2022–2023: Seasons & Scenes

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All concerts of the Washtenaw Community Concert Band are FREE.

Proof of vaccination is not required to attend the March 9 concert. Masks are optional although strongly recommended.

  • Tuesday
    Nov 1
    2022

    Colors of Autumn | 7:30 PM
    WCC Towsley Auditorium

     
    Join us back at WCC's Towsley Auditorium for a fall lineup of seasonal and spooky musical selections. We will feature a variety of fall-themed music including selections by composers such as Jodie Blackshaw, Katajh Copley, Omar Thomas, and Frank Ticheli. The band are audience are welcome to dress in Halloween or fall-themed costumes!

  • Friday
    Dec 9
    2022

    Sounds of the Season | 7:30 PM
    WCC Towsley Auditorium

     
    Holiday cheer will ring out as the WCCB presents sounds of the season. Conductor William Perrine will be joined by Assistant Conductor Amere Horton and Conductor Emeritus Jerry Robbins in presenting a variety of contemporary and classic holiday arrangements. The band will perform music by Gustav Holst, Kevin Day, Roger Zare, and others.

  • Thursday
    Mar 9
    2023

    Around the World in 80 Minutes | 7:30 PM
    WCC Towsley Auditorium

     
    Join the band as we take a musical trip around the globe! Featuring music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Camille Saint-Saens, Amir Molookpour, Aakash Mittal, Chen Yi, Percy Grainger, and many others. We start and end in England… how many countries can we visit before our 80 minutes are up?

  • Sunday
    Apr 23
    2022

    Ensemble Concert | 2:00 PM
    WCC Morris Lawrence Lobby

     
    Enjoy ensembles of various sizes playing a variety of musical genres. Donations will be benefit the Ken Bowman Memorial Scholarship, which supports the expenses for an area middle- or high-school band student to attend Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.

  • Thursday
    May 4
    2023

    American Landscapes | 7:30 PM
    WCC Towsley Auditorium

     
    The WCCB explores the American musical landscape, both new and old. Join us for music by Helen May Butler, William Grant Still, Jennifer Jolley, and John Williams. The concert will feature concerto competition winner Nathan Leung performing Glazunov's Concerto for Saxophone and the world premiere of Eric Szanto’s Asylum Lake, winner of our first Young Michigan Composers Concert Band Composition Contest.

  • Thursday
    Jun 22
    2023

    First Summer Concert | 7:30 PM
    WCC Morris Lawrence Lobby

     
    This concert will feature concerto competition runner up William Kletzka performing Concertino Da Camera by Jaques Ibert.

  • Thursday
    Jul 27
    2023

    Second Summer Concert | 7:30 PM
    WCC Morris Lawrence Lobby

Composition Contest Winner

Winner: Eric P. Szanto's original composition Asylum Lake will be premiere on May 4, 2023.

Learn more about this world premiere.

 

Concerto Competition Winners

Each year, the band awards a winning prize of $1,500 and a runner-up prize of $500, and each award recipient plays their selected concerto piece at a free public concert of the WCCB.

Winner: Nathan Leung will perform Glazunov's Concerto for Saxophone with the WCCB on May 4, 2023.

Runner Up: William Kletzka will perform Concertino Da Camera by Jaques Ibert with the WCCB on Thursday, June 22, 2023.

Learn more about these award recipients