The 10th annual performance by the What Cheer Winds concert band will be given on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the What Cheer, Iowa Opera House.

The band, under the direction of Gary Huxford, celebrates the 1906 performance of John Philip Sousa’s band in this location. At this year’s concert, the John Philip Sousa Foundation will present a historical marker to the opera house as a memorial to the John Philip Sousa band. These have been placed in over 75 Sousa Band concert locations. This is the first Iowa site to be designated.

The concert will include marches, hymns, folk songs, Broadway hits, and soloists Alissa Bieschke, Rich Thorson, and Gary McCurdy. There is no admission charge; a free will donation will be accepted.