 The Kettering Civic Band was established in 1959 and is an all-volunteer group of musicians sponsored by the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department.
The Band consists of about 75 amateur musicians representing a wide range of professions and vocations, all sharing in the enjoyment of making music.
While high school band experience is the minimum requirement for membership in the Kettering Civic Band, many have played in college or military bands, and some are retired professional musicians. The Band’s civic concert season includes performances at retirement homes, churches and the concert series in several communities in southwest Ohio.
The Kettering Civic Band has been a goodwill ambassador for the City of Kettering with concert tours to Kettering, England and Steyer, Austria. The Band has also performed in Germany, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The Kettering Civic Band toured Canada with concerts in Toronto, Stratford, Chatham and Ottawa. The Band participated in the Ameriflora Exhibition in Columbus, Ohio in 1999, commemorating the group’s 40th anniversary.
David Finkam, Director, holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Music Education from Capital University in Columbus and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Mr. Finkam’s professional musical career includes, public school instruction, church music director, director, consultant and clinician for hand bell choirs and funding director of the Sinclair Community College Concert Hand Bell Choir.
Music for All Occasions
Concert Band
Brass Choir
High Society Dance Orchestra
For more information contact:
David Finkam, Director
204 East Dorothy Lane
Kettering, Ohio 45419
(937) 298-2419
drfmmbells@sbcglobal.net
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