Community Band presents spring concert
April 10, 2024Yuma, AZ (April 11, 2024) – The Arizona Western College Community Band will present its second spring concert on Monday, May 6, featuring guest soloist Michael Becker.
Becker is the trombone instructor at the University of Arizona and principal trombonist for the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.
The performance will begin at 7:00pm in the North Wing of the Schoening Conference Center at the AWC Yuma Campus, 2020 S. Ave. 8E. A campus map can be found here.
Community Band presents Grand Serenades
February 28, 2024Yuma, AZ (February 28, 2024) – The Arizona Western College Community Band will present its “Grand Serenades” concert on Monday, March 11, featuring guest soloist Michael Becker.
Becker is the trombone instructor at the University of Arizona and principal trombonist for the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.
The performance will begin at 7:00pm in the North Wing of the Schoening Conference Center at the AWC Yuma Campus, 2020 S. Ave. 8E. A campus map can be found here.
Community Band presents Christmas concert
November 14, 2023Yuma, AZ (November 14, 2023) – The public is invited to come out and enjoy a Christmas concert presented by the Arizona Western College Community Band on Monday, Dec. 4.
The performance will be held at 7:00pm in the North Wing of the Schoening Conference Center at the AWC Yuma Campus, 2020 S. Ave. 8E, and will feature both Christmas music and other styles of concert music.
The event is free and open for the community to attend. Donations to benefit AWC Music Department scholarships will be accepted.
AWC Community Band to perform with Ballet Yuma
October 5, 2023Peter and the Wolf ballet to be presented alongside live music
Yuma, AZ (October 5, 2023) – The community is invited to an upcoming joint performance of “Peter and the Wolf” by the Arizona Western College Community Band and Ballet Yuma.
As part of the AWC Community Band’s fall concert, students will be performing musical compositions by Sergei Prokofiev alongside a choreographed ballet by Ballet Yuma. The “Peter and the Wolf” ballet has been performed at schools across Yuma County.
AWC Community Band presents Spring Concert
April 12, 2023Bassoonist Matthew Dutczak to be featured
Yuma, AZ (April 12, 2023) – The Arizona Western College Community Band will be presenting its second concert of the spring semester on Monday, May 1.
A variety of musical styles will be performed during the event, which will be held at 7 p.m. in the Schoening Conference Center in the 3C Building at the AWC Yuma Campus, 2020 S. Ave. 8E.
Community Band presents March concert featuring clarinet soloists, AWC choirs
March 1, 2023Yuma, AZ (March 1, 2023) – The Arizona Western College Community Band will be holding its next concert titled “Wayfaring Strangers” on Monday, March 13.
The program will include a concerto for two clarinets and a suite of Appalachian folk songs, for which the AWC Choir will join the band. Local band directors Melanie Morley and Siobhan Jenkins will be the two clarinet soloists for the performance.
The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Schoening Conference Center located in the 3C Building at the AWC Yuma Campus, 2020 S. Ave. 8E.
AWC Community Band to present Spring Concert
March 7, 2022Guest artist Mark Nelson to be featured, host public clinic
Yuma, AZ (March 7, 2022) – The Arizona Western College Community Band will be presenting its first concert of the spring semester on Monday, March 14.
A variety of musical styles will be performed during the event, which will be held at 7 p.m. in the Schoening Conference Center in the 3C Building at the AWC Yuma Campus, 2020 S. Ave. 8E. The guest artist for the performance will be Mark Nelson, a retired instructor of tuba and director of bands at Pima Community College.
AWC Community Band and local musicians to perform together
February 26, 2018Yuma, AZ (February 26, 2018) – The Arizona Western College Community Band is teaming up with local musicians to perform a concert on Friday, March 16.
“Band and Chamber Music: A Concert by the AWC Community Band and Local Musicians” will begin at 7 p.m. in the Cibola High School Auditorium, 4100 W. 20th St.
The first half of the performance will consist of various pieces of music for small ensembles performed by local musicians. The second half will feature the AWC Community Band.
The concert is free and open to the public.