Nancy Riecker is beyond pleased to be named as the Emporia Municipal Band’s new director.
Riecker tells KVOE News “it’s an honor to be selected.” Like prior director James Davis, Riecker says she has been part of the band for a long time — 20 years, to be exact.
Riecker is also the first woman to lead the band in its 80-year history.
Besides her time with the Municipal Band, she’s currently the music and band director at USD 243 Lebo-Waverly. She received her bachelor’s degree from Emporia State in 2009 and her master’s degree from ESU in 2011.
Riecker plans to keep the current schedule, including the Memorial Day performance, summer concerts at Fremont Park and the Christmas concert at the Granada Theatre, but she also wants to try some new — currently unspecified — things to bring more performers to the band and more people to the audience.
10 am Thursday: Riecker becomes Emporia Municipal Band’s first female director
The Emporia Municipal Band is breaking new ground with its new director.
The band’s board has approved Nancy Riecker as its new director. Having graduated from Emporia State with a bachelor’s degree in music education in 2009 and having received her masters degree from ESU in 2011, Riecker has spent the last eight years as the music and band teacher at USD 243 Lebo-Waverly. She also spent three years as a music instructor.
Riecker is the band’s first female director, following James Davis, who had led the band since 2017. She also comes on board as the band has wrapped up most of its activities for its 80th anniversary season — but it’s also planning for its annual Christmas concert.
