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Concert Band
The mission of the Houma-Terrebonne Community Band includes providing musical
entertainment and education to members of our community of all ages, to promote
cultural and educational activities through musical performances, and to affirm
the Community Band position in American music.
Our music is varied, and it includes classical, modern, country, big band,
patriotic, etc. Our audiences include attendees of concerts, conventions,
banquets, and festivals. The band has also played for senior citizens groups,
nursing home residents, big band dancers, and graduates. Our repertoire also exposes band members, from students to adults, to a
wide variety of musical experience.
Stage Band
As band membership grew, some members began gathering at a local music store
to play music associated with the well-known swing and society bands popular
from the 1920's to the early 1960's. The group concentrated on playing the
standards and classics of groups formed by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Count
Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Glen Gray, Les Brown, the Dorsey brothers
and other lesser known band leaders.
These musicians decided to include this stage band as an arm of the
Houma-Terrebonne Community Band for the enjoyment of live audiences as well as
for themselves.
The stage band's repertoire has grown to include many of the more listenable and
danceable contemporary pieces. From that point, the Houma-Terrebonne Community
Stage Band has been performing for residents of nursing homes, telethons,
community group-sponsored activities, conventions, meetings of various travel
groups, school and church-sponsored activities, along with parish government and
school board-sponsored functions.
Membership in this band is open. The instruments for which this type of music is
arranged includes saxophone, clarinet, trumpet or cornet, trombone, bass,
guitar, drums, and keyboard.
The Stage Band is available for playing banquets, festivals, dedications,
conventions, holiday and other special events.
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Houma-Terrebonne
Community Band