Description: For almost 25 years, the South of the River Community Band has been pleasing concert-goers with a variety of marches, show tunes, and big band offerings throughout the Twin Cities.
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Welcome to the South of the River Community Band Website! The South of the River Community Band formed in 1990 as a dozen intergenerational church members from Savage, Minnesota, who wanted to play instrumental music for church services. After only a year, the band acquired a director and opened membership to the wider community in order to attract a larger variety of instruments. Since our humble beginnings, The South of the River Community Band has grown to over sixty members who range in age from teenage
We perform Fall, Spring and Holiday concerts at concert halls, civic centers and nursing homes primarily within the south metro area and then conclude our concert season with a "Concert in the Park" series that is performed outdoors at various band shells in the Twin Cities. We play a wide variety of musical styles such as marches, big band, show tune medleys and other standard pieces that appeal to all ages. If you would like to support the Band... just click on this link. Like us on Facebook!! Come on out
The band will begin rehearsals for the 2011-2012 season on September 18th.