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The Hartford City Band Inc., now in its 145th year of providing our community with instrumental music for numerous occasions, scholarships to middle school, high school, and college students, and musical mentoring to area youth, is delighted to announce the addition of two new co-conductors to our family of musicians.

Theresa Gruber-Miller and Samuel Johnson will be conducting our band for the remainder of 2026 and beyond.

Theresa is a graduate of Lawrence University, where she majored in Music Education, Trumpet Performance, and Spanish. She studied abroad in Spain and Argentina. Theresa is the Band Director at Central Middle School, District of Hartford Joint #1. She teaches 145 students in grades 6-8 through small-group lessons, full-band ensembles, and concerts. Theresa leads and directs the color guard, marching band, jazz band, and pep band ensembles. Her duties include professional engagement with parents, school administrators, and the Hartford community.

Samuel (Sam) is a graduate of Lawrence University with a Bachelor of Music, Music Education. He studied and lived abroad in Austria, traveling to Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. He has done coursework in Spain and the U.S. Virgin Islands for Experienced Centered Seminars. Sam is the Instrumental Music Director at Harford Union High School. He directs Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Marching Band, Pep Band, and Orchestra. Sam is a lesson teacher for the concert band, an adaptive music class, and a recording and production class. He has previously worked as a substitute teacher, band camp instructor, and string repair technician

Please join us in welcoming these two most qualified and enthusiastic people to our community band.

A Little About Us…

Since 1880, the Hartford City Band, located in beautiful Hartford, Wisconsin, has provided Hartford and the surrounding area with the best music a group of amateurs can create. Our home is the Schauer Arts and Activities Center (for rehearsals and the Spring and Holiday Concerts) and Woodlawn Park (for theWednesday Night Summer Concerts in the Park Series). The band’s mission is to provide the area community with an opportunity to enjoy music by playing and listening.

The band’s repertoire extends from classical to marches to musicals. Often the summer concert will feature a theme or a guest artist. The fall concert highlights the season’s music, and the spring concert showcases some larger works.

All the band asks of its members is that they give what they can musically, and all that is asked of the community is to come and enjoy!

Please check our Facebook page for updates (Hartford City Band Facebook)

If you are a musician and would like to check the band out, email us at hartfordcityband@outlook.com. New members are always welcome!

2026 Performances

2026 Winter Concert – Sunday, November 29, 2:30 PM

Support The Band!

Hartford City Band Inc is an IRS 510(c)(3) status nonprofit organization.

If you’d like to support the mission of Hartford City Band through a contribution or sponsorship, please email us at:
hartfordcityband@outlook.com