Concerts

Learn About Upcoming Concert Events
A Splash of Colors!

Fall Concert
Join the North Oakland Concert Band for “A Splash of Colors.” Highlights include “Mackinac Island Suite” by Andrew Perkins, “Symphony No. 1 Movements III & IV” by Randall Standridge, and our woodwind quartet Light Reeding performing Bill Holcombe’s “Jazz Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Band”.
Location: Lake Orion High School
Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM
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“Fundraiser for NOCB”

Featuring the North Oakland Dixieland Band
The North Oakland Dixieland Band will present a wine and cheese concert to benefit the North Oakland Concert Band. This popular annual fundraising event will feature traditional swing and jazz music performed in a casual cabaret setting.
Location: Orion Center
Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024
Time: 6:30 PM
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A Fireside Christmas!

Holiday Concert
The North Oakland Concert Band presents our annual holiday concert entitled “A Fireside Christmas!” This program is sure to get you in the mood for the holidays, with highlights including “The Eighth Candle” by Steven Reisteter, and “Jingle Bells – A Setting by Morton Gould” edited by Mark Rogers.
Location: Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church
Date: Friday, December 13, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM
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Melodic Voices!

Winter Concert

Featuring the Choral Artists of Michigan (CAM)
Under the Direction of Jim Watson
Join the North Oakland Concert Band for “Melodic Voices!” This concert will present music from both the North Oakland Concert Band and the Choral Artists of Michigan.  

Highlights from the NOCB will be “Havana” by Kevin Day and “Folk Dances” by Dimitri Shostakovich. Combined numbers will be John Rutter’s “Birthday Madrigals” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Peter Wilhousky.
Location: Lake Orion High School
Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM
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Spring Musicale

Small Ensemble Concert
Come and join us as the North Oakland Concert Band presents “A Spring Musicale,” an afternoon of music performed by small ensembles from the NOCB. This annual benefit concert will feature band members and friends performing a variety of works in a casual concert setting. Beer, wine and snacks will be served.
Location: Orion Center
Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025
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Time: 4:00 PM
An Appalachian Spring!

Spring Concert

Featuring Concerto Competition Winners
The North Oakland Concert Band presents “An Appalachian Spring!”, featuring Johan de Meij’s “La Quintessenza” and “Appalachian Spring” by Aaron Copland. Our special guests will be the winners of this year’s NOCB Concerto Competition.
Location: Lake Orion High School
Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM
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An American Tribute!

Summer Concert
Join the North Oakland Concert Band for “An American Tribute!” The program features music that will get you in the summer mood, featuring “Earth Wind and Fire Medley” arranged by Masamicz Amano and “Sixty-Six” by Robert Sheldon.
Location: Wildwood Amphitheater Lake Orion
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Rain Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM
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