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| Band HistoryOn June 30, 1972 auditions were held for a new director and Ed Axsom was appointed to the position. Allsion suspended funding for the band and chorus and facilities were limited. As a result, the band moved to the Westlane Junior High School and changed their name to the Circle City Concert Band. View a picture of Ed Axsom from 2006. The band re-organized in 1983. It was re-named to the Indianapolis Municipal Band on the articles of incorporation. The new band accepted ownership of inventory that included the music library, percussion equipment, a sousaphone, an upright bass, a baritone saxophone, and an oboe. The initial board of directors included Leroy K New, an official representative of the musician's union; Lames L Wells and Bernard J Gohmann, both elected Marion County public officials not of the same political party; Robert H Fields, an attorney; Edgar L Axson, director; John J McCardle, president. The first concert performed by the newly organized IMB, was sponsored by the Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation. The IMB performed at Eagle Creek Park Amphitheater on August 2, 1983. The program included National Emblem March, Let Us Break Bread Together, Badinage for Brasses, Zampa Overture, A Leroy Anderson Portrait, Espana Waltz, Marche Fantastique, People from Funny Girl, Down by the Riverside Dixieland March, Just Another Polka, Stars and Stripes Forever. View a picture of the IMB at the Indianapolis Arts Garden 1995. |
