Returning for its 14th Festival performance in June, the Milwaukee Symphony, led by resident conductor Andrew Massey, performed the music of Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Morton Gould, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Gioachino Rossini. The program concluded with Tchaikovsky's Overture 1812.

The Dorf Kapelle is a perennial favorite at the park, performing the music of Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and more, blended with lots of audience participation and fun! The second portion of the 2005 program was opened, in traditional fashion, with an alphorn serenade performed by (L to R) Jim Ninnemann, Marcie Ninnemann, and Jill Wagner.

Assistant Conductor Dale Shipe conducted the Symphonic Band on July 27th in a program that featured the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alfred Reed.

The Bill Allred Classic Jazz Band from Orlando performed on August 3rd. The horn line shown here (L to R) includes Dale Mendenhall on clarinet; Bobby Pickwood on trumpet; Charlie Bertini on trumpet; Bill Allred on trombone; and John Allred on trombone .

"Crazy Shirt Night" was among the many special features of the Band's 26th annual Family Night on August 10th. Several middle school students (in white shirts) were selected by their band directors to perform with the band on a march.

A Teddy Bear parade again delighted both children and adults, as the little ones paraded around the park during Family Night to the tune of Teddy Bear's Picnic.

Once again the Kids from Wisconsin drew a HUGE audience, estimated at near 5,000 on an idyllic summer night in August.

As usual, the Kids from Wisconsin were poised, polished and professional, as they performed music of many styles and eras.

The Youth Group from Church of Our Saviour hosted the concession stand at the closing concert, A Night in Old Vienna. 2005 marked the 30th year that Our Saviour's has provided a concession for the summer concerts.

The Symphonic Band is shown performing under the baton of Maestro Ray C. Wifler at A Night in Old Vienna, the final concert at the park of 2005.