We kick off our 40th anniversary season with a Patriotic Arts Spectacular. Our annual Salute to Veterans concert will be Sunday, November 11, 2018 at the Youkey Theatre in the RP Funding Center. Doors open at 1:15, pre-show at 1:45, and the band concert begins at 2:30. The concert is free and no tickets are needed. The Center has a parking fee, but for this concert, all veterans and military personnel can park for free with a military ID.

The Band will be joined by the Lakeland Choral Society, directed by Beth Cummings, for a rousing concert of patriotic music — songs from Irving Berlin and George M. Cohan, marches by Sousa, American folk songs, and so much more. We will honor the service of our vets by presenting the flags from the military services of the United States and Canada.

The festivities begin in the lobby before the concert. Local artists will exhibit their works for your enjoyment — paintings, photography, woodcarving, and more. You’ll be welcomed by patriotic music from the Licorice Sticks, featuring the Band’s clarinet section.

The pre-show features the Clogging Connection, a Plant City-based dance team that has appeared in local and regional competitions since the 1980s.

Instrumental music, singing, visual arts, dancing! It will truly be an afternoon of Arts and Fun!

Our concert is sponsored in part by Visit Central Florida — where the arts, nature, history, sports and nearby beaches and attractions combine to create the ideal place to visit.

Our Season Finale concert will be presented on Sunday, April 15 at the Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College. Doors open at 1:15, pre-show at 1:45 and the band concert begins at 2:30. The concert (and parking!) are free, and no tickets are needed.

Our concert will feature a trumpet trio playing the ever-popular “Bugler’s Holiday,” an arrangement of “Sing, Sing, Sing” (listen for the Gene Krupa-style drums!), and songs made famous by Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra. The highlight of the show will be the world premiere of a new adaptation of “Scheherazade,” arranged by band member Garnet Hicks.

The pre-show features Lakeland vocalist The Fabulous Lady Z. And in the lobby before the concert, enjoy selections by the Licorice Sticks, featuring our versatile clarinet section.

We hope you can come!

Our St. Patrick’s Day concert will be held on Sunday, March 11 at the Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College. Doors open at 1:15, pre-show at 1:45 and the band concert begins at 2:30. The concert (and parking!) are free, and no tickets are needed.

Our concert will feature Irish songs, of course, with jigs and a lullaby and singer Ken Brady leading an old favorite. We’ll also have marches from “Star Wars,” melodies from “Man of La Mancha,” and so much more!

The pre-show features our very own Music Ambassadors dance band, with a preview of their dance on Friday, March 16. And in the lobby before the show, The Licorice Sticks, featuring our clarinet section.

Hope you can be there!

Our next concert will be on Sunday, February 11 at the Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College. Doors open at 1:15, pre-show at 1:45 and the band concert begins at 2:30. The concert (and parking!) are free, and no tickets are needed.

The concert will feature romantic songs for Valentine’s Day, including songs from The Beatles and an old fashioned love song featuring vocalist Ken Brady. It’s time for the Olympics, so we’ll play John Williams’ Olympic Fanfare. We’ll also have themes from “Phantom of the Opera,” a medley of Broadway songs, a clarinet feature, and much more.

The pre-show features our very own Music Ambassadors dance band, with a preview of their dance on Friday, March 16. And in the lobby before the show, The Licorice Sticks, featuring our clarinet section.

We hope you can join us.

Our next concert will be presented on Sunday, January 14, at the Youkey Theatre in the RP Funding Center. Doors open at 1:30, pre-show at 1:45, and the band concert begins at 2:30. The concert is free and no tickets are needed. (The Center charges a parking fee.)

The Winter Concert features musical themes from around the world — folk songs from the Far East, songs from “The King and I,” and a medley of popular songs from Mexico. We’ll also have ragtime and big band music, and (of course) marches!

The pre-show features our very own Music Ambassadors dance band, with a preview of their public dance Friday, January 19 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lakeland.

We hope you can join us!

Our annual Christmas Concert will be presented on Sunday, December 10, at the Youkey Theatre in the RP Funding Center. Doors open at 1:30, pre-show at 1:45, and the band concert begins at 2:30. The concert is free and no tickets are needed.

Christmas songs and carols — in traditional, jazzy, popular, and Latin settings — are the feature of our Christmas Concert. We are also pleased to welcome back Rebecca Renfroe, who will sing several numbers with the Band. And, once again, your kids and grandkids are invited to join us on stage to conduct the band!

We hope to see you there.

We begin our 39th season with our annual Salute to Veterans concert on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at the Youkey Theatre in the RP Funding Center.  Doors open at 1:30, pre-show at 1:45, and the band concert begins at 2:30.

The concert will feature patriotic songs and marches, music from George Gershwin, Glenn Miller and Cole Porter, American folk songs, and more. We will honor the service of our vets by presenting the flags from the military services of the United States and Canada. Come early to hear songs by Carlos Roman in the pre-show.

Our Season Finale concert will be presented on Sunday, April 2 at the Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College. Doors open at 1:15, pre-show at 1:45 and the band concert begins at 2:30.

Our Season Finale will be chock full of classics — all sorts of classics.

Classic classics like the Finale to Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4:  the one that goes “daa-daa-dat-diddle-liddle-liddle-liddle-daa-dat-dat.”  Don’t recognize it? Come and hear for yourself!

We’ll also have a classic Italian song that you’ll definitely recognize, a lilting clarinet polka, a thunderous low brass feature, and some classic movie themes:  We’ll send you out in space with “2001: A Space Odyssey” and bring you back to earth with “Somewhere over the Rainbow.” And, of course, we’ll have classic marches from Sousa and Fillmore.

We hope you can join us!

Our St. Patrick’s Day concert will be presented on Sunday, March 5 at the Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College. Doors open at 1:15, pre-show at 1:45 and the band concert begins at 2:30.

Our concert will feature Irish songs, of course, with singer Ken Brady leading an old favorite. We’ll also have a very high trumpet solo by Richard Lake, an arrangement of the theme from “Carousel,” trombone smears, and so much more. Oh, and the band will sing …

Hope you can be there!

Our next concert will be on Sunday, February 5 at the Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College. Doors open at 1:15, pre-show at 1:45 and the band concert begins at 2:30.

The concert will feature romantic songs for Valentine’s Day, including a selection with vocalist Liane Marshall Black. We will also have themes from “Oliver,” songs from The Beatles, a tuba feature, an exciting Latin-style march, and much more.

The pre-show features our very own Music Ambassadors dance band, with a preview of their dance on Friday, February 10.

We hope you can join us.