Gallery: Old Dam Community Band celebrates 20 years

Beverly Dorris plays the bass clarinet during an Old Dam Community Band rehearsal at Castle South Middle School in Newburgh, Ind., Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, 2020.

Bryant Taylor, left, and Terri Schultz laughs at a joke during an Old Dam Community Band rehearsal at Castle South Middle School in Newburgh, Ind., Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, 2020.

Old Dam Community Band Director Jerry Reese, center, directs a rehearsal in the band room at Castle South Middle School in Newburgh, Ind., Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, 2020.

Gene Van Stone plays a baritone horn during an Old Dam Community Band rehearsal at Castle South Middle School in Newburgh, Ind., Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, 2020.

Tom Tweddell makes a note while rehearsing with the Old Dam Community Band in the Castle South Middle School band room in Newburgh, Ind., Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, 2020.

Old Dam Community Band President Dan Schultz plays the tuba during a rehearsal in the band room at Castle South Middle School in Newburgh, Ind., Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, 2020.

Marcia Wines laughs after band director Jerry Reese makes a joke during an Old Dam Community Band rehearsal at Castle South Middle School in Newburgh, Ind., Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, 2020.

Members of the Old Dam Community Band entertain the crowd during the Memorial Day program at Rose Hill Cemetery in Newburgh on Saturday, May 28, 2005.

Mike Reising peers around his alto horn in order to follow the direction of band director Jim Fox during the Old Dam Community Band's practice in Old Lock and Dam Park last Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006.

Michele Dora relaxes while enjoying music being performed by The Bend in the River Brass Band at the Old Lock & Dam Park in Newburgh recently Sept. 11, 2005. Michele’s husband Kelly plays the solo coronet in the band. The event was part of the fall 2005 Old Dam Band Jam in Newburgh.

The old Dam Community Band member Marry Ann Decker of Evansville play her clarinet on the song Ja-Da next to the Glenwood neighborhood community garden Saturday morning Aug. 7, 2010.

Before the fireworks people enjoyed The Old Dam Community Band on the Fourth of July Friday evening the across the road from Old Lock and Dam Park in Newburgh, Indiana.

Tuba player Dan Schultz plays in The Old Dam Community Band on the Fourth of July Friday evening the across the road from Old Lock and Dam Park in Newburgh, Indiana.

Monty, a two-year-old bull mastiff owned by Christine McElwain, spends his Saturday afternoon listening to the sounds of the Old Dam Community Band in Downtown Newburgh. "Newburgh in Bloom" was in high gear with guided walking tours of gardens in the area; horse-drawn carriage rides; an ice cream social and even entertainment by a classical harpist. McElwain says Monty howls and howls when her husband plays saxophone at home, but he seemed to be enjoying the community band's music.

Jim Moore conducts The Old Dam Community Band during Memorial Day service at Rose Hill Cemetery in Newburgh, Ind., on Saturday, May 26, 2012.

Ted Gore jams Saturday afternoon in Newburgh with The Little Old Dam Band, during the fireworks rally June 13, 2014. Historic Newburgh and Heritage Credit Federal Union held the fireworks rally downtown, selling buttons for $5 to help support the July 4 event.

Jerry Reese conducts the Old Dam Band during their annual concert entertaining visitors at the Newburgh Fireworks and Evening in the Park celebration Saturday, July 2, 2016.

Hugh Wittaker plays with the Old Dam Community Band as they are pulled through the streets of Newburgh Saturday morning, April 15, 2006, for the first Easter Parade in the town. In addition to the band, there were children and women with their Easter hats and a costumed Easter Bunny for the small but well received parade.

The Old Dam Band gives it's annual community concert at the Newburgh Fireworks and Evening in the Park celebration Saturday, July 2, 2016.

The Old Dam Community Band member Mary Ann Decker plays her clarinet wearing a red white and blue peace sign hat during the band concert at the east end of Old Lock and Dam Park Friday evening July 3, 2015, at the Fourth of July Celebration in Newburgh, Indiana.

The Old Dam Community Band Conductor Jerry Reese directs the band through a musical medley of pop hits on the Fourth of July Friday evening the across the road from Old Lock and Dam Park in Newburgh, Indiana.

Dan Schultz laughs at the antics of fellow Old Dam Band member Hugh Whittaker during the band's Tuesday night, March 17, 2004, rehearsal at the Old Lock and Dam Building in Newburgh. The community band, founded by Dan and his wife Terri, attracts musicians of all ages and backgrounds to their ranks. The group is non-profit and maintains the goals of providing quality music for civic functions and having fun making music together.

Schultz provides the bass pulse with his tuba for the Little Old Dam Community Band during their performance before the Really Big Show at The Centre March 14, 2004.

Hugh Whittaker of Owensboro, Ky., takes a turn at leading the Newburgh Old Dam Community Band for a patriotic medley during their performance at Newburgh in Bloom Saturday, May 17, 2003. Whittaker, who plays baritone in the band, has performed on USO tours with Bob Hope and likes to warm up using his trumpet that he has played for the past 50-plus years.

At 83, Hugh Whittaker of Owensboro, Ky., is the oldest member of The Old Dam Community Band which was rehearsing for an upcoming concert at the old Newburgh Lock & Dam building in Newburgh, Ind., on Tuesday, March 17, 2009.

As The Bend in the River Brass Band performs, the car owned by Dan Schultz is surrounded by equipment that will be used by members of the Owensboro Community Band following The Bend in the River Brass Band’s performance in Newburgh Sept. 11, 2005. The event was part of the fall 2005 Old Dam Band Jam in Newburgh. The Old Dam Community Band also performed at the event.

Flutists, Sharon Reineke, left, Geneice Snow, center, and Sandy Rawls, right, enjoy birthday cake as they celebrate the 9th birthday of The Old Dam Community Band at the old Newburgh Lock & Dam building in Newburgh, Ind., on Tuesday, March 17, 2009.

Jim McMurray of Evansville, hits some of the high notes while playing the E flat coronet for The Bend in the River Brass Band at the Old Lock & Dam Park in Newburgh recently. The traditional British brass band was performing at the Old Lock & Dam Park in Newburgh during the fall 2005 Old Dam Band Jam. The Bend in the River Brass Band.

Trombonest Dan McGill, with the Newburgh Old Dam Band wears his bunny ears as the band plays on a trailer as it pulled in the Easter Parade April 15, 2006.

Husband and wife Ted (left) and Rachelle Gore were the percussion section for the Old Dam Community Band during practice at Old Lock and Dam Park in Newburgh last Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006.

Mary Williams of Owensboro plays through a piece during the Old Dam Community Band practice at Old Lock and Dam Park in Newburgh last Tuesday.

Patrons inside of Cafe Newburgh along Jennings Street watch through the window as Newburgh's Old Dam Community Band passes by during the Annual Newburgh Easter Parade.

The Little Old Dam Band practices Dixieland and nostalgic music in Schultz's living room on Saturday mornings. Carmen Wedding, 8, daughter of clarinetist Tina Wedding, makes her marionette dance to tunes like Sweet Georgia Brown, The Basin Street Blues and HIt the Road Jack.

Members of The Old Dam Community Band rehearse for an upcoming concert at the old Newburgh Lock & Dam building in Newburgh, Ind., on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. The free concert will be at the Warrick County Central Library on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7 p.m. The band, which just had it's ninth anniversary, has about 40 regular members.

Little Old Dam Band member Hugh Whittaker of Owensboro, Ky., performs next to the construction fence while wearing a kids construction hat during an open house at what is now being called Preservation Hall on State Street in Newburgh on Saturday, July 28, 2007. The event was hosted by the Newburgh Building Corporation.

Guest conductor, John W. Sakel, former band director at Castle High School, works with The Old Dam Community Band, which was rehearsing for an upcoming concert at the old Newburgh Lock & Dam building in Newburgh, Ind., on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. The free concert will be at the Newburgh Central Library on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7 p.m.

Jenny Deters, of Boonville, laughs with the rest of The Old Dam Community Band between songs during their practice at the old Newburgh Lock & Dam building in Newburgh, Ind., on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. There are no tryouts to be in the band and members range in age from 83 to 11.

Dan Schultz repairs a tuba in basement workshop under his Newburgh, Ind., home June 22, 2009. In addition to repairing instruments, Schultz also plays in several local bands, including The Old Dam Community Band.

Geneice Snow gets choked up as she tells members of the Old Dam Community Band how much their friendship and support has meant to her before band practice at Castle South Middle School in Paradise, Ind., on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. A series of medical conditions, including leukemia and bacterial infections almost killed Snow and caused part of her right arm to be amputated. Snow, who had to learn the french horn since she could no longer play the flute, is a lifelong musician and has found a home within the band.

Members of the Old Dam Community Band enjoy stories told by one of their members, Geneice Snow, about her trials with the french horn before band practice at Castle South Middle School in Paradise, Ind., on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010.