The Seward Concert Band was thrilled to continue the tradition of performing at the Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery’s annual Memorial Day ceremony – especially this year, on the 150th anniversary of the observance. Continue reading Celebrating Memorial Day
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2018 Season Finale Series
The Seward Concert Band welcomes our friends and neighbors to celebrate the energy of the changing seasons with our 2018 season finale series. This June, we’ll be playing pieces that bring out the energy of the early summer and celebrate community. Continue reading 2018 Season Finale Series
2018 Spring Concert Series
The Seward Concert Band invites you to our Spring Concert on Friday, March 23. This concert series features a challenging and exciting set of works to entertain our community.
Join us at Sanford Middle School in Minneapolis on Friday, March 23 at 7:30 PM. Our performance begins at 7:30 PM in the auditorium. Suggested donations are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 students and children. Continue reading 2018 Spring Concert Series
2018 Winter Concert
The Seward Concert Band invites you to come out of the cold for an evening of music and community at our 2018 Winter Concert. Director Cassandra Bechard’s inspiration for the “Sounds of Winter” concert was to capture the feeling of winter and all of the season’s festivities in a variety of historical periods. Continue reading 2018 Winter Concert
Fall Concert Series
Join the Seward Concert Band as we celebrate fall with our first performances of the 2017-2018 season.
Edinborough Park – Sunday, October 22
The Seward Concert Band will provide a community performance at Edinborough Park in Edina on Sunday, October 22. Our performance begins at 7pm, and this is a great venue for the whole family.
Sanford Middle – Friday, November 3
The Seward Concert Band invites our community to our formal, season opening concert on Friday, November 3 at Sanford Middle School in Minneapolis. Our performance begins at 7:30 PM in the auditorium. Suggested donations are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 students and children.
Tentative Program
- Thunder and Blazes (or Entry of the Gladiators) by Julius Fučík
- Hobbits from “Lord of the Rings Symphony” by Johan de Meij
- Cinderella Waltz by Richard Rogers
- Irish Tune from County Derry by Percy Aldridge Grainger
- Suite of Old American Dances Robert Russell Bennett
- Apollo March by Anton Bruckner