The Plymouth Concert Band has weekly rehearsals for about two months leading up to each concert. Photos: Jill Dolge-Butzer
Wayzata High School is the place to be at 4 p.m. October 26 as an ensemble of more than 60 Metro musicians raise their instruments in celebration of another year of music in Plymouth. “You can expect a little bit of a kind of a Latin flavor to this concert’s theme,” says Jesse Ng, marketing and communications chair and a member of the Plymouth Concert Band since 2018. “It’ll be something that’s kind of different from what we’ve done in the past,” he says.
Audience members can expect to hear Argentine composer Astor Piazzola’s tango, Oblivion, Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona’s flamenco, Malagueña, and American composer Chick Corea’s jazz standard, Spain, among others.
Since 1998, the Plymouth Concert Band has been a home to those who wished to continue playing music throughout their lives. Ng, who played saxophone throughout college, says his instrument sat untouched for a number of years before he joined the band.
“Since joining several years ago, what I really enjoy most is coming to rehearsal every week, seeing my fellow musicians and connecting with them,” he says. “It was a great creative outlet for me in terms of separating myself from some of my day-to-day routines.”
Plymouth Concert Band is an auditioned ensemble that announces openings throughout the year. Those interested in joining can learn about openings by following Plymouth Concert Band on Facebook. For concert details, visit plymouthconcertband.org.
