Heartland Community Band

02/24/2026

We are invited to play again at The Prairieland Heritage Museum! 10 AM CONCERT, Saturday, September 26th!

12/08/2025

Well, we already have two requests to play in 2026, and I have yet to hear officially from The Prairieland Heritage Museum! More information to come, but one request is… unique and interesting!

09/28/2025

There were TEN CMU Band members in the group!!!

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09/28/2025

THANKS to all who played at the Prairieland Heritage Festival today!!! The weather was perfect, the ice cream delicious, the audience was appreciative .. We had soloists on Trumpeters Lullaby and Blue Bells of Scotland . we had THREE TUBAS, four trombones, one euphonium, three trumpet, two flutes, four clarinets, a bassoon, a bass clarinet, an alto sax, three percussionists. we played an hour set, broke for the tractor parade then played about 45 minutes more.. It was a VERY AMERICANA concert on a VERY AMERICANA VICTORIAN BANDSTAND. in a wonderful dairy barn setting with lots of vendors, displays & demonstrations of agriculture the way it used to be. Played a LOT of Marches, some Mancini, some circus tunes, band classics by Grundman, and more!! IF you need a band we work for ice cream and donatons. We're like Paladin only more fun-'Have BAND will TRAVEL!!'

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09/18/2025

we are one week ouT!! the ice cream is churning. the band is filling out.. we still could use some clarinets and some French horns make that a LOT of French horns...!!! SEPT. 27th st 2 p.m. ONWARD!!

09/15/2025

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4EAFAB2BA5FA7-57535531-prairieland

Click on the link to sign up to play on September 27th at the Prairieland Heritage Museum Concert in Jacksonville, IL
There is much to see there, including the incredible bandstand where we will perform the concert. No rehearsal, just show up and we'll put you in the band, but you need to register so we can get you your free pass.

Free ice cream is involved as well. Free Home Made Ice Cream.

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

08/11/2025

Musicians who have played with the band before are generally on our email list. That list has gotten pretty big, and as a result, mailings might be flagged as spam on the receiving end. If you are a member of the band, please check your spam mailbox for an email from me that went out July 31, 2025.

08/03/2025

Hello! The annual steam days at the Prairieland Heritage Museum is happening on the last weekend in September, 2025 and the Heartland Community Band has been invited to play on that beautiful historic bandstand. Saturday, September 27th at 2 PM. Use the link below to sign up to play. We would love to have you join us!

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!