The Hays City Band is organizing for the summer season on the direction of new Fort Hays State University professor Peter Lillpopp.
The band accepts community members high school age and older of all skill levels. The band will play a range of music, including Sousa marches, jazz, movie scores and tunes from Broadway musicals.
“I really like it when I go into to communities and they have something going on downtown, and if it is great music, even better,” Lillpopp said during an interview this week on the KAYS Morning Show. “It really showcases the community and community pride. It is patriotism really. Short of going into the military, there is nothing more patriotic than you can do than join a community band.”
(Read more: Hays Post)