The Illinois Brass Band, (IBB), invites you to attend as our guests, an open rehearsal on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM. The rehearsal will take place in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights, 1903 E. Euclid Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL.

This is the last rehearsal before the band leaves for the North American Brass Band Associations (NABBA) national championships in Ft. Wayne, IN.

The evening will begin with a brief program featuring the Fox Valley Brass Band. IBB will then present the two selections that they will perform in Ft. Wayne. The required test piece for all bands in the section, “Ghost of Industry” by Lucy Pankhurst was commissioned by NABBA for this year’s contest. The title of IBB’s own choice piece cannot be revealed in print as it is a blind judged competition. We can tell you though that it is as exciting a piece as you will ever hear and that it has never been performed in competition in the USA. This will be the only time that either of these pieces will be performed locally.

We hope to see you at the rehearsal for an evening of exciting brass band music. This is an opportunity to experience brass bands performing some of the most difficult music written for the genra. Families and friends are invited to this free performance.