The
Kings Park German Band is an ensemble of musicians
from the KingsPark
Concert
Band.
If your
organization would like to have the
Kings Park German Band perform for your
Oktoberfest activities
or other functions,
please email the Kings
Park
German Band
or call Bob Scherago at 703-580-8138
Donations
and
performance fees for the German Band are used
tosupport the Concert Band's
schedule of
free
concerts.
(Photo
taken by Ron Grendysz at
Four Seasons at Historic Virginia, 10/4/08)
Pictured:
Trumpets: Carol
McLaurin, Bill Stetson, Mike
Martino; Stumphfiddle:
Bob Westin
Trombone: Randy
Ritter; Baritone Horn: Jim Roy; Tuba: Bob Scherago
Accordion: Ann Andricosky;
Clarinets: Larry Kneesi, Bill Tracy, Greg Wilson, Pat Scherago Photo
Gallery
Saturday,
March 20, 2010
- 7:30-8:30
(Concert Band - 5:15
- 6:45)
Kings Park Civic Association
Lake
Braddock Secondary School Burke
Lake Road, Burke, VA
Sunday,
September 12, 2010 - 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Heatherwood
Retirement Community
9642 Burke Lake Road
Burke, VA
Saturday,
September 18, 2010
1:00 - 3:00 PM (Time
subject
to change)
Accotink
Unitarian Universalist Church
10125 Lakehaven Ct.
Burke, VA
Saturday, September 25 - Afternoon - time TBD
Manassas American Legion
9950 Cockrell Road, Manassas, Virginia
Friday, October
1, 2010 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM
The
Virginian
9229 Arlington Blvd.
Fairfax, VA 22031
Saturday, October 2, 2010 - 12:00 - 4:00 PM Fort Belvoir
Oktoberfest
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Sunday, October 3, 2010 - 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Hospice of Charles County Charles County Fairgrounds
8440 Fairground Road
La Plata, MD
Thursday,
October 7, 2010 - 7:15 - 8:15 PM
Emeritus at Arlington
3821 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington,
VA 22203
Thursday, October 14 - 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Warrenton Overlook (at Faquier Hospital)
360 Hospital Drive
Warrenton,
VA
2009 Schedule
Saturday, March 28, 2009
7:30 - 8:30 PM
Kings Park Civic Association
Lake
Braddock Secondary School Burke
Lake Road, Burke, VA
Saturday,
October 10, 2009
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Sunday,
October 11, 2009
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Reston
Chamber of Commerce
Oktoberfest Reston Reston
Town Center
Reston, VA
Saturday,
September 19
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Accotink
Unitarian Universalist Church
Family Fair
10125 Lakehaven Ct.
Burke, VA
Saturday, September 26, 2009 6:45 - 9:00 PM Private Party
Döner Bistro
202 A Harrison St SE
Leesburg, VA
703 779 7880
Wednesday, October 14
7:00 - 8:15 PM
Emeritus at Arlington
(Formerly
Brighton Gardens)
3821 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22203
Sunday, September 27, 2009
1:00 - 2:00 PM St. Michaels
RC Church
7401 St. Michaels Lane
(off Ravensworth) Annandale, VA
Thursday, October 15 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Warrenton Overlook
(at Faquier Hospital)
360 Hospital Drive
Warrenton,
VA
Sunday, October 4, 2009
6:30 - 7:30 PM Leisure World
Lansdowne, VA (Private Party)
Friday, October
16
7:30 - 8:30 PM
The
Virginian
9229 Arlington Blvd.
Fairfax, VA 22031
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
12:30 - 2:30 PM
Lee Senior Center 5722
Lee Highway
Arlington, VA
Friday, October 23
7:30 - 8:30 PM
Washington House
5100 Fillmore Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22311
Friday, October 9, 2009
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Lions Club District 24-A
Dulles
Hyatt Dulles,
VA
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Private Party Fairview
Marriott
Falls Church, VA
History
of Oktoberfest
The first Oktoberfest was
held in the year 1810 in honor of the Bavarian
Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese
von
Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The festivities began on October 12, 1810 and
ended on October 17th with a horse race. In the following years, the
celebrations were repeated and, later, the festival was prolonged and
moved forward into September. By moving the festivities up, it allowed
for better weather conditions. Because the September nights were
warmer, the visitors were able to enjoy the gardens outside the tents
and the stroll over “die Wiesen” or the fields much
longer without
feeling chilly. Historically, the last Oktoberfest weekend was in
October and this tradition continues into present times.
The
locals in Munich fondly refer to Oktoberfest as „die
Wiesn“ because
of its location, Theresienwiese, which was named after Therese von
Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
The main highlight of the Wiesn events and an important must-see is the
Oktoberfest Costume and Riflemen’s Parade. The parade happens
every
year on the first Wiesn Sunday which will fall on September 19th this
year. Other important events are the Parade of Oktoberfest Landlords
and Breweries, the Official Tapping of the Keg, the Oktoberfest Mass ,
„Böllerschießen“ (handheld canon
salute) in front of the
Bavaria statue and an agricultural festival.
Oktoberfest has become the largest secular celebration on earth,
attracting millions of participants annually. Eating, drinking, and
dancing feature prominently in the festivities; for many, however, the
best part of Oktoberfest is the lively, colorful, and
entertaining music performed by the Bavarian Oktoberfest
oom-pah
band, consisting mainly of polkas, waltzes, and marches. That is the
experience of Oktoberfest that the Kings Park German Band hopes to
convey.
