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. 

2024 - 2025 Performance Schedule

November 21, 2024 
Storytellers
7:30 p.m. in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre 
Free and open to the public
Featuring:
(Not) Alone by Randall Standridge
Little Mexican Suite by Nubia Jaime Donjuan
Rumor Mill by Dian Whitacre
Tight Squeeze by Alex Shapiro
Remembrance by Daniel Choi
Ancient Fires by Carol Britten Chambers

December 7, 2024
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 8, 2024 @ 3:00 p.m.

March 6, 2025 
Space Bound
in a concert with the SMSU Symphonic Chamber Winds
7:30 p.m. in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre
to be selected from:
Open Space by Brian Balmages
Tribute to Space Pioneers by Jose Rodriguez
Beyond by Amy Webb
Stars by Eriks Esenvalds (arr. Littlemore)
Space Bound: The People in Astronaut Suits by Logan Larson

April 24, 2025 
Music for a Night Sky
in a concert with the SMSU Symphonic Chamber Winds 
7:30 p.m. in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre
Luna by Yukiko Nishimura
Infinity Awaits by Steve Parsons
Andromeda by David Gillingham
Goodnight Moon by Eric Whitacre (arr. Mosenbichler-Bryant)
Syzygy by Michael Kamuf
Music for a Night Sky by Jose Vargas

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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.