Hayward Municipal Band: coverage

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

A look back at last season

In his "Test Driving Life" blog, automotive writer and bass player Steve Schaefer shared a lively post about attending a Hayward Municipal Band concert last season. A brief quote:

What could be better than a fine summer afternoon spent hearing live music in the park--for free? The Hayward (California) Municipal Band has been delivering the goods since 1957!

Please be sure to check out the entire post here. And Steve, we hope to see you on the lawn again in 2013!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Daily Review Notes Hayward Municipal Band

Several recent reports in the Daily Review and the Inside Bay Area website cover the funding of the Hayward Municipal Band's 2011 season and preview its opening concert. As coverage of the concert appears, it will be added to this website. Thanks to all who turned out on Sunday!

June 16: Hayward spares arts, culture, 211 programs

June 16: Hayward spares arts and culture programs, 211 hot line in budget cuts

June 17: Concerts at Hayward's Plunge park begin this weekend

Monday, June 16, 2008

Daily Review Covers Hayward Band Season Kickoff

The Daily Review has an article by Gideon Rubin in today's paper about the Band's first Memorial Park concert of the season.

Tucked behind a busy East Bay thoroughfare, 200 or so local residents gathered on a lawn in front of the Tony Morelli Bandstand, waving American flags, knitting sweaters and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to the pleasing sounds of the Hayward Municipal Band.
The Father's Day concert at Hayward Memorial Park on Sunday kicked off the annual Americana-themed six-event summer concert series' 52nd season. The concerts heavily emphasize tradition, community and family, organizers say.

The full article can be found here.

About the Band

The Hayward Municipal Band has entertained the people of Hayward and the East Bay for more than 60 years. The band's performances, held in Hayward's Memorial Park (behind the Hayward Plunge), begin at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoons each summer.

The band was started by two Hayward maintenance employees, Ed Mendonca and Tony Nunes, in 1957. In 1960 Tony Morelli became the director and conducted the 40-member professional group until his death in February of 1998. His daughter, Kathy Maier, who had been the assistant conductor, stepped in and has been the conductor for more than 15 seasons.

We hope have each Sunday’s program on the Web site by the middle of the week before each concert. We look forward to playing for you and seeing you in the audience.

Concerts of the Hayward Municipal Band are furnished by the City of Hayward and the Hayward Area Recreation District.

The band is grateful to Pastor Eldred and the parishioners of Fairway Park Baptist Church for making our concerts possible by providing us with a rehearsal and storage area. Thanks also to all of our audience members for your loyal and enthusiastic support.

Hayward Municipal Band