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Joining the Band
The Nevada County Concert Band is a fully instrumented concert band
of volunteer musicians and workers.
The band requires no auditions or fees for membership, and there are no
age limitations. We only ask that you
bring your musical abilities up to an acceptable level of artistic performance
closely equal to that of the other musicians within your section.
We have musicians in the band who have picked up their instrument after a
layoff of decades and now play for the joy of adding their music to the
group. Also, there are student musicians from the local junior high and
high schools who also play with the group for the experience of playing with
the "old salts."
Rehearsals are held at 6:30pm on Monday evenings. Winter rehearsals
are held at Sierra Presbyterian Church’s Ryosa Hall in Nevada City, and summer
rehearsals are at Pioneer Park’s band shell in Nevada City.
The band welcomes talent of all ages and musicians are invited to apply for
membership by contacting the band by email
or by calling the band's telephone number as listed below.
Community Support
The band incurs many costs through out a concert season, including the costs of
maintaining its music library, setting up various concert sites, printing
programs and posters, and facilities rental fees. We have recently purchased risers, a portable PA system, a
gong, a new bass drum, and other capital expenses. There are several more items on our wish list!
Since there are no admission fees to the concerts, these costs are paid by
monies gathered mostly by donations from the local Community by passing the
"gold pans" at concerts, by concert sponsors and by the band members
digging deeply into their own pockets. If you would like to support the band by
a direct donation or would like to become a member of the band's boosters,
please contact the band by clicking on the email address, dialing the telephone
number listed below, or sending mail to the address, listed below. And,
please know that the band greatly appreciates your donation.
Nevada County Concert Band Officers
President: Ellen Bell
Vice President: Cathy Harding
Treasurer: Forrest Schomberg
Secretary: Janys Jordan
Contact Information
Email address: nccband@yahoo.com
Telephone number: (530)
272-6228
Mailing address:
Nevada County Concert
Band, P.O. Box 1444, Nevada City, CA 95959