The Northshore Concert Band (NCB) hopes to raise $3,500 to bring a free concert and band clinic to the Chicago High School for Arts (ChiArts) on November 19, 2019. These funds will cover our expenses for performing this concert and cover the cost of an NCB-sponsored clinic for a ChiArts band.
Students will be exposed to symphonic band music performed at the highest level, which will undoubtedly motivate and inspire students to explore their musical passions. Also, some of the student musicians from ChiArts will have the opportunity to perform with us at the free concert, and students from over a dozen other Chicago Public Schools will be invited to attend this free event. Finally, the diverse ages, backgrounds, and professions of our membership will show students that anyone can be a “musician for life.”
Founded in 1956, the Northshore Concert Band is an internationally known 100-person wind ensemble respected for its musical excellence, leadership in community music, and service to music education. Our musicians come from throughout the Chicago area and southern Wisconsin and represent many different backgrounds. Many members have performed with the band for more than fifteen years. While our members have pursued a range of careers, we all share a common love of music and consider ourselves “musicians for life”!
All NCB members are selected by audition and are strongly committed to volunteering their time and talents toward our mission of enriching the lives of music students and residents of the Chicago metropolitan area with high-quality education and outreach initiatives.
We love to make music and are committed to enriching the lives of music students! Since 1977, our Annual Festival of Music at Northwestern University has touched the lives of over 100,000 music students. In addition, we invite local student musicians to join us on stage during our winter concert as part of our annual Lifetime of Music initiative. This unique performance opportunity allows students to experience being part of a large symphonic sound alongside accomplished adult musicians. We also perform several free concerts every year at local schools, retirement villages, nursing homes, and community band shells.
Our heartfelt appreciation goes to you, our generous supporters! Donations of any amount will help us finance this exciting project. Together we can bring music into schools and show students they can be musicians for life!
This concert has been approved by the school administration and Northshore Concert Band and is on the calendar for both organizations. If extreme weather or an unforeseen event occurs, this event will be rescheduled.