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Do you play a wind instrument or percussion, did you in High school? If you can read music and have some experience please dust off your instrument, there is no time like now to join your Community Band.
All volunteers, our members hail from backgrounds as diverse as engineering, law, real estate, and the service industry and range in age from early-teens to the eighties. Many of our members have had a 20 to 30 year gap when they joined the band.
You don’t have to be intimidated by the difficulty of the music, our conductor selects a variety of music to challenge all abilities. If you are just getting back into it after many years you will be put on a part that is doubled by someone more experienced.
Our conductor says “Play what you can, practice when you feel inspired, and sit out what’s too hard.”
The stuff that’s too hard won’t stay that way for very long if you stick with us.
Do you have a busy schedule? We are very organized, once you become a member you will be added to our member mailing list. You will receive reminders about rehearsals, information about upcoming events, and important JHCB related information. The mailing list is managed by a band member, you will not get spammed.
Is your job stressful? There is no better stress relief than playing music… lines and dots.
Do you live in one of the surrounding communities? We have a group of members that drives the canyon every week, a few members drive the pass, and we even have a couple members who drive from Idaho Falls to play music with us.
Don’t have your instrument? We have percussion and a few student quality wind instruments. The wind instruments can be loaned out until you can have your instruments shipped to you.
Don’t think your remember how to read music? Ask any member, it comes back. Quicker than you think.
What is the commitment?
We hope you will like participating our group enough to come all the time, of course. But it isn’t about making every rehearsal or even every performance. It’s about rekindling a love for music, meeting new friends, and having a good time! We don’t expect anyone to commit their lives to us, just like we don’t expect anyone to be professional musicians.
Rehearsals
We rehearse Thursday nights from 7:00 to 9:00 in the Arts Center between Glenwood & Cache. Our season runs from September through the Fourth of July, with brief breaks at Christmas and around Easter. Newcomers and visitors are always welcome. [Click here for schedule]
Formal Concerts – A Concerts
- Halloween Concert End of October
- Holiday Concert mid-December
- Spring Concert between end of March to beginning of May
- Jackson Lake Lodge Patriotic Concert Typically the weekend before the 4th
Community Events – B Concerts
- Old Bills Second Saturday morning in September
- Lighting of the Town Square Friday evening after Thanksgiving
- Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies Typically second Tuesday evening in February, we may receive schedule as late as January.
- Elk Fest Saturday morning before the Memorial Day weekend
- Old West Days Parade Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend
- Independence Day Parade in the morning,
Instrument Petting Zoos
- August Petting Zoo for GTMF
- Farmer’s Market Petting Zoo (every 2nd-3rd year)
Still not sure? Sit in on a rehearsal. You don’t have to call ahead, we do not hold auditions, just show up with or without your instrument. But if you bring your instrument you will have more fun.
College credit through Central Wyoming College (CWC) and a scholarship for a graduating high school senior are available. Go to Member Resources for more information.