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The Nevada County Concert Band celebrates its 53^rd performance season
with today’s street concert as part of the Constitution Day weekend’s events. This is the band’s final concert for its 2023 season. pops concert at the Nevada County Fair. Independence Day curbside concert. The Pioneer Park Picnic Pops concert #2 of 3. its annual Labor Day Picnic Pops concert for Lake Wildwood residents. a joint concert with special guests the Watsonville Community Band. This is our Band Musician Invitational event, in which we host off-season band musicians from all over for a registration-based day of rehearsing, conversing, performing, picnicking, and fun.

Sunday August 24, 2025

5:00 – 7:00pm

at the Pioneer Park bandshell in Nevada City, CA

today’s theme: California: Worth
celebrating the state’s 175^th year of statehood

Sunday September 1, 2024

5:00 – 6:30pm

at the Pioneer Park bandshell in Nevada City, CA

today’s theme: (earth, wind) FIRE & WATER

Friday July 4, 2025

9:00am for an hour-long concert before the parade and then intermittently throughout the parade

Saturday August 9, 2025

2:00 – 3:30pm
Pine Tree Stage
at the Nevada County Fair in Grass Valley, CA

Sunday August 31, 2023

today’s theme: Happy 175, California!

at Commodore Park in Bugler’s Cove,
18955 Wildflower Drive, Penn Valley, CA

Saturday September 14, 2024

today’s theme:
Constitution Day street concert

4:30 – 6:30pm

North Pine Street at Commercial Street (closed to traffic)
in downtown historic Nevada City, CA

CONCERT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Live Radio Broadcast

This concert will be aired live on KVMR radio station.

89.5 FM Nevada City

93.9 FM Woodland

99.5 FM Angels Camp

101.5 FM Truckee/Tahoe

88.3 FM KCPC Camino

streaming LIVE at KVMR.ORG

OPENER: The Star-Spangled Banner
Frances Scott Key/C. Graufulla-Hausey

California Here I Come
Al Jolson, B. G. DeSylva, & Joseph Meyer/Gene Sande
California’s unofficial state song

American Folk Rhapsody
arr. Clare Grundman
MEDLEY: My Little Mohee • Shantyman's Life • Sourwood Mountain • Sweet Betsy from Pike

How to Train Your Dragon (soundtrack from the film)
John Powell/Sean O’Loughlin

Canciones Mexicanas
Duarte
with vocal soloist Anthony Andino
MEDLEY: Pajarillo Baranqueño • Cielito Lindo • Zacatecas • Cuatro Milpas • Jalisco

Golden Gate
Edwin Franko Goldman

Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Merle J. Isaac/Leroy Anderson/Jason Scott – with audience participation

Tower of Power Greatest Hits
arr. Victor Lopez
MEDLEY: What Is Hip? • You're Still a Young Man • Down to the Night Club

INTERMISSION

Best of the West!
arr. Michael Story
MEDLEY: I'm on my Way (Paint Your Wagon) • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly • Blazing Saddles • The Magnificent Seven

Santana!
arr. Jerry Brubaker
MEDLEY: Evil Ways • Oye Como Va • Smooth

California Girls (by The Beach Boys)
Brian Wilson & Mike Love/John Berry

Big Fun in the Sun
arr. David Marshall
MEDLEY: Good Lovin' • Barbara Ann (from "American Graffiti") • Surf City • Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini • California Dreamin' • Wipe Out

California Dreamin’/Monday Monday (by The Mamas & The Papas)
J. Phillips/Bill Holcombe

ENCORE: The Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa

ENCORE: 1915 March
B. C. Bridges/Cheryl Woldseth

♬ ALSO PERFORMED DURING THE PARADE

♬ ABOUT US

Since its start as a county-wide non-profit band in 1971, the Nevada County Concert Band performs with local volunteer musicians at numerous performances throughout its summer season. The band specializes in open air concerts. All of our concerts are free to attend, and this is Cheryl Woldseth’s 25th year as our conductor.

♬ FRIEND OF THE BAND

By becoming a FRIEND OF THE BAND, you will help provide new music, instrument repair, venue rental, and mitigate other expenses that exist in our endeavor to provide quality, free musical entertainment for Nevada County. Pledge to become instrumental in our future!

♬ JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST

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♬ UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday 8/31 – Labor Day Concert at Lake Wildwood (residents only)
Saturday 9/20 – Constitution Day Pops Concert in downtown Nevada City

Nevada County Concert Band

P.O. Box 1444, Nevada City, CA 95959

nccband@yahoo.com • nccb.org • 530-272-6228

CONDUCTOR – Cheryl Woldseth

FLUTE Amanda Apple Ariana Couch (+piccolo) Corey Moody Laurie Piner (+piccolo) *Mary Rose Preston Leslie Schoenberg Michael Smidt (+piccolo) Susie West OBOE Kit Chesnut Rebecca Seijas-Ball BASSOON Bruce Piner Joshua Tiffany CLARINET Derek Evans Kendra Fifeld Teresa Gaman Cathy Hardymon Riley Hauser David Lake Joelle Lake Carrie Langkabel Jan Woldseth (+tenor sax) CLARINET, BASS Lucas Elardi Ginger Jackson Kay McCammond

SAXOPHONE, ALTO Gary Anderson Ryan Apple Doug Johnson Rex Levinson Andrea McKibben Carla Nordstrom Howard Schiff SAXOPHONE, TENOR Vega Alvarez Ethan Conklin Ted Lindberg Mark Potampa *Tim Proffitt SAXOPHONE, BARITONE Terry Horlick Alex Jimenez Bill Powell Mary Whitmore TRUMPET/CORNET Ray Blackham Lance Haliday Karin Hofland Jim Luckinbill *Ryan McKibben John Proctor Alex Rosprim Jim West * Board of Directors

FRENCH HORN Ken Carter Lauren Meyer Amy Traugot TROMBONE David Bear *Larry Faller Chris Hofland Art Kharns Mike Sarringar Jason Woldseth BARITONE/EUPHONIUM *Tom Larsen George Preston TUBA Michelle Daniels Mark Meeker Walter Webb BASS GUITAR Bob Burbridge PERCUSSION Anthony Andino (+vocals) Rowan Ball Lee Bittner Oliver Muzio BAND HANDS David Rosprim (announcer) David Lake (sound engineer) Carla Nordstrom (band shuttle) Peter Traugot (photographer) Dave Schoenberg (photographer) * Tim Proffitt (Board of Directors)

LOOKING FOR A PIANO TEACHER? please contact Jean O. Poff at 530 273-6875

♬ MANY THANKS TO: Nevada City Chamber of Commerce for providing audience chairs, The Lake Wildwood Association Social Committee (Phil Garcia) for sponsoring this concert event., Coco’s Creamery, and The Top Dog

♬ THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR THEIR HELPFUL DONATIONS AND SUPPORT OF THE BAND MUSICIAN INVITATIONAL EVENT:
Coco’s Creamery – Port of Subs – Safeway – Savemart – Starbucks – The Top Dog