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Christmas 2011

The band is performing 4 concerts this year, in different parts of the city, hopefully to make it easier for everyone to attend at least one. Far west end, near west end, northside, and the Fan. 

All concerts are free, handicapped accessible and open to the public. Please join us at one or several.  Some of the music will be the same at all, but different selections will be added at each.
The elementary school students will perform before the band at Linwood Holton Elementary School, and the choirs and soloists will also perform at Tabernacle Baptist Church.

September 25, 2011

The final outdoor concert of the summer season, as always will be held at Agecroft Hall.  Please gather all the family and a picnic, some lawn chairs and/or a blanket, and join us for some award winning music.

September 11, 2011
On the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our country, this concert is a memorial for those lost souls, gone from this life, but who are forever treasured in our memories… and a tribute to the many who assisted in the rescue, of which many lost their lives, too.  The Richmond Concert Band will present musical selections in remembrance of those who died and in recognition of the sacrifices made by those who stepped up to help.  Also, being partly a celebration of us all being Americans, the band will also perform music that highlights all that is good with our country. 

 The concert begins at 2:30pm at the Heritage Amphitheater in Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County.  There is bench seating for 350, so you may consider bringing a lawn chair or blanket (it may also be softer!) to take a seat on the gentle, grassy slope by the amphitheater.  The slopes allow room for seating for nearly 4000.  The concert, as are all the Richmond Concert Band’s performances, is free.  But the park does require a $5 per car parking fee.  At this time, veterans are exempt from this fee.  Bring your family, including a veteran, along with a picnic basket and help us remember and memorialize both out lost and our heroes.

August 21, 2011
Do you have an old band instrument in a closet or under the bed?
The Richmond Concert Band is collecting old instruments for young hands in the Richmond City Public Schools. Each year we collect unused instruments and they are repaired and loaned to young aspiring musicians for the school year. To donate (we pick up and it is a charitable donation on your taxes!) call 804-737-3767. We also accept monetary donations for supplies like reeds & mouthpieces at PO Box 268, Richmond, VA 23218-0268.   The Band’s annual Old Instruments for Young Hands concert will be held Sunday, August 21 at 6 pm at Linwood Holton Elementary School, 1600 West Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA. Children of all ages are most welcome to enjoy a fun, free program featuring different instruments and ensembles from the band. You may also bring donations to support the Old Instruments for Young Hands program to the concert.

July 5, 2011
The July 4th concert at Dogwood Dell has been postponed till July 5th due to lots of rain.  The concert will begin at 7:00 and the fireworks can be expected about 8:30 or so - maybe 8:45.  Thanks to everyone who braved the weather on the 4th, and hope everyone will try to come again on the 5th. 

July 4, 2011
The band's 40th annual July 4th on the Dell Stage!  With our unique performance of the 1812 Overture as written, but rarely in a performance venue that can stage it correct.  Hear the WCVE interview/announcement. Hope to see you there!  7:30pm; Dogwood Dell.

May 8, 2011
Celebrate Mother's Day by taking Mom, along with a picnic, to Agecroft Hall for a free concert of music surrounding the theme of museums.  Music pertinent to different museums around the world will give you the opportunity to visit many museums in one evening for free!  Bring your lawn chairs and/or a blanket, your picnic basket and mom (along with the rest of the family) and show mom how easy it is to take a trip around the world.
 

April 23, 2011
A Million Blooms at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will set the backdrop for the band's first outdoor concert of the 2011 concert season.  Join the band at 2:00pm - concert is free with admission to the Garden.  Then spend the afternoon wandering amongst the blooms.

April 2, 2011
The band will perform at another new venue on Saturday, April 2nd.  At the Science Museum in the RF&P Forum, (just to the left as you enter the front door into the rotunda), the band will be performing An Afternoon at the Museum.  Music pertinent to many different museums will be played, something everyone will enjoy.  The concert is free, as always, and there is no admission charge to the museum to attend the concert. 

February 26, 2011
The band is thrill to be a part of Bethia's Winter Concert Series and have the opportunity to perform at a new venue!  And even better, the opportunity to have an indoor winter concert after the Christmas holidays have finished.  The band will be performing a mixture of music with the theme "A Song By Any Other Name"  Hope you will join us!  As always, admission is free! 
 

October 1, 2010
New Richmond Concert Band web site is now up.  E-mail comments on the site to us at note@rcband.org.