Farmington Community Band Begins 43rd Season

13 Oct 2008

The 80 piece Farmington Community Concert Band (Damien Crutcher) of Michigan in the USA begins its 43rd season entertaining audiences in the Farmington area. The performance calendar for the Organization is filled once again with plenty of music for everyone. On October 26 the band will present "Spooktacular XXIII,” a Halloween concert for ghosts and goblins and their families at the Harrison High School auditorium in Farmington Hills. >This year the FCB will be assisted by the students at Power Middle School in a joint effort to enrich their instrumental music program. The dress is “spooky casual” for this annual FCB classic which is sponsored by the Target Store at 30020 Grand River in Farmington Hills. All families are invited to the free concert to enjoy an afternoon of Halloween musical fun, get some treats, march in the costume parade and help the FCB encourage young musicians.

Based at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, the FCB music organization is comprised of over 100 people participating in a variety of instrumental groups including an 80 piece concert band, a 20 piece Big Band, Dixieland Band, Flute and Brass Ensembles and a Clarinet Choir. Members come from all ages and backgrounds and simply enjoy performing music for the community. In that spirit there is no admission fee for any concert sponsored by the FCB.

Variety and entertainment best describe the rest of the line-up for 2008-2009. The autumn season provides a backdrop for fight songs and cider along with cool costumes and Disney tunes. In December they plan to energize the spirit of the season with Beethoven’s "Ode to Joy”. In March the FCB presents an eclectic birthday concert featuring the works of three great composers. In April they return once again to perform at the Farmington-Farmington Hills Festival of the Arts and the band will wrap up their regular season with a musical kick off to summer at beautiful Heritage Park in the new pavilion.

For the first time this year the FCB Concert Band is offered as a class in the music curriculum at Oakland Community College - Orchard Ridge campus, so they are going to try something new this spring by inviting the public to an interesting peek inside the band titled “Sitting in with The FCB”, a combination open rehearsal and concert workshop with their new music students from OCC.