Performances of Distinction
Since its inception, the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band has been proud to be a part of so many special occasions. Here are a some performances from the past decade - and more - bearing special mention!
2019: Reunion of Honor Flight Veterans, Springfield, IL
2018: Shiloh National Military Park, TN
2017: Naper Settlement Civil War Days, Naperville, IL
2016: Monroe County Bicentennial, Waterloo, IL
2015: 150th Anniversary of Lincoln's Funeral, Springfield, IL
2014: Illinois State Fair, Springfield, IL
150th Anniversary Davis County Guerrilla Raid, Bloomfield, IA
2013: 150th Anniversary of the "Siege of Vicksburg" Vicksburg, MS
2012: 25th Anniversary Civil War Reenactment, Keokuk, IA
2011: "First Manassas" 150th Anniversary, Manassas, VA
2010: Gettysburg & Antietam National Battlefields
2009: Glen Ellyn, IL Founder’s Ball
2008: “Railsplitter Ball”, Lincoln, IL
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, Springfield, IL
2007: Dedication of Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, St. Louis, MO
2006: 100th Anniversary Re-dedication of the Illinois Monument
Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi
2005: 55th Presidential Inaugural Parade, Washington, D.C.
2004: President Grant's Birthday Celebration, Galena, IL
The Great Circus Parade, Milwaukee, WI
2003: Illinois Education Association Convention, Springfield, IL
National Civil War Band Festivals, Campbellsville, KY
2002: McLean County Physicians Association Annual Dinner,
Bloomington Country Club, Bloomington, IL
2001: Courthouse Christmas Ball, Old Courthouse, St. Louis, MO
2000: Civil War Reenactment Wilson’s Creek Battlefield, Republic, MO
1999: "Once Upon a Holiday", McLean County Courthouse Museum,
Bloomington, IL
1998: Military Ball/Reenactment, Clinton, IA
1997: Civil War Reenactment Ball, Billie Creek Village, Rockport, IN
1996: Lincoln's New Salem Historic Site, New Salem, IL
1995: 1858 Political Rally Reenactment, David Davis Mansion
Historical Site, Bloomington, IL