Join the Willamette Valley Concert Band for the 2024 Veterans Day Celebration Concert, a free event honoring our veterans through music. The concert will take place on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Russell Tripp Performance Center in Linn-Benton Community College. Enjoy an afternoon of inspiring performances as we celebrate the service and sacrifice of our veterans. All are welcome to this special event! This event is a collaboration between the Willamette Valley Concert Band and Linn-Benton Community College.

Celebrate the season with the Willamette Valley Concert Band’s Home for the Holidays concert! This free community event promises a joyful and festive program filled with holiday classics and musical storytelling. With a mix of lively tunes, seasonal favorites, and pieces featuring narration, the evening is designed to bring warmth and cheer to all. Gather with family, friends, and neighbors as we welcome the holidays together through the power of music.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music celebrating both past and present composers. This concert features timeless classics like Gustav Holst’s Second Suite in F alongside Dante’s Divine Comedy, a breathtaking symphonic journey through the afterlife. We also highlight contemporary voices, including Columbia River Quickstep by local Salem-based composer David A. Jones. Come enjoy a mix of classic and modern pieces that will take you on a musical adventure! Join us before the concert at 3:15pm for a pre-concert lecture by Dr. Michael Merrill, and enjoy the performance at 4:00pm. 3:15pm Pre Concert Lecture: Musical Genealogy: How a composer’s

Join the Willamette Valley Concert Band for “Coming Home,” a special Memorial Day concert dedicated to honoring the memory of our nation’s fallen heroes. This performance will feature a moving selection of patriotic music, from stirring marches to reflective melodies, paying tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of those who served. Under the direction of Kim Melby, herself a US veteran, the band brings a unique depth and understanding to this powerful program. Come together as a community to remember our fallen veterans through the power of music in this special tribute performance.