Southwest Community Concert Band Celebrates its 30th Anniversary Season

30 Years The Southwest Community Concert Band performs 4 Seasonal Concerts, Summer Park Concerts and hosts Winter Band Day for grades 6th – 9th, and a Summer Band Camp for 1st year band students through 9th grade musicians throughout the season.  Go to our Events Calendar Page for our 30th Anniversary season calendar.

 

CURRENT NEWS

Winter Band Day - January 21, 2012

Band Day is a non-competitive festival designed to promote the enjoyment of music among junior high/middle school band students. This one day event offer students a unique opportunity to learn and perform new and challenging music. Students gain a sense of accomplishment, meet new friends and have a fun day of music making.

Winter Band Day

 

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

The Southwest Community Concert Band has 4 annual student scholarships to help our efforts to promote concert band music throughout the surrounding communities. Click on Scholarships for more information. March 1, 2012 Online scholarship applications and forms will be available.

Scholarship forms and applications available March 1, 2012

 

GIFT CARDS NOW AVAILABLE

The Southwest Community Concert Band now has gift cards available for you to purchase for any 6th – 9th grade student to attend our:

16th Annual Winter Band Day, January 21, 2012 for $15.00 (Full payment)

5th Annual Summer Band Camp, June 25-29, 2012 (desired amount or full payment)

You may also sponsor to gift the program fee for a child to attend either event in your name, company name, or anonymously.

Gift Card form

 

SUMMER BAND CAMP

Summer band CampJoin us for Summer Band Camp 2012! Registration Begins March 1, 2012.

The Southwest community Concert Band is offering band camp, open to music students entering their 2nd year in a music program through 9th grade. Instructors are dedicated, highly qualified music educators / performers from the Chicago area.

The goal of our Summer Band Camp program is to promote music education through a positive experience structured to help students develop their musical talents.

We will also be offering an optional Jazz Band or Improvisational classes for interested students.

 

Band Camp photos 2011

Download a pdf photo album from 2011 Summer band Camp

(Be patient it's an 8MB file)

2011 Holiday Concert Photo Album

View Photos

 

Upcoming CONCERTS

 

January 21

Winter Band Day

Students Family and Friends Concert

Guest Artist: Southwest Community Band

Saturday, 4:00 PM

First Church of the Nazarene 12725 Bell Road, Lemont

 

March 18th

Fanfares & Ceremonies Concert

Sunday, 2:00 PM

Guest Artist: TBA

First Church of the Nazarene 12725 Bell Road

 

30 YearsJune 3rd

Sunday, 2:00 PM

Guest Artist: TBA

First church of the Nazarene 12725 Bell Road

 

 

View our 30th Anniversary Concert Season Dates

 

REHEARSALS

Tuesdays, 7:30 – 9:30 PM
First Church of the Nazarene
12725 Bell Road, Lemont

Rehearsals

 

Mission Statement

Pursuit of Excellence

The mission of the Southwest Community Concert Band is to foster the musical talent and education of its members, provide quality musical entertainment to the community and promote the value of musical education to the students and adults of the community.