Northeast Community Band

Welcome to the internet home of the Northeast Community Band, NE Minneapolis!

Catch us at BandWidth Music Festival - On April 27, we will be performing at 3pm as part of the BandWidth Music Festival at the Landmark Center in St. Paul. This is an all afternoon event (Noon-6p) of local community bands performing.

Consider buying some NECB swag and support our Ralph Sowden Memorial Scholarship. Visit our store at https://www.bonfire.com/store/northeast-community-band. You can also donate at the link at the the top of the page.

How to join us

Our band has grown tremendously over the last few years with lots of enthusiastic musicians joining. We have limited space to accept new members at this time, but are looking for a few more in the following instrument sections:

French Horn
Trumpet
Percussion

Please contact us for more information and to express your interest.

Get in touch

General information about the Northeast Community Band!

We gather Thursday nights during the school year as an adult group (including sometimes high school students) to play concert band music, such as marches, show tunes, original works for wind symphony, holiday arrangements, and anything else we can scrounge up. We rehearse from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the band room at Edison High School in Northeast Minneapolis and play about four concerts between September and May.
Most members have their own instruments, but not all. Some played or play now in school. Others have taken up instruments recently as adults.
There are no auditions and all skill sets are welcome. It does not matter if you last played in High School or College, or if you continue to play today. We do ask however, that you read music proficiently and know how to keep time by following a conductor.
Dues are $70 annually for adults and you can pay as you go, within reason. We offer a three-rehearsal “trial period” at no cost. Junior high and high school students are free. Dues may now be paid online using our Stripe payments account, and by check or cash during rehearsal.
As a 501(c)3, we welcome charitable donations.
Health Protocols:

We are requesting all playing members:

1. - stay at home whenever you are feeling unwell, and we appreciate if you contact your section leader or the email below when you'll miss a rehearsal or performance
  - be vaccinated against COVID-19 (boosters encouraged)
  - please contact us if you test positive for COVID-19 after attending a rehearsal or concert, so we may further notify others

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We also have community gigs that present themselves throughout the season. If you would like some music entertainment for a community event you are planning, feel free to contact us. We love performing out in the community.

Upcoming Performances:

April 27, 2025 - Bandwidth Music Festival @ Landmark Center, St. Paul. 12p -6p. We go on at 3p!
June 5, 2025 - Season end concert @ 7pm at Como Lakeside Pavilion, St. Paul.
July 22, 2025 - Summer Music in the Parks at Father Hennepin Bluff Park at 7pm.
August 20, 2025 - Summer Performance, Huset Park in Columbia Heights at 6:30pm.

Want to buy some swag to support our Ralph Sowden Memorial Scholarship? Buy a shirt/sweatshirt or coffee mug at our store at https://www.bonfire.com/store/northeast-community-band.