10th Annual Salute to Community Bands Hosted by the Arlington Community Band and Located at Irons Recital Hall

Of interest to all past band members - what lies ahead after high school or college? A community band offers the opportunity for you to continue playing your instrument.

Salute to Community Bands 2019

Come enjoy a FULL DAY OF CONCERT BAND MUSIC!

Irons Recital Hall, UTA, 700 West Greek Row, Arlington, TX

UTA campus - Saturday, May 4, 2019

Schedule

11:00 East Fort Worth Community Jazz Band - Kathy Bernal, Director

12:15 Rockwall Community Band - Mike McGill, Director

1:30 Greater Fort Worth Community Band - Christine Beason, Director

2:45 Irving Symphonic Band - Jay Bach, Director

4:00 Mansfield Wind Symphony - Brian Merrill, Director

5:15 Dallas Brass Band - Jesse Rajabi, Director

6:30 Arlington Community Band - Rick Baker, Director

Free and Open to the Public.

Arlington Community Band Fall Concert - Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018 at 7pm

Join the Arlington Community Band for a free concert at Trinity United Methodist Church in Arlington.

Enjoy the variety of music in their program:
Songs of Old Kentucky, Karrick
Australian Up-Country Tune, Grainger
Colonial Airs and Dances, Jager
Resting in the Peace of His Hands, Gibson
La Tregenda, Puccini
Down a Country Lane, Copland
Cajun Folk Songs II, Ticheli
Shadow Rituals, Markowski

Salute to Community Bands 2018

Saturday, May 5, 2018, 11:00 am – 8:00 pm

Irons Recital Hall, UTA Music Building, Arlington, TX

All performances are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC


Salute to Community Bands 2018 Schedule (50 minute performances)

11:00 am: East Fort Worth Jazz Band - Kathy Bernal, Director

12:15 am: Rockwall Community Band - Mike McGill, Director

1:30 pm: Greater Ft Worth Community Band - Christine Beason, Director

2:45 pm: Allen Community Band - Craig Logan, Director

4:00 pm: Mansfield Wind Symphony - Brian Merrill, Director

5:15 pm: Irving Symphonic Band - Jay Bach, Director

7:00 pm: Arlington Community Band - Rick Baker, Director


In its eighth season, Salute to Community Band 2018 is presenting seven all-volunteer bands in free concerts for the public. Players might be a band director, private instrumental teacher, lawyer, engineer, college student, CPA, nurse, computer geek, retired, homemaker, church musician and more.

Enjoy a full day of concert band music presented by the Arlington Community Band and hosted by the UTA bands.

An Afternoon of Jazz with the Arlington Community Band

2017 Salute to Community Bands at UTA

Arlington Community Band Spring 2017 Jazz Concert

Program to include:

Salute to American Jazz – arr. Nestico

Benny Goodman: The King of Swing – arr. Murtha

Duke Ellington in Concert – arr. Murtha

Tribute to Count Basie – arr. Moss

and more.


Bring your chair or blanket and join in the fun!

Arlington Community Band Winter Concert

The Arlington Community Band with Rick Baker as director will perform a Winter Concert on Saturday, February 25, 7:30 pm, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1200 W. Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX 76013.

Selections:

A Copland Tribute adapted by Grundman

His Honor by Fillmore

Sheltering Sky by Mackey

The Rakes of Mallow by Anderson,

Slavyanskaya by Kozhevykov

Chester by Schuman

FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC

Arlington Community Band Fall Concert

Free Patriotic Concert

Arlington Community Band - Free Concert

Arlington Community Band

concert at

DWG’s 80th Celebration

In Gardens Park

2600 Roosevelt Dr, DWG

Saturday, June 11, 2016

7:00 pm

will play some familiar tunes:

Music Man, Chicago, Folk Song Suite,

Fairest of the Fair, Armed Forces

Salute, America the Beautiful

Come join in the fun!

2016 Salute to Community Bands at UTA

Arlington Community Band - Free Concert in Veteran's Park

Arlington Community Band 2016 Winter Concert

Join Arlington Community Band director Rick Baker in concert with the Juan Seguin High School Wind Ensemble director Mike Davis.

Selections by: Gustav Holst, Camille Saint-Saens, Jack Stamp, Robert Sheldon, Eric Whitacre.

Arlington Community Band Christmas Cheer Concert

Arlington Community Band Autumn Concert

Sunday, November 8 at 7:00pm
Trinity United Methodist Church
1200 W Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX 76013


The Arlington Community Band will present:

Ride Samuel Hazo

Sun Dance Frank Ticheli

Irish Tune from County Derry Percy Grainger

Strange Humors John Mackey

Espana Cani March Pascual Marquina/ Longfield

Slava! A Concert Overture Leonard Bernstein/ Grundman


FREE & OPEN to the PUBLIC

Arlington Community Band Fall Concert

Sunday, October 4 - 7:00 pm
First Baptist Church Sanctuary
301 S. Center, Arlington 76010

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

PROGRAM

Guadalcanal March Richard Rodgers
from “Victory at Sea”

Simple Gifts Frank Ticheli
I. In Yonder Valley
II. Dance
III. Here Take This Lovely Flower
IV. Simple Gifts

Themes from “Green Bushes” Percy Aldridge Grainger
Passacaglia on an English Folksong arr. Larry D. Daehn

Cloudburst Eric Whitacre

Scenes from “The Louvre” Norman Dello Joio
based on Ancient Airs
I. The Portals
II. Children’s Gallery
III. The Kings of France
IV. The Nativity Paintings
V. Finale

Arlington Community Band Patriotic Concert

The Arlington Community Band and the Trinity United Methodist Church Chancel Choir will present a free patriotic music concert that is open to the public.

Sunday, June 28, 2015, 7:00 pm
Trinity United Methodist Church
1200 W. Green Oaks, Arlington, TX

The Arlington Community Band is directed by Rick Baker. Dub Shepherd, Minister of Worship and Fine Arts will be leading the Trinity United Methodist Church Chancel Choir.

Program

Arlington Community Band

A Patriotic Overture - Ira Hearshen
Yankee Doodle - Morton Gould
William Tell Overture - G. Rossini/ Longfield
On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss - David Holsinger
Esprit De Corps - Robert Jager

Combined ACB and Trinity United Methodist Chancel Choir

Armed Forces Salute - Bob Lowden
Our America - rr. John Higgins
Battle Hymn of the Republic - Peter Wilhousky
God Bless America - Irving Berlin/ Ringwald
From Sea to Shining Sea - Ward/Bates, arr. Whitney
Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa

Arlington Community Band and UTA Bands Present:

CANCELLED Arlington Community Band & Seguin High School Wind Symphony Concert

Due to inclement weather this concert has unfortunately been cancelled. Please stay tuned for their next concert.

The Arlington Community Band, in concert with the Seguin Wind Symphony will perform on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Seguin High School. Rick Baker is the director of the Arlington Community Band (ACB), while the Seguin Wind Symphony is led by Mike Davis.

This concert begins at 7:00 pm and it is free and open to the public. ACB will play works by Jack Stamp, Piere LaPlante, Malcolm Arnold, Douglas Akey and Steven Reineke. Seguin HS has programmed works by Samuel A Ward/Carmen Dragon, Pierre Leemans, Camille Saint-Saens and Samuel Hazo