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Oak Ridge Community Band starts season with free concert Sunday

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Walt Otey

The Oak Ridge Community Band will begin the 2019-2020 indoor concert season with a new venue for October and a new free admission policy.

“Oak Ridge residents are familiar with the tradition of free outdoor concerts during the summer seasons, but now the indoor Community Band concerts will also be free,” a press release said. “As the Community Band’s gift to the Oak Ridge community, there will be no admission fee for ORCB concerts. Instead, the Community Band will rely on donations to help with band expenses.”

The public is encouraged to go online at www.orcb.org to see the 2019-2020 concert schedule from October through April and also to learn how to become a donor to ORCB, the press release said. [Read more…]

Oak Ridge Community Band/Wind Ensemble has ‘New Millennium’ Concert

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The Oak Ridge Community Band has a “New Millennium” Concert this afternoon (Sunday afternoon).

It’s the last concert of the 2013-2014 subscription series before the outdoor concert season begins on Memorial Day, a press release said. Today’s concert starts at 3:30 p.m. at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center.

Sunday’s concert promises to be both exciting and entertaining, a press release said. Special guests are members of the Oliver Springs High School Band and their director Tim Michaels, who is a current Community Band member. The OSHS band will perform two numbers, and Michaels will be soloist as he plays “Ode To Trumpet” accompanied by the Community Band. [Read more…]