concerts

2010 Spring Concert

Sunday, May 23, 2010 @ 3:00 pm

The New Orleans Concert Band is very proud to feature guest soloist Robert Nunez, principal tuba of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and low brass instructor at the University of New Orleans.

Mr. Nunez will perform a transcription for tuba of the Concerto No. 1 in E-flat for Horn by Richard Strauss. (Link to Mr Nunez' website.)

The program, conducted by Dr. Charles Taylor, will include works by William Schuman, Morton Gould, John Philip Sousa, and Richard Rogers.

Latrobe’s on Royal Presents the New Orleans Concert Band

Don’t miss the New Orleans Concert Band this Sunday, April 11, at Latrobe’s on Royal Open House!

The French Quarter festivities begin at noon and feature performances of favorite Swing, Big Band, and Broadway tunes, plus a few surprises.

Mid-Spring Concert

March 21, 2010

3:00 PM

The Mid-Spring concert by the New Orleans Concert Band is pleased to feature guest conductor Frank Wickes, honoring him on the occasion of his retirement.

Mr. Wickes, one of the major national figures in the field of wind bands and wind conducting, has been director of bands at Louisiana State University since 1980 and is retiring at the end of the year. (link to LSU School of Music)

The program will include Suite from “Mass” by Leonard Bernstein, Chant Funeraire by Gabriel Faure, and Sabre and Spurs by John Philip Sousa.

Dr. Charles Taylor, the regular conductor of the New Orleans Concert Band will conduct the remainder of the program, including works by Sir Arthur Sullivan, Samuel Barber, J.S. Bach, and Alfred Reed.

December 13 at 3pm

A Concert at Christmastime 3pm - UNO Concert Hall

UNO Performing Arts Center

Uncle Sam Jam

July 3rd at 7pm

Lafreniere Park in Metairie

Go Fourth on the River

July 4th at 3pm

Woldenberg Park in front of the Aquarium of the Americas

May 17 Spring Concert 3pm - UNO Concert Hall

Join us for an afternoon of great classical music and show tunes.

Selections for the Spring Concert include:

El Camino Real (Alfred Reed)

Selections from WICKED (Stephen Schwartz, arr. Jay Bocook)

Procession of Nobles (Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Erik W.G. Leidzen)

Victory at Sea (Richard Rodgers, transc. Robert Russell Bennett)

The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber, arr. Warren Barker)

Espana Cani (Pascal Marquina, arr. Robert Longfield)

Funiculi Funicula (Luigi Denza, arr. Alfred Reed)

Our performance home is the Recital Hall at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center, located on the campus at the University of New Orleans on the lakefront.

American Concert Band Convention, Houston Texas April 15-19, 2009

The NOCB is scheduled to play on

Friday, April 17 2009 at 7:15-8:00 pm

The complete concert lineup is

Wednesday

7:00-7:45 pm Band of the Hills

8:00-8:45 pm Houston Concert Band (Co-Host)

Thursday

7:15-8:00 pm Baton Rouge Concert Band

8:15-9:00 pm Woodlands Concert Band (Co-Host)

Friday

7:15-8:00 pm New Orleans Concert Band

8:15-9:00 pm Lone Star Symphonic Band (Co-Host)

Saturday

7:00-7:45 pm Denver Concert Band

8:00-8:45 pm Convention Band

March 22 Mid-Spring Concert 3pm, UNO - Concert Hall

Dec 14 A Concert at Christmastime 3pm - UNO Concert Hall

Dec 6 Doll and Toy Fund at the Superdome

Nov 2 Veterans Day Concert 3pm - UNO Concert Hall

July 3 Uncle Sam Jam, Tuesday 7:00 PM Lafreniere Park

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July 4 Go Fourth on the River, Wednesday 7:30 PM Woldenberg Park

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program images from past performances

(click here for program images for 1977 to 2001)