The Jackson Hole Community Band, established in 1989, performs concert band music for recreation and community service. Musicians range in age from early teens to eighties. Rehearsals draw 20-35 members, while concerts and parades average 35 performers. The band's goal is to provide high quality music performances for the enjoyment of audiences and musicians alike. Annual performances include Old West Days and Fourth of July parades and concerts, the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics, the lighting of Town Square, and formal concerts usually scheduled for fall and spring. Music is provided for community events including the annual elk antler auction in May, the Fourth of July Music-in-the-Hole concert, and Old Bill's Fun Run in September. Its musicians participate in several smaller groups including the Jackson Hole Brass Quintet, Woodwind Quintet, Displaced Dixie, and the Teton Swing Band.
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The Jackson Hole Community Band gathers to rehearse at 7 p.m. each Thursday in the large Music Room at the Center for the Arts, 265 S. Cache St.
For many residents of Jackson Hole – maybe the majority of today's citizens – there was never a time when Jackson Hole did not have its Jackson Hole Community Band.
Old West Days, Fourth of July, the Lighting of the Square … the all-volunteer ensemble has provided the fanfare required by any bona fide hoopla for as long as many of us have lived here.
But believe it or not, there was a time in the not too distant past when Jackson Hole’s parades were silent, and spring and fall were not announced by special brass and wind concerts.
This year, the Jackson Hole Community Band marks its 20th anniversary. It will celebrate with a special spring concert program on Sunday, May 17, at which anyone who has ever performed with the group will be invited back to sit on a couple numbers for old time's sake. Also, the group will reprise two works that appeared on the band's very first performance – Nov. 18, 1989 – Eric Osterling's concert mar...
Imagine 300 tuba and euphonium players belting out your favorite Christmas carols. Can't? OK, how about, oh, 20 tuba and euphonium players belting out your favorite Christmas carols?
It's called TubaChristmas and it's a real, genuine holiday tradition for tuba players and those who love them all over the world. Founded in 1974 in memory of the revered late tuba player and teacher William J. Bell (born on Christmas Day in 1902), TubaChristmas has since spread throughout the country. This holiday season, in fact, there are 209 TubaChristmas concerts planned in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Canada, Slovenia and Switzerland.
(For what it's worth, Texas and Ohio are tied for the state with the most TubaChristmases planned, with 16 each. I don't know what, if anything, that says about those two states, other than there must be a lot of tubaists there.)
That roster also includes our own event here in Jackson. Fans of the big brass are invited to witness the tradition at noon on Sa...
The Jackson Hole Community Band continues to expand its repertoire, and has several new pieces to present to its home audience at its annual Fall Concert.
American master Leonard Bernstein, Argentine genius Alberto Ginastera and Australian-born Percy Grainger are on the program, along with some favorite Sousa marches, a bit of holiday music and several other pieces. The performance starts at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, in the Center Theater.
Ginastera (1916-1983) is considered one of the most important composers in Argentina, if not throughout South America. In 1941, he was commissioned to write a ballet about pastoral life in Argentina. The result, "Estancia," is quintessential Ginastera: lushly evocative of the pampas, excitingly rhythmic, enthusiastically nationalist. Based on a poem by Jose Hernandez, it tells of a city boy who falls in love with a country girl. For their fall concert, the Community Band will perform the final part of the ballet, "Danza Fina...
