About Us
Our Band was originally formed as the Dunkley Music Mulligan Band in February 2010 with an advertisement in the Idaho Statesman. We started as a small community band for people who used to play instruments in band and wanted to have a second chance — “take a Mulligan” in golf terms. Our Band was organized as a community band to give adult musicians a chance to get started again playing their instruments in a band and to provide musical experiences for our community audiences. We have grown to a complement of approximately 50 – 70 active members who enjoy playing at various venues in the Treasure Valley. We have musicians of all levels of ability playing in the group. Many had not touched their instruments for several decades before starting again with the CCMB but it is amazing how the memory of the fingerings persists. Just like riding a bicycle. You can learn more about the history of our Band here.
At the end of our Spring 2023 season, our founding conductor, Jim Perkins, retired after 13 years of leading and growing the Mulligan Band. We honor Jim with a page showing his many accomplishments and honors here.
Director
Beginning with our Fall 2023 season, we had the privilege of having Kelley Smith joining us as our conductor. Kelley was born and raised in Boise. She graduated from Borah High School (former Mulligan Band Director, Jim Perkins was her band director), and Boise State University. Her main focus was clarinet and at Boise State she developed her percussion skills while being a student there.
After graduating from Boise State, she headed to the University of Oregon where she received her Masters of Music Performance degree.
Kelley became a Board Member for Boise Music Week. She played in the orchestra for the musical productions, and recently became the orchestra director for the productions. She is also the Production Committee Chair the Boise Music Week.
Her mom and dad would be very proud of all of her accomplishments, and becoming the Director of the Mulligan Band would make them smile from ear to ear