History: 

The Delano Community Band was founded in 2017 by Amy and Pete Johnson. The original ensemble consisted of about 20 community members who volunteered to come together and make music in a local concert band setting.

Eric Stewart served as the band’s first director from 2017 to 2019. He was succeeded by David Hood, who led the group from 2019 to 2021 and played a significant role in promoting the band.

In the fall of 2021, Mike Dailey was appointed as the band's director. Under his leadership, the Delano Community Band has grown to nearly 80 members and developed into a dynamic concert band and a destination for local musicians.

Delano Community Band Handbook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqX3xzuLGJDUNkG2bCoI1CrR-8DR63Kd9YHMKl3LsiU/edit?usp=sharing

2026-27 Season Welcome letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11_6vb4OnyYYn-Im3wtXol0RivfDFoCmr/view?usp=drive_link

Delano Community Band:

Director: Mike Dailey

Flutes:

Harper Bukowski

Steph Dailey

Amy Frey

Barb Janski

Amanda Kreuter

Katie Larson

DeeAnne Palan

Kayla Ragatz

Jennifer Slipka

Nicole Wojcik

Oboes:

Lenore Lemke

Kinsten Rought

Victoria Shafer

Elise Werth

Bassoon:

Emily Morisset

Clarinets:

Andrea Arnold

Megan Bey

Wendy Fie

Brooke Haller

Lilli Janisch

Andrew Johnson

Sharon Olson

Gaby Patterson

Gretchen Priebe

Maribeth Schulke

Charlotte Sorenson

Bass Clarinets:

Emily Beltz

Ava Peterson Price

Alto Saxophones:

Kelly Boyle

Terri Brummer

Simon First

Ken Jones

Jackie Jordheim

Janet Linkert

Liz Patterson

Tenor Saxophones: 
Ethan Beltz

Ellie Dahlen

Dean Hawkinson

Jaidyn Wikoff

Bari Saxophones:

Justin Fisher

Jack Larson

Vinny Magana

Trumpets:

Ruth Clark

Derek Coser 

Larissa Forstie

Karen Hohenstein

Jens Jensen

Jeff Lesniak

Emily Pacel

Joshua Schoenstedt

Tristan Souder

Ellie Thornton

Leah Toppen

French Horns:

Samantha Anderson

Ethan Brummer

Elizabeth Delaney

 Jessica Kaster

Kaylee Lanars

Molly Loder

Paul Olson

Jacob Shafer

 Trombones:

Clinton Forsythe

Blake Koehler

George Linkert

Amara Nerenz

Sidney Odle

Hannah Porter

Jenna Scheevel

Tash Shafer

Joe Wade

Bass Trombones:

Mathias Loder

Eric Stewart

Euphoniums:
Jane Aksoy

Brycen Diers

Logan Kessler

Eric Palan

 Nick Robson

 

Tubas:

Leo Hanson

Jason Koets

Mark Loder

Jacob Pawlowski

Percussionists: 

Eric Frommelt

Landon Lundquist

Jen Schroeder 

Jon Werth

Alyssa Woodworth