2023/24 Season
Treats & Tricks
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2023 | 7:00 P.M.
McGRATH FAMILY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Northshore Concert Band opens its 68th season with an enchanting exploration of magic, mystique, and transfiguration through music, including Johann Sebastian Bach’s ominous Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Joe Hisaishi’s Howl’s Moving Castle, and selections from The Planets.
A Special Concert
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023 | 7:30 P.M.
McGRATH FAMILY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Celebrating the Band’s partnership with Loyola Academy, join us on Wednesday, November 15 for our second annual side-by-side concert with the Loyola Academy Band. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.
Northshore Concert Band at
Niles North High School
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2024 | 7:00 P.M.
NILES NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Northshore Concert Band shares the stage with musicians from Niles North High School and their director, NCB percussionist Mike Moehlmann, for an evening of exceptional music. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.
A Lifetime of Music
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 3:00 P.M.
PICK-STAIGER CONCERT HALL
Centuries of music are transformed into works for winds, ranging from Cindy McTee’s Notezart to Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber. Witness the brilliance of middle school musicians from the Chicagoland area in our 20th annual Lifetime of Music event!
Making Waves
SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2024 | 3:00 P.M.
PICK-STAIGER CONCERT HALL
Jay Kennedy’s Catapult launches you into an afternoon of dazzling music for band, including two compelling settings of “Shenandoah” by leading composers of today. Acclaimed saxophonist Taimur Sullivan makes his NCB debut in William Bolcom’s quirky Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band.
Life Cycles
SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2024 | 3:00 P.M.
McGRATH FAMILY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The Band’s 68th season concludes with a revitalizing journey through timeless works examining the cyclicality of human life, including Jennifer Jolley’s Ash, James Beckel’s Symphony for Band, and selections from Leonard Bernstein’s On the Town.