Musikkapelle Leavenworth, the Bavarian Village town band, began in 1994 under the direction of Chris Schimer. The band performs at all major Leavenworth festivals and activities in addition to out-of-town appearances. It is typical of town bands of Bavaria.

The repertoire consists of over one hundred arrangements from Germany and marches, waltzes and polkas typical of Bavaria. Like German village bands, members of Musikkapelle Leavenworth come from a wide area. The band was under direction of Ed Barnhart from 1998 until 2003 and to date Chuck Randall holds the baton.

Band in the early days

Band back in 1996	Chris Shimer-First Kapellemeister 1996
No German outfits-just folks loving to play	Band in new German Trachten
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