SMSU/Community Concert Band

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The SMSU/Community Concert Band is open to all SMSU students as well as community members and high school students from Marshall and the surrounding communities.  The Concert Band rehearses from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Thursdays. 

Music is a social activity that can be enjoyed throughout one's life.  The SMSU/Community Concert Band is designed with this idea in mind.  Musicians young and old benefit from sharing their skills, experiences, and love of music with one another. 

2025 - 2026 Performance Schedule

December 4, 2025 
Ceol Beo: An Irish Experience
7:30 p.m. in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre 
Free and open to the public
Featuring:
Cry of the Celts by Ronan Hardiman
Mise Éire by Sean O Riada
O'Carolan's Concerto by Turlough O'Carolan
Deir' in De arr. by Warren Barker
Lament for Youth by J.F. Larchet
and many others

December 6, 2025
SMSU Holiday Revels
featuring the SMSU/Community Concert Band, SMSU Glee Club,
Alta Voce, Chorale, and Jazz Ensemble
Schwan Community Center for the Performing Arts (at Marshall High School)
3:00 p.m.
**$5 admission charge, children under 5 years are free**
All proceeds go toward student scholarships.
Weather back-up date:  December 7, 2025 @ 3:00 p.m.

March 5, 2026 
Songs of Soil & Sky
in a concert with the Ireland Experience Chamber Ensemble
7:30 p.m. in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre
to be selected from:
Vesuvius by Frank Ticheli
Rhapsody on Doraji Taryeong by Janet Song Kim
Through the Storm by Jarod Hall
Whirlwind by Jodie Blackshaw
Make Our Garden Grow by Leonard Bernstein
Ash by Jennifer Jolley
with other "Earthy" pieces

April 23, 2026 
Untitled: A Concert of the Obvious 
7:30 p.m. in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre
to be selected from:
Short Stories by Daisuke Ehara
Five Little Dances by Paul Creston
Lyric for Band by George Walker
Prelude & Fugue in Bb Major by J.S. Bach
Overture for Symphonic Band by Bin Kaneda
and a suite of central American dances by Victoriano Valencia

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Haven't played your instrument for years?  It doesn't matter!  Here's your chance to become reacquainted with an art and activity that you once enjoyed.  Repertoire  includes music of many different styles and time periods.  Music majors are encouraged to participate on secondary instruments in order to expand their knowledge and skills in music performance and education.

• Dust off that case!
• Dig out those fingering charts.
• Re-convert that lamp into the trumpet it used to be!
• But most importantly, don't miss this opportunity to continue or renew your love of performance.

For more information on the SMSU/Community Concert Band, contact Dr. John Ginocchio at (507) 537-7209 or by email: John.Ginocchio@smsu.edu.