Northeast Community Band
News & Updates
Busy rehearsing - We are busy rehearsing for our upcoming March 13th concert. Be sure and mark your calendars!
Questions? Contact us at necbinfo@gmail.com.
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. You can also donate using the link at the top of the page.
2023-2024 Ralph Sowden Memorial Scholarship Awarded. Since we did not have any applicants in 2022-23, we were able to award two scholarships this season. Congratulations to Edison High School Seniors: Jonathan and Gideon! Keep that music going as you venture off after high school.
Pictured left to right: Cynthia Sowden (NECB board member), Andrew Fischer, Tim Martin (NECB director). Edison High School Awards Ceremony, June 1, 2022.
Scholarship Awarded
The Northeast Community Band awarded its first Ralph Sowden Memorial scholarship to Andrew Fischer.
Andrew plays trumpet and is vice president of the Edison High School Band. He's played in the concert band and jazz band and has been accepted into the Vocalessence Singers of This Age. The $1,000 scholarship is meant to encourage him to continue studying and performing music in college.
Upcoming Performances
2024-2025 Season
March 13, 2025 - Spring concert @ 7pm at Edison High School Auditorium
April 27, 2025 - Landmark Center performance, St. Paul. Time: TBA.
June 5, 2025 - Season end concert @ 7pm, Como Lakeside Pavilion, St. Paul.
Contact us at necbinfo@gmail.com if you'd like to book us for a gig!
Rehearsals
We meet Thursday nights from 7 – 9pm at the Edison High School Band-room, from September through May.
Enter main doors, at front desk, take a left to stairwell, down two flights, right at the bottom of the stairs and around the corner.
Articles
Check out the article on us in the December 13, 2017 edition of the local Northeaster Newspaper as we celebrate 20 years!