Willamette Valley Concert Band

Veteran's Day Concert
2023-11-11 17:30 UTC | Lebanon High School Auditorium, 1700 S 5th St., Lebanon, Oregon, 97355, United States
Stars, Stripes, & Harmonies of FreedomJoin us for this concert performed with the Lebanon High School Choir celebrating Veteran’s Day.

Monmouth 4th of July Festival
2023-07-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Monmouth Main Street Park Ampitheater, 185 Jackson St E, Monmouth, OR, 97361, United States
The City of Monmouth sponsors a July 4th Festival held in Main Street Park. The festival emphasizes the arts including music, dance and theater, with food and craft vendors and live entertainment!

Honoring Our Heroes
2023-05-29 16:00 - 17:30 | LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, United States
The Willamette Valley Concert Band, under the baton of Julie Buchert, will present a free Memorial Day concert at 4 p.m. Monday, May 29.Performing with the band will be The Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir directed by Sandra Babb of Oregon State University.The concert will be at the LaSells Stewart Center on the OSU campus, 875 SW 26th Street, Corvallis.The band will perform songs honoring military heroes of our past and present.The approximately 60-member children’s choir will join the band to open the concert with “The Star Spangled Banner.”Some of the other pieces will be “This Is My Country,” arranged by Jerry Brubaker, “The Stars And Stripes Forever,” by John Philip Sousa, and “All Is Calm,” By Robert W. Smith.Xylophone artist Brendan Elliott will play Galop, from “The Comedians,” by Dmitri Kabelevsky.The performance will be narrated and announced by Jason Caffarella, a musician and teacher in the Albany area.The concert’s band director, Julie Buchert, a 1979 graduate of West Albany High School, taught band, choir, general music and other subjects for 30 years before retiring.The band, with approximately 45 members, was created by Dr. Richard Sorenson in 1970. It has continuously performed since then, with a hiatus during the COVID pandemic.Although the concert is free, donations, helping area music students attend the Mid-Valley Band camp this summer, will be appreciated,

Moments and Memories in the Great Outdoors
2023-03-25 15:00 - 16:00 | West Albany High School Performing Arts Center, 2100 SW Elm St, Albany, Oregon, 97321, United States
Please join us for our upcoming concert entitled “Moments and Memories in the Great Outdoors,” led by our new candidate director, Carrie Buchert. This musical event promises to be an unforgettable experience celebrating the beauty of nature.

Through a captivating program, the music will take you on a journey through some of the most awe-inspiring outdoor landscapes. We invite you to join us for a night of music and hope to see you there.
