Blacksburg Community Band
The Blacksburg Community Band, Inc. is an all volunteer community organization formed in 1989 under the auspices of the Town of Blacksburg, Department of Parks and Recreation. The band was incorporated in Virginia as a non-profit corporation in 2007. The ensemble performs in an average of 25 concerts each year throughout the New River Valley reaching over 7,000 people.
The Blacksburg Community Band has three primary objectives:- Provide an opportunity for community members to rekindle their past interest in music. For those who have not
played in 5, 10, 20 or more years, the band is a vehicle to enjoy and be involved in music again.
- Encourage adults to begin a musical experience. For those who have always wanted to play in a band but never
quite got around to doing something about it, the band provides the opportunity.
- Provide live performances for the community, especially audiences who traditionally cannot afford to pay for live groups or who because of age and disability cannot attend performances.
Band President Jennifer Hundley
Blacksburg Community Band
3627 Laurel Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
1999 Exchange Concert with the Peninsula Concert Band
Video Selections from our 20th Anniversary Concert
First Selection
Holiday for Horns - John Raymond Howell
Second Selection
Sinfonia for Band - John Raymond Howell
Commissioned by the Blacksburg Community Band for the 20th Anniversary Concert
John Raymond Howell - Conductor
1. Introduction and Allegretto
Solos: Meredith McCree, Oboe, Karl Sanzenbach, Alto Saxophone, Daniel McPherson, Trumpet
2. Ed's Blues
Solos: Meredith McCree, English Horn, Steve Brown, Timpani, John Gregg, Trumpet, Vicki Scarratt, Piccolo
3. The Marys' Go-'Round Breakdown
Solos: Mary Keffer, Clarinet, Mary Rhodes, Bassoon, Mary Walters, Piccolo, Mary Woodbury, Cornet
Third Selection
Music for A Gala - Steven E. Brown
Written for the Blacksburg Community Band 10th Anniversary Concert
Steve Brown - Conductor
Final Selection
Variations and Fandango - Steven E. Brown
Commissioned by the Blacksburg Community Band for the 20th Anniversary Concert
Steve Brown - Conductor
