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Jacob Humburg

The North Iowa Concert Band, under the direction of John Klemas, will present a Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 6th at 7:30 p.m. in the North Iowa Community Auditorium on the North Iowa Area Community College campus.

The program will include: “American Salute,” Morton Gould’s most popular composition written during World War II and based on the Civil War song, “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”; “Anasazi,” “Mvt. I. The High Mesa,” written by Albert O. Davis as a token of respect for the culture, ambitions and achievements of the early Native Americans of the Southwest; “Morceau Symphonique,” by Alexandre Guilmant, featuring trombone soloist, Jacob Humburg; “Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual,” a work by Robert W. Smith based on the primitive folk music of Western Africa; and “The Circus Bee March,” by Henry Fillmore which reflects his lifelong interest in circuses.

Featured trombone soloist, Jacob Humburg, a native of Mason City, started playing the trombone in the fifth grade at Hoover Elementary.  He attended Roosevelt Middle School and graduated from Mason City High School in 2008. While at MCHS, Jacob participated in concert band, jazz band and studied with private instructor Mike McEniry.  Currently a Music Education major at NIACC, Jacob is a member of the NIACC Jazz Ensemble, the North Iowa Concert Band and studies trombone performance with John Klemas, NIACC director of bands. Jacob will graduate this May from NIACC and then plans to continue his degree in Music Education at the University of Northern Iowa next fall.

Members of the North Iowa Concert Band represent communities from all over North Iowa, including the towns of Belmond, Britt, Charles City, Clarion, Clear Lake, Columbus Junction, Dallas Center, Dows, Farmersburg, Floyd, Forest City, Greene, Hampton, Lake Mills, Latimer, Manly, Marble Rock, Mason City, Nora Springs, Osage, Rockford, Ventura and Waverly, as well as Fridley, Minn. and Rochester, Minn.

North Iowa Concert Band members (listed by hometown) include Belmond: Jennifer Rau; Britt: Janel Harms; Charles City: Naomi Bienfang, Kate Campbell, and Laura Paarmann; Clarion: Jenna Dorsey; Clear Lake: Tammy Aberson, Leah Arends, Dan Djuren, Barb Halbach, Jake Larsen, Don Lomen, Jess Morton, and Ken Schneider; Columbus Junction: Casey Robertson; Dallas Center: Scott Towers; Dows: Tanata Bouillon; Farmersburg: Austin Smith; Floyd: Eleanor Waid; Forest City: Alicia Klett; Greene: Ann Stark; Hampton: Becky Palmer, Brian Stevens and Diane Wills; Lake Mills: Caryl Dahn, Franklin Dahn, Kurt Kissinger and Samantha Nelson; Latimer: Randy Riebkes; Manly: Amy O’Connell; Marble Rock: Lydia Parcher; Mason City: Aaron Anderson, Harvey Baker, Jared Barnes, Chris Bell, Scott Bell, Evan Campbell, Chuck Cooper, Robert Davis, Jill Dempster, Josh Foster, Joyce Hanes, Paul Hanson, Robb Holtz, Gary Howell, Jake Humburg, Dennis Klemas, Dave Kovarna, Susan Kovarna, David Kropman, Leah Lukes, Valerie McClure, Megan McConnell, Bart Meinke, Carol Meyer, Jackie Nolte, Reed Peterson, Louise Ruschoff, Kellie Schultz, Kevin Schultz, Paula Schultz, Sally Slocum, Donna Smith, E. Howard Sonksen, Holly Stone, Ashley Stone, Brett Umthun, Steve VandenBerg, Harvey VonWald and Allia Yarrow; Nora Springs: Bernie Bjorkland and Katy Hutzel; Osage: Laurie Hoeppner, Kaitlin Koschmeder and Adam Mark; Rockford: Mary Brinkman, John Johannsen, and Sandra Willman; Ventura: Jeff Griffin; Waverly: Roger Hoeper; Fridley, Minn: Consuela Cureton; Rochester, Minn: Abby Ingersoll.

Tickets for the performance are $5 for adults and are available at the NIACC Business Office (641) 422-4188.  Tickets can also be purchased at the door the night of the concert.  All students will receive free admission.  A reception in the Muse-Norris Conference Center will be held following the concert.

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