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The Kings Park German Band

The Kings Park German Band is an ensemble of
musicians from the Kings Park 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

Donations and performance fees for the German Band are used
to
support the Concert Band's schedule of free concerts.

2012 Schedule

2011 Schedule

See and Listen to the Kings Park German Band

History of Oktoberfest


(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: Anne Andricosky;
Clarinets: Larry Kneesi, Bill Tracy, Greg Wilson, Pat Scherago

Alpen Horn

Doug Miller plays the Alpen Horn at
Reston Town Center Oktoberfest 10/9/2011
(Photo courtesy of Pat Scherago)

2012 Schedule
Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Pre-Concert and Intermission Performance
at the
Manassas Symphony Concert
Hylton Performing Arts Center
10960 George Mason Circle
Manassas, VA
MAP

Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Reston Town Center Oktoberfest
Reston, VA

MAP

Link to Reston's Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM
The Virginian
9229 Arlington Blvd.
Fairfax, VA 22031

MAP


Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Kings Park Library - 40th Anniversary Celebration
9600 Burke Lake Road.
Burke, VA 22015

MAP



2011 Schedule

Saturday, March 19, 2011 - 8:00 - 9:00 PM
(Concert Band - 
5:15 - 6:30 PM)
Kings Park Community 50th Anniversary Celebration
5th Annual Pot-Luck Party
Lake Braddock  Secondary School
9200 Burke Lake Road
Burke, VA 22015

MAP


Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church
10125 Lakehaven Ct.
Burke, VA

MAP

Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Private Neighborhood Oktoberfest
Vienna, VA

Members: Click here for directions

Friday, September 23, 2011 - 8:00 - 11:00 PM
Private Neighborhood Oktoberfest
Ashburn, VA

Members: Click here for directions


Saturday, September 24, 2011 - 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Brambleton Town Center
22875 Brambleton  Plaza, Brambleton, VA

MAP

Cancelled - Rain
(Rescheduled to November 5th - 4:00 - 5:30 PM )


Sunday, September 25, 2011
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Private Neighborhood Oktoberfest
Arlington, VA

Cancelled - Rain


Friday, September 30, 2011 - 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Saturday
, October 1, 2011 - 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Fort Belvoir Oktoberfest
 
Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Official Website

MAP

Intersection of Beulah Rd. and Route 1 (Tulley Gate)

Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 1:30 - 3:30 PM
St. Michaels RC Church
7401 St. Michaels Lane
(off Ravensworth)
Annandale, VA

MAP
Sunday, October 9, 2011 - 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Reston Town Center Oktoberfest
Reston, VA

MAP

Link to Reston's Oktoberfest

Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 5:15-6:15 PM
The Villa at Suffield Meadows
6735 Suffield Lane
Warrenton, VA 20187

MAP

 Friday, October 14, 2011 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM
The Virginian
9229 Arlington Blvd.
Fairfax, VA 22031

MAP


Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Private Neighborhood Oktoberfest
Manassas, VA

Members: Click here for directions


Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Emeritus at Arlington
3821 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22203

MAP

Saturday, November 5, 2011 - 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Brambleton Town Center
22875 Brambleton  Plaza, Brambleton, VA

MAP






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.



See and Listen to the Kings Park German Band
October 2011 - The Virginian
Click on photo for complete program
October 14, 2011 - at The Virginian


Video: October 1, 2010
at The Virginian


Recordings below courtesy of Randy Ritter
Recorded March 19, 2011 at
Kings Park Community 50th Anniversary Celebration
5th Annual Pot-Luck Party
Lake Braddock  Secondary School


Beer Barrel Polka

In Munich there is a Hofbrau House

Ach Ich Bin So Mude (Polka)

Gay Vienna - Traditional March

Blue Skirt Waltz

Lili Marlene
(Vocal by Mike Martino)

Satanic Blues

Dance Little Bird (Chicken Dance)

Drink another Drink (Polka)

Happy Wanderer

Rock Around the Clock

Pennsylvania Polka

Schuhplattler Waltzes

Lichesteiner Polka

Auf Wiedersehn
(Featuring Bill Stetson, Trumpet)

Recordings below courtesy of Bob Scherago
Recorded October 17 and 18, 2008

Warum so Schnell (Why so Fast?)

German Waltz Medley

I Left My Heart in San Francisco
(Vocal by Mike Martino)

Berlin Echoes - March

German Fox Trot Medley

Edelweiss
(Vocal by Mike Martino)

You Can't be True Dear

Eggerlander Polka

Recordings below courtesy of George Lin and Bill Stetson

Tiroler Holzhacker

Egerlander

Schoene maiden

A Night in May

I Love to Dance

Hop Scotch Polka

Blissful Moments

Tiger Rag

Egerlander Marsch

Puntigamer Polka

Liechtersteiner Polka

Warum so schnell?

Ach bin so mude

Blue Skirt Waltz

Der Treu Eusar - March

Little Bird

Hortensie - Polka

Gay Vienna

Shuhplattler Waltz

Have Another Drink

Dance Me Loose

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