87 past events with the america's hometown band tag

A Celebration of Autumn’s Return

       “Down Memory Lane“ -  a Free, Public Concert that celebrates the aura & beauty of Hoosier Autumn days with a musical journey !

   Ride the lovely harmonies created by the AHB woodwind choirs —Central Indiana Flute Choir, Clarinet Connection, and the AHB Woodwind Ensemble —  performing separately and blended.  

AHB Free Concert - Season Review

America’s Hometown Band plays a ‘Review Menu’  of crowd favorites from their 2026 Concert Season —  

      Shaded Seating for concert-goers

Hear A-Level Big Band Tunes with AHB

   “Mellow as it Goes”     This August — on this Thurs evening – plan on a lively musical date with the very special Big Band musicians of America’s Hometown Band of Muncie.   
    They’ll be playing their ‘cool‘ music of the heart — in the Cornerstone Center for the Arts auditorium.  Come fill some comfy seats there and enjoy the talent onstage!  
            Free & Open to all & all ages

AHB Concert Band at Westside Park

     The Concert Band Musicians from America’s Hometown Band of Muncie are performing a family-pleasing review of favorite screen & stage themes that you will recognize and probably hum along with. Come to the park and reminisce with the band!  Free and open to all - coolers & non-alcoholic drinks ok

Jazzy Swing Tunes by the AHB Big Band

🎵  JULY 9 -   Thu,  7:30 pm

   ‘Big Band Hit Parade’ - Flashy & Fab!

       by the AHB Big Band players

      and led by Trumpeter Larry McWilliams

   Plenty of seats INDOORS  in the AC-cool auditorium  at:

          Cornerstone Center for the Arts

          520 E Washington St, Muncie IN

AHB Big Band in Performance

🎵   Follow that Jazz !  Bandleader Larry McWilliams takes the AHB Big Band players to the Cornerstone auditorium - to raise the roof with their BIG BIG Sound 🎵

AHB Woodwinds in concert

     Come experience the unique & lovely harmonies of 3 different  woodwind ensembles making beautiful music together --in honor of our beautiful home … by musicians of America’s Hometown Band - plus- guests from Muncie’s Masterworks Chorale.  Free & open to all

Honoring our US military history

    On Monday, May 25, at 10:45 am, America’s Hometown Band of Muncie is set to  accompany the Memorial Day ceremony taking place at Beech Grove Cemetery - honoring the service & sacrifices of all of our American military members, past or current. 

Welcome Back, Springtime!

 Enjoy the beautiful and unusual woodwind  sound-blends that welcome & celebrate the return of Springtime. 

The performing groups are:   
             Central Indiana Flute Choir     
                 Clarinet Connection            
              AHB Woodwind Ensemble

AHB is a tradition at the Old Washington St Festival - concert date for 2025 is Sun, Sept 14, at 2 pm.

    Under the bright red tent - at 2:00 pm on Sunday, Sept 14 - the AHB Concert Band performs its last concert of the 2025 season during Muncie’s long-running Old Washington Street Festival… and the audience areas are tent-shaded, too.   

AHB Concert Band performs at Field of Flags Display Closing Ceremony on Sept 11, at Minnetrista.

   On Patriots Day 9/11, AHB Concert Band accompanies the Field of Flags Closing Ceremony at Minnetrista. The week-long multi-flag display on the Minnetrista front greensward honors and remembers the victims and rescue respondents who perished in the New York City 9/11 terrorist attack of 2001 — as well as the service and history of the entire cadre of America’s disaster respondents. 

The ‘very talented’ AHB Concert Band

This concert is a showcase of just a a few of AHB’s talented musicians - Soloists and Small Ensembles -  all of whom contribute to AHB’s big sound year after year!

Bandleader & Trumpeter Larry McWilliams

Park your lawn chair under the trees at Westside & get ready for that Big Band Swing sound from AHB Jazz/Swing Band.  Bandleader is Larry McWilliams, creator of the Jazz Program at Ball State University. 

AHB Cool Tunes at Westside Park

     It’s Summer Swing Time with America’s Hometown Band‘s jazz/swing musicians — everyone‘s Havin’ it Made in the Shade at 7:30 pm, Thursday the 24th in Muncie !   
Lawn seating.  

AHB brings back to Muncie - Crooner Myles Ogea, on July 17, 7 pm, at Munnetrista

   AHB Concert Band brings Guest Vocalist Myles Ogea back to Muncie - his hometown - to serenade us all with tunes in the Sinatra/Buble style.  Join us on the lawn at Minnetrista’s main building, from 7- 8:15 pm, July 17.
         Bring lawn chair & parasol 🎵

July 4th at Minnetrista with AHB Concert Band

America's Hometown Band entertains the Independence Day crowd at Minnetrista - right up to Fireworks time. The music begins at 7 pm with George Wolfe's AHB Jazz Combo, and then at 7:30 the AHB Concert Band delivers the patriotic fare of the evening.

AHB Flute & Clarinet Choirs in Concert

AHB  Music Director Roger McConnell puts the ‘Spotlight’ on three distinctive instrumental sections of his ‘Hometown Band’ … 

at 6 pm: the spirited sound of a Dixieland    Combo (led by Larry McWilliams)

at 7 pm: the lovely multi-voice blends of the AHB Flute Choir & AHB Clarinet Connection musicians

AHB Swings at the Canan Commons Stage

   Bandleader Larry McWilliams keeps the AHB Big Band players hoppin’ with charts from the best swing & jazz composers ever known - as in Count Basie, Glen Miller, Billy May, and many more. Bring lawn chair, parasol, and maybe your dancing shoes! 

1st Thursday - Canan Stage 5-6:30 pm

   The AHB Jazz Combo is at June’s ‘1st Thursday Arts Walk’ — As long as you’re appreciating the best of Muncie’s artists — be sure to walk on down to the Canan Commons stage, and jive to the jazz talents of Muncie saxophonist George Wolfe & combo players. 

Memorial Day 2025

Honoring the decades of tradition, service, and sacrifices of our USA military — AHB again accompanies the annual Muncie/Delaware County ceremony of remembrance & gratitude to every member of the USA military defense forces.