Cavalry band will play at Strawbridge House

The 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Band – a recreation of the original brass band that accompanied the regiment during the Civil War – will perform in concert beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 20, at Old Settlers Day at the Strawbridge-Shepherd Farmstead, located between the UIS and LLCC campuses on Shepherd Road.

Playing music of the Civil War era on period instruments, the band is an affiliated ensemble of UIS Music and is directed by Todd Cranson. Read more>>