collective baton in | 8 | | recognition of the 130th anniversary of the Woodstock City | 9 | | Band; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Woodstock City Band, funded and supported by | 11 | | the City of Woodstock and the Woodstock Opera House, is widely | 12 | | respected as one of the oldest city bands in the United States; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Woodstock City Band has enjoyed several | 15 | | identities, forming in 1884 under the leadership of Frank W. | 16 | | Medlar as the Woodstock Spring City Band; for many years, the | 17 | | band was known as the Oliver Typewriter Band, featuring | 18 | | employees of the renowned Oliver Typewriter Company; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The Woodstock City Band is led by Conductor Duane | 20 | | Peiffer, who has also masterfully taught and directed music | 21 | | students in Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 since |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Woodstock City Band is comprised of a group of | 3 | | outstanding musicians, who perform free weekly summer concerts | 4 | | on the historic Woodstock Square, delighting audiences that | 5 | | often number over 800 local seniors, families, children, and | 6 | | devoted music lovers each week; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Woodstock City Band showcases the exceptional | 8 | | talent of many graduates of local music education programs and | 9 | | their instructors, with performers' ages ranging from high | 10 | | school students to octogenarians and some touting decades of | 11 | | Woodstock City Band membership; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The repertoire of the Woodstock City Band consists | 13 | | of canonical works, adaptations of popular favorites, and | 14 | | original compositions; the most recent work was commissioned | 15 | | specifically in honor of the band's 130th anniversary; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Woodstock City Band performances and their | 17 | | accompanying "ice cream socials" are events that have | 18 | | established a long tradition of old-fashioned, | 19 | | quintessentially Midwestern, summertime community gatherings | 20 | | on the Woodstock Square, bringing families and neighbors | 21 | | together and welcoming and entertaining visitors from | 22 | | throughout McHenry County; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate the members of the Woodstock City Band on the | 4 | | occasion of its 130th anniversary and thank them for their | 5 | | dedication to the City of Woodstock and its residents; and be | 6 | | it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the Woodstock City Band as a symbol of our esteem | 9 | | and respect.
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