{"id":46,"date":"2009-08-09T03:03:11","date_gmt":"2009-08-09T03:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/openairorchestra.nfshost.com\/openairorchestra\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2023-10-13T05:40:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T05:40:24","slug":"community-bands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.openairorchestra.com\/openairorchestra\/find-your-voice\/community-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Bands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What exactly makes a community band is a bit hard to define, but we like to think it&#8217;s a group of people who love music and are willing to be inclusive and generous with their talents and energy. Their musical repetoire, visual aesthetic, performance style, organizational mandate, and off-stage antics are as varied as the personalities that they attract. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are a few fantastic community bands that have caught our eye, but because this movement is fast growing and often chaotic by nature, this list is by no means exhaustive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vancouver Area<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bcrband.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British Columbia Regiment Band<\/a> (Vancouver, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deltamusicmakers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Delta Music Makers<\/a> (Delta, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrcb.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maple Ridge Concert Band<\/a> (Maple Ridge, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificsymphonicwindensemble.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble<\/a> (Vancouver, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/royalcityconcertband.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Royal City Concert Band<\/a> (New Westminster, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfcb.ca\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sfcb.ca\/\">South Fraser Community Band<\/a> (Surrey, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverconcertband.ca\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverconcertband.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vancouver Concert Band<\/a> (Vancouver, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainbowband.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vancouver Rainbow Concert Band<\/a> (Vancouver, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wvyb.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">West Vancouver Youth Band<\/a> (West Vancouver, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/portmoodyband\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/portmoodyband\" target=\"_blank\">Port Moody Community Band<\/a> (possibly inactive)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130618080106\/http:\/\/www.sambata.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sambata<\/a> (likely inactive)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/6078726422\" target=\"_blank\">Whalley Legion Band (Surrey) <\/a> (currently inactive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>British Columbia <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gvcb.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Greater Victoria Concert Band<\/a> (Victoria, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/nanaimoconcertband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nanaimo Concert Band<\/a> (Nanaimo, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgcommunityband.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prince George Community Band<\/a> (Prince George, BC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/westshoreband.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Westshore Community Band<\/a> (Victoria, BC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Worldwide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blowcomotion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blowcomotion<\/a> (Austin, TX)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/brassliberation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brass Liberation Orchestra<\/a> (San Francisco, CA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/encroach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Encroachment<\/a> (Chicago, IL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.extra-action.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Extra Action Marching Band<\/a> (Oakland, CA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodtroublebrassband.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Good Trouble Brass Band<\/a> (Somerville, MA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/hungrymarchband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hungry March Band<\/a> (New York, NY)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ltrainbrassband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L Train Brass Band<\/a> (Brooklyn, NY)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legrandmachinchose.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">La Grande Machin Chose<\/a> (France)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/leftistmarchingband.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leftist Marching Band<\/a> (Portsmouth, NH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/marchfourthband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">March Fourth Marching Band<\/a> (Portland, OR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/rudemechanicalorchestra.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/rudemechanicalorchestra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rude Mechanical Orchestra<\/a> (New York, NY)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolofhonk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Honk<\/a> (Boston, MA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/seedandfeed.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seed &amp; Feed Marching Abominable<\/a> (Atlanta, GA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tutenundblasen.net\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tutenundblasen.net\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tuten und Blasen<\/a> (Germany)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undertowbrassband.com\/\">Undertow Brass Band<\/a> (Providence, RI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/labandadelsurdo\/\">La Banda del Surdo<\/a> (likely inactive)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/honkfest.org\/bands\/the-stick-rag-village-orchestra\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/honkfest.org\/bands\/the-stick-rag-village-orchestra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stick &amp; Rag Village Orchestra<\/a> (likely inactive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What exactly makes a community band is a bit hard to define, but we like to think it&#8217;s a group of people who love music and are willing to be inclusive and generous with their talents and energy. 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