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BAND ORGANIZATION
• Non-profit status by-laws dated 3/8/2021
• Band member’s Member Handbook dated 2/23/2023

Member's Information

REHEARSALS
• Mondays weekly at 6:30pm – 8:45pm (doors open for warmups at 6pm)
• See the Calendar below for the rehearsal and concert locations.

WHAT TO BRING
• instrument
• music folder
• stand light (when needed)

CONCERTS
• For concerts, wear the standard uniform: blue polo shirt, black lower clothing, black shoes and socks (shorts and sandals are okay on hot days).
• Please see the calendar (below) for call times.

CONTACT INFORMATION
• Telephone number: 530-272-6228 answered by conductor Cheryl Woldseth
• Email address: nccband@yahoo.com
• Mailing address: Nevada County Concert Band, P.O. Box 1444, Nevada City, CA 95959

Here’s the band’s MUSIC LIBRARY LIST. Check back often, because it keeps changing!

2026 Calendar
2026 Theme brainstorming party	Monday September 29, 2025 – 5:30-8:30pm	home of Teresa Gaman – RSVP by email to nccband@yahoo.com	• bring food to share • bring device for internet searches • non-musicians are welcome • RSVP needed
“Stuff the Folders” party	Saturday February 28, 10am-12:30pm Saturday March 15, 10:00am-12:30pm	home of There is some parking above the house on Prospect Street, down from our 3-car garage and around the corner to the right. This back-side access has stairs, but Jim will be running a platform lift elevator that bypasses all stairs. Go down to the end of Prospect Street, and turn right onto Clay Street. There should be lots of parking on both sides of the street. It’s just a little steep, so curb your wheels. I will park my yellow Jeep to mark the back-side access. Jim checked about the bank parking lot, but can’t tell if the businesses will be open on Saturday, so it’s best not to chance it.Amy Traugot – address is distributed on the NCCBand News email list	– bring a folding table (not needed any more) – drop in any time to help – pick up your stuffed folder too! Lunch provided by our hosts! Many thanks to the Luckinbills for serving hot dogs and beans to our folder stuffing volunteers.
Rehearsals begin	Mondays from March 30 through May 18, 6:30–8:45pm (setup at 6pm)	Sierra Presbyterian Church	• 175 Ridge Road, Grass Valley
Social time	Monday May 25 at 5:00pm	Come one hour before rehearsal with a picnic dinner, and let’s have some social time!	• Pioneer Park map
Rehearsals	Mondays from May 25 through August 31 or September 14 TBD, 6:30–8:45pm (setup at 6pm)	Pioneer Park bandshell, corner of Park Avenue and Nimrod Street, Nevada City	• Pioneer Park map
Picnic Pops Concert	Sunday June 28, 5:30-7:30pm	Pioneer Park bandshell, Nevada City 3:145pm shuttle starts 3:30pm unload the trailer – riser setup, flags, banner, sound, and percussion setup 4:30pm all seating setup – shuttle ends 4:45pm rehearsal and soundcheck 1:15pm all band in seats	Save parking spaces for our audience! Shuttle runs 3:30-4:15pm for band and family members, and after the concert as long as needed. • Percussion assignments link • Shuttle location (305 Railroad Ave) map • Pioneer Park map • Program link
Independence Day curbside concert and intermittent parade music	Saturday July 4, curbside concert 9:00–10:00am TBD (parade starts at 10:00am TBD) and stay for periodic performing throughout the parade	in downtown Grass Valley at the corner of Mill & Neal Streets, across from the Del Oro Theater Alpha Building curbside, 210 Broad Street, downtown Nevada City location TBD in downtown Grass Valley 7:45am – trailer arrives 8:00am – set up 8:45am – all band in seats	• Percussion assignments link • Performance layout diagram link • Printable playlist link • Program link • Independence Day Celebration events link
Extra rehearsal with the invitational guest musicians	Sunday July 26, coffee/pastries at 8:00am, 8:30am check-in, 9:00am-12:30pm rehearsal	Pioneer Park picnic grove (not the band shell), Nevada City • free lunch for all NCCBand members • non-members joining us for lunch is $12 (paid in advance)	• Pioneer Park – please note the location of the picnic grove map • The day’s schedule and more details link
Picnic Pops Concert (invitational band event)	Sunday July 26, 5:30-7:30pm	Pioneer Park bandshell, Nevada City 3:30pm-4:15pm shuttle 3:30pm unload the trailer – riser setup, flags, banner, sound, and percussion setup 4:15pm all seating setup (no instruments) 5:00pm rehearsal and soundcheck (with instruments) 5:15pm all band in seats	Save parking spaces for our audience! Shuttle runs 3:30-4:15pm for band and family members, and after the concert as long as needed. • The day’s schedule and more details link • Shuttle location (305 Railroad Ave) map • Pioneer Park map • Percussion assignments link • Performance layout diagram link • Program link
Nevada County Fair concert	Saturday August 15, time TBD 2:00pm-3:30pm	Pine Tree Stage at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley • 12:45pm – first team meet at trailer for unloading (Gate 5) • 1:00pm – second team meet at the stage to receive equipment as it arrives from the trailer – preset banners, mallets, drumset, & percussion • 1:30pm – set up the stage using the performance layout diagram	• Percussion assignments link • Performance layout diagram link • Program link • Directions & map link • NCFair Guide (link) with hours, parking, events, and more
Picnic Pops Concert	Sunday August 23, 5:30-7:30pm	Pioneer Park bandshell, Nevada City 3:145pm shuttle starts 3:30pm unload the trailer – riser setup, flags, banner, sound, and percussion setup 4:30pm all seating setup – shuttle ends 4:45pm rehearsal and soundcheck 1:15pm all band in seats	Save parking spaces for our audience! Shuttle runs 3:30-4:15pm for band and family members, and after the concert as long as needed. • Percussion assignments link • Shuttle location (305 Railroad Ave) map • Pioneer Park map • Program link
Final summer rehearsal TBD	pending Monday August 31 – depending upon Constitution concert date TBD	Pioneer Park bandshell, corner of Park Avenue and Nimrod Street, Nevada City	• Pioneer Park map
Labor Day concert (for Lake Wildwood residents only)	Sunday September 6, 5:00-6:30pm NCCBand potluck picnic to follow at the same location	Commodore Park in Bugler Cove, 18955 Wildflower Drive, Penn Valley, CA 95946 3:30pm trailer arrives 4:00pm riser setup, small banner, and small PA system 4:40pm rehearsal and soundcheck 4:55pm all band in seats	Enter the gated Lake Wildwood community using Gate 2. DO NOT even try to get there using Gate 1. Drive slowly – no motorcycles or dogs. • Percussion assignments link • Program link
No rehearsal	Monday September 7
Constitution Pops street concert	pending Saturday September 12, 4:30-6:00pm	North Pine Street (closed to traffic) at Commercial Street, downtown Nevada City 3:00pm road closed 3:15pm riser setup, small banner, and small PA system 3:30pm all seating and percussion setup 4:00pm rehearsal and soundcheck 4:15pm all band in seats	• Park elsewhere and walk in • Percussion assignments link • Performance layout diagram link • Program link • Constitution Day Celebration events
Final summer rehearsal TBD	pending Monday September 14 – we will undoubtedly end early	Pioneer Park bandshell, corner of Park Avenue and Nimrod Street, Nevada City	• Pioneer Park map
Constitution Pops street concert	pending Saturday September 12, 4:30-6:00pm	North Pine Street (closed to traffic) at Commercial Street, downtown Nevada City 3:00pm road closed 3:15pm riser setup, small banner, and small PA system 3:30pm all seating and percussion setup 4:00pm rehearsal and soundcheck 4:15pm all band in seats	• Park elsewhere and walk in • Percussion assignments link • Performance layout diagram link • Program link • Constitution Day Celebration events
off-season	until new 2027 calendar is set

2026 Season Repertoire (TENTATIVE)
JUNE 22 Second Star to the Right ALPHABETICAL ORDER	JULY 4 “Independence Day Pops” ALPHABETICAL ORDER	JULY 27 Back to the Future ALPHABETICAL ORDER	AUGUST 9 “Nevada County Fair Pops” ALPHABETICAL ORDER	AUGUST 24 Beyond the Horizon ALPHABETICAL ORDER	August 31 “Labor Day Pops” ALPHABETICAL ORDER	SEPTEMBER 20 “Constitution Day Pops” ALPHABETICAL ORDER
OPENER: The Star-Spangled Banner Frances Scott Key/C. Graufulla-Hausey– (listen) Adventures of Tom & Huck Paul Severson & Mark McDunn (listen) with whistling At the Movies with John Williams arr. Justin Williams MEDLEY: The Planet Krypton (Superman: The Movie) • Flight to Neverland (Hook) • Somewhere in My Memory (Home Alone) (listen) Curtain Call John Wasson (listen) Eagle Squadron Kenneth J. Alford (listen) From the Summit Kirt Mosier (listen) Into the Woods (selections from) Stephen Sondheim/Stephen Bulla MEDLEY: Into The Woods • No One Is Alone • I Know Things Now • Children Will Listen (listen) Jabberwocky Harold L. Walters (listen) for euphonium soloist with band Looking Upward #2: Beneath the Southern Cross John Philip Sousa (listen) Man of La Mancha (selection for band) Fred Rogers/Paul Murtha MEDLEY: Little Bird Little Bird • Dulcinea • Man of La Mancha • The Impossible Dream (listen) Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood John Williams/Jerry Nowack MEDLEY: Won't You Be My Neighbor? • It's You I Like • It's Such a Good Feeling (listen) Tutti Frutti Philip R. Buttall (listen) for flute/oboe/clarinet trio with band Under the Sea (from “The Little Mermaid”) Alan Menken/Jerry Nowack (listen) INTERMISSION ENCORE: 1915 March B. C. Bridges/Cheryl Woldseth our own signature march – (listen)	The Stars and Stripes Forever John Phillip Sousa (listen) PLUS DURING PARADE 1915 March B. C. Bridges/Cheryl Woldseth our own signature march – (listen)	OPENER: The Star-Spangled Banner Frances Scott Key/C. Graufulla-Hausey– (listen) At the Movies with John Williams arr. Justin Williams MEDLEY: The Planet Krypton (Superman: The Movie) • Flight to Neverland (Hook) • Somewhere in My Memory (Home Alone) (listen) Back to the Future Alan Silvestri/Frank Bernaerts (listen) The Barnstormer Nick Brown/Mackie Beyer/Cheryl Woldseth (listen) Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Don Raye & Hughie Prince/James D. Ployhar (listen) featuring the trumpet section A Century of Progress John Philip Sousa (listen) Curtain Call John Wasson (listen) Eagle Squadron Kenneth J. Alford (listen) From the Summit Kirt Mosier (listen) Guardians of the Galaxy (soundtrack highlights) arr. Michael Brown MEDLEY: Marvel Studios Fanfare • Hooked on a Feeling • Come and Get Your Love • Groot Cocoon • Cherry Bomb • Ain't No Mountain High Enough (listen) Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood John Williams/Jerry Nowack MEDLEY: Won't You Be My Neighbor? • It's You I Like • It's Such a Good Feeling (listen) The Pops Polka Arthur Fiedler & Jack Mason/Richard Maltby (listen) Prohibition Era March Lloyd Gould del Castillo (listen) Ramshackle Rag Ted Snyder/William Schulz (listen) featuring the bass instruments with trombone slides So Nice (Summer Samba) Marcos Valle & Paulo Sergio Valle/ James D. Ployhar (listen) with optional vocalist Umpah! Umpah! George L. Cobb/R. E. Hildreth/Cheryl Woldseth (listen) Up Up and Away Jimmy Webb/Cheryl Woldseth (listen) for the sax section only INTERMISSION ENCORE: The Stars and Stripes Forever John Phillip Sousa (listen)	ENCORE: The Stars and Stripes Forever John Phillip Sousa (listen)	OPENER: The Star-Spangled Banner Frances Scott Key/C. Graufulla-Hausey– (listen) The Barnstormer Nick Brown/Mackie Beyer/Cheryl Woldseth (listen) Beyond the Horizon Rosanno Galante (listen) Five to Go Jack Bullock (listen) for AATTB sax quintet (some improv) with band Guardians of the Galaxy (soundtrack highlights) arr. Michael Brown MEDLEY: Marvel Studios Fanfare • Hooked on a Feeling • Come and Get Your Love • Groot Cocoon • Cherry Bomb • Ain't No Mountain High Enough (listen) I’m Beginning to See the Light Don George, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, & Harry James/Mark Taylor (listen) for vocalist or treble Bb/Eb or trombone soloist with band Into the Woods (selections from) Stephen Sondheim/Stephen Bulla MEDLEY: Into The Woods • No One Is Alone • I Know Things Now • Children Will Listen (listen) Jupiter (from “The Planets”) Gustav Holst/James Curnow (listen) Looking Upward #2: Beneath the Southern Cross John Philip Sousa (listen) Man of La Mancha (selection for band) Fred Rogers/Paul Murtha MEDLEY: Little Bird Little Bird • Dulcinea • Man of La Mancha • The Impossible Dream (listen) Shine on Me Erin Keeton-Howard (listen) with improv solos Under the Sea (from “The Little Mermaid”) Alan Menken/Jerry Nowack (listen) INTERMISSION ENCORE: 1915 March B. C. Bridges/Cheryl Woldseth our own signature march – (listen)	OPENER: The Star-Spangled Banner Frances Scott Key/C. Graufulla-Hausey– (listen) INTERMISSION ENCORE: The Stars and Stripes Forever John Phillip Sousa (listen)	OPENER: The Star-Spangled Banner Frances Scott Key/C. Graufulla-Hausey– (listen) ENCORE: The Stars and Stripes Forever John Phillip Sousa (listen)

MARCHES The Barnstormer Nick Brown/Mackie Beyer/Cheryl Woldseth (listen) A Century of Progress John Philip Sousa (listen) Eagle Squadron Kenneth J. Alford (listen) The Pops Polka Arthur Fiedler & Jack Mason/Richard Maltby (listen) Prohibition Era March Lloyd Gould del Castillo (listen) Umpah! Umpah! George L. Cobb/R. E. Hildreth/Cheryl Woldseth (listen)

POP SONGS Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Don Raye & Hughie Prince/James D. Ployhar (listen) featuring the trumpet section Guardians of the Galaxy (soundtrack highlights) arr. Michael Brown MEDLEY: Marvel Studios Fanfare • Hooked on a Feeling • Come and Get Your Love • Groot Cocoon • Cherry Bomb • Ain't No Mountain High Enough (listen) Ramshackle Rag Ted Snyder/William Schulz (listen) featuring the bass instruments with trombone slides So Nice (Summer Samba) Marcos Valle & Paulo Sergio Valle/ James D. Ployhar (listen) with optional vocalist

FEATURED SOLOIST(s) Five to Go Jack Bullock (listen) for AATTB sax quintet (some improv) with band I’m Beginning to See the Light Don George, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, & Harry James/Mark Taylor (listen) for vocalist or treble Bb/Eb or trombone soloist with band Jabberwocky Harold L. Walters (listen) for euphonium soloist with band Tutti Frutti Philip R. Buttall (listen) for undetermined trio with band Up Up and Away Jimmy Webb/Cheryl Woldseth (listen) for the sax section only

BROADWAY Into the Woods (selections from) Stephen Sondheim/Stephen Bulla MEDLEY: Into The Woods • No One Is Alone • I Know Things Now • Children Will Listen (listen) Man of La Mancha (selection for band) Fred Rogers/Paul Murtha MEDLEY: Little Bird Little Bird • Dulcinea • Man of La Mancha • The Impossible Dream (listen)

MOVIE/TV MUSIC At the Movies with John Williams arr. Justin Williams MEDLEY: The Planet Krypton (Superman: The Movie) • Flight to Neverland (Hook) • Somewhere in My Memory (Home Alone) (listen) Back to the Future Alan Silvestri/Frank Bernaerts (listen) Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood John Williams/Jerry Nowack MEDLEY: Won't You Be My Neighbor? • It's You I Like • It's Such a Good Feeling (listen) Under the Sea (from “The Little Mermaid”) Alan Menken/Jerry Nowack (listen)

CLASSICAL & ORIGINAL WORKS Adventures of Tom & Huck Paul Severson & Mark McDunn (listen) with whistling Beyond the Horizon Rosanno Galante (listen) Curtain Call John Wasson (listen) From the Summit Kirt Mosier (listen) Jupiter (from “The Planets”) Gustav Holst/James Curnow (listen) Looking Upward #2: Beneath the Southern Cross John Philip Sousa (listen) Shine on Me Erin Keeton-Howard (listen) with improv solos

CARRY-OVERS OPENER: The Star-Spangled Banner Frances Scott Key/C. Graufulla-Hausey – (listen) ENCORE: 1915 March B. C. Bridges/Cheryl Woldseth our own signature march – (listen) ENCORE: The Stars and Stripes Forever John Phillip Sousa (listen)

MUSIC for ENSEMBLES

WOODWINDS – click here	BRASS – click here	MIXED – click here
• Flute ensemble • Clarinet ensemble • Saxophone ensemble	• Brass ensemble • Euphonium-Tuba ensemble • Horn ensemble • Trumpet ensemble (standard brass ensemble is trumpet 1, trumpet 2, Fhorn, trombone, and tuba)	• Mixed with piano • Mixed without piano • Mixed with other (standard mixed ensemble is flute, oboe, clarinet, Fhorn, and bassoon – usual substitutions include flute 2, violin, trombone, or euphonium)