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Lebanon

Lebanon Bandshell
Picture
10/7/2006; Plaque located in front of the bandshell
 
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​In 1949, the bandshell was built as a permanent home for the
Lebanon Band in Town of Lebanon Fireman's Park.

Over time, improvements have been made to the lighting, an epoxy floor was put on the stage, and a riser was added for better vision by the band.




The Lebanon Band performs during the summer at the bandshell.
PictureCourtesy of Lebanon Historical Society; 1890, First Band
ABOUT THE BAND​
From Chuck Werth, the Lebanon Town Historian and Curator of the Lebanon Historical Society Museum and the Karl Greve Log Cabin. 
 
The Lebanon Band, which has performed in this bandshell since 1949, is the oldest continuous community band in Wisconsin. Its roots go back to two church bands organized in 1890 and 1897 respectively. The one band organized in 1890 with members from two local churches—Immanuel Lutheran Church and St. Paul’s of Old Lebanon (Pankow’s Church which no longer exits). It reorganized in 1906 as the Lebanon Cornet Band.
 
In 1897, when St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Trechel (New Lebanon) acquired an organ, the ensemble that had been leading singing since 1882 organized as the Lebanon Concert Band.
 
The Lebanon Cornet Band (Immanuel) became inactive in 1936, but the Lebanon Concert Band (St. Peter’s) remained active through 1939. At that time, it was proposed that the inactive Immanuel band merge with the active St. Peter’s band to form the Lebanon Band. Thus, the Lebanon Band has an uninterrupted history of performing from 1890 through the present.


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Today, fourth and fifth generations play in the Band:  "The Lebanon Band stresses the love of music an strong attachment to family and community.  It is a true monument of the German culture and heritage of Lebanon".

Picture
Courtesy of Lebanon Historical Society; 1905, Lebanon Concert Band
Picture
Courtesy of Lebanon Historical Society; 1913, Lebanon Cornet Band
Picture
Courtesy of Lebanon Historical Society; 1942, Lebanon Band
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Courtesy of Lebanon Historical Society; 2011, Lebanon Band

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    • Beloit
    • Berlin
    • Black River Falls
    • Brandon
    • Brillion
    • Brodhead
    • Burlington
    • Cedarburg
    • Chilton
    • Chippewa Falls Irvine Park
    • Chippewa Falls Riverfront Park
    • Clear Lake
    • Crivitz
    • DeForest
    • Delavan
    • Durand
  • Information about Sites E - J
    • Eagle River
    • East Troy
    • Eau Claire
    • Edgerton
    • Egg Harbor
    • Elkhorn
    • Ephraim
    • Florence
    • Fond du Lac Buttermilk Creek Park
    • Fond du Lac Lakeside Park
    • Fort Atkinson
    • Franklin
    • Galesville
    • Germantown
    • Glendale
    • Grafton
    • Green Bay Botanical Garden
    • Green Bay St. James Park
    • Green Lake
    • Greendale
    • Greenfield
    • Hartford
    • Hartland
    • Hilbert
    • Holmen
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    • Marinette
    • Marshall
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    • Menomonee Falls Amphitheater
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    • Menomonie
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    • Merrill
  • Information about Sites Mi - Q
    • Middleton
    • Milwaukee 3rd Ward
    • Milwaukee Humboldt Park
    • Milwaukee Indaba Bandshell
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    • Milwaukee Lake Park
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    • Mosinee
    • Mt. Horeb
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    • Oconomowoc
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    • Oostburg Bandstand
    • Oostburg Bandshell
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    • Racine North Beach
    • Racine Zoo
    • Readstown
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    • Rhinelander Hodag Park Amphitheater
    • Rhinelander RiverWalk Bandshell
    • Rib Mountain State Park
    • Rice Lake
    • Richland Center
    • Ripon
    • River Falls
    • Rome
    • St. Francis
    • Sauk City
    • Saukville
    • Seymour
    • Shawano
    • Sheboygan City Green
    • Sheboygan Fountain Park
    • Sheboygan Lake View Park
    • Sheboygan Taylor Park
    • Shell Lake
    • Shullsburg
    • Siren
    • Sister Bay Gazebo/ Bandstand
    • Sister Bay Bandshell
    • Solon Springs
    • Sparta
    • Spring Green
    • Stevens Point
    • Stoughton
    • Stratford
    • Sturgeon Bay
    • Sun Prairie
    • Superior
  • Information about Sites T - Z
    • Thiensville
    • Tigerton
    • Tomah
    • Two Rivers Central Memorial Park
    • Two Rivers Neshota Park
    • Verona
    • Wabeno
    • Waterloo Firemen's Park
    • Waterford
    • Waterloo Veteran's Memorial Park
    • Watertown
    • Watertown Bentzin Family Town Square
    • Waukesha - Frame Park
    • Waukesha
    • Waunakee
    • Waupaca
    • Waupaca Rotary Riverview Park
    • Wausau 400 BLOCK
    • Wausau Hammond Park
    • Wausau Marathon Park
    • Wauwatosa
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    • West Bend Old Settlers Triangle Park
    • West Bend Silver Lining Stage
    • West Bend Strachota Bandstand
    • West Salem
    • Whitehall
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