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Summer Concerts
Kiwanis Summer Concerts are held at
Chester Township Park Gazebo
   on WEDNESDAY nights from 7:00 - 9:00 PM.

In case of rain for the five July concerts,
the concert will be moved indoors at
Mayfield Church
(southwest corner of Caves and Mayfield roads)

A rain date of Aug 12 will be set for
The Geauga County Fair Band
and the concert will remain at the park.

These concerts are sponsored by
 West Geauga Kiwanis
in conjunction with
 Chester Township Park Commission

Donations from the public are welcomed and should be sent to:
WG Kiwanis
Attn. Dave Grenier
P.O. Box 553
Chesterland, Ohio 44026

(please indicate that the donations are to support the concerts!)

2009 Schedule

           


CHESTER PARK is a 5 acre park located on the northeast corner of Chillicothe Road (Route 306)
 and Mayfield Road (Route 322) in Chesterland, Ohio 44026






past performer  07/01/09   Lenny Russo Band
This band, formerly known as the Tony Carmen Band and now led by Lenny Russo, is a popular favorite returning to our bandstand this year.  They create a celebration air with a varied repertoire of happy music,  This well-rehearsed band of professionals mixes humor into their selection from Swing, Dixieland and Latin favorites

past performer  07/08/09   Clear Fork Bluegrass Quartet
Clear Fork has been performing it's exciting brand of Bluegrass, Acoustic Country Music and American Fiddle tunes since 1984.  Audiences throughout the country have become acquainted with their fresh music style through the group's live performances and their appearances on "Garrison Keillor's American Radio Company" and West Virginia Public Radio's "Mountain Stage".  We are happy they are able to join us again this year.

past performer     07/15/09         New Orleans Jazz Ensemble

This ensemble performs Dixieland Jazz as a united group of musicians.  They perform collective improvisation- on-the-spot musical creation by several musicians at once.  They play in the authentic style reminiscent of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans.  They have been a popular part of our series and we welcome them back again this year.


past performer     07/22/09         Cruisin'
This group led by Ron Howard is made up of a group of highly regarded musicians performing Motown music and classics from the 50's and 60's.  It is one of the most popular groups in the Cleveland area and is a force to be reckoned with through its presentation of the Motown Sound,  We are glad to welcome them back after an absence of several years.

past performer  07/29/09         Deutscher Musik Verein
                           (German Music Society)
This thirty piece costumed German concert band plays a wide variety of German and other European Music,  They have performed extensively at festivals and concerts throughout the area as well as European Tours where the played in Vienna and Salzburg as well as entertaining over 1000 patrons at the famous Munich Hofbrauhaus,  This is an exciting and entertaining band to hear and we welcome them back.



past performer   08/05/09      Geauga County Fair Band
This large concert band consisting of about fifty members produces a big sound while playing a wide variety of tunes ranging from patriotic marches to Broadway Show Tunes to Folk Songs.  This talented group of musicians from throughout Geauga County represents our Great Geauga County Fair,  They proved extremely popular in their debut with us last year and we are very happy to have them back as an exciting climax of this summer concert series.