The Organization
The Woodinville Community Band is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization governed by a board of
directors and managed by a dedicated team of officers
and two musical directors. The organization consists of
the concert band, jazz ensemble, big band and
several other small performance ensembles. The bands
perform regularly at various events around the Puget
Sound region. Their repertoire includes all styles of
music including classical, contemporary, marches, show
tunes, jazz, big band, funk, and more. For more
information on the individual groups, please click on
the above links.
The Members
Our bands are comprised of volunteer
musicians of all ages representing a wide variety of
occupations and professions. The Band members come from
all communities around the Puget Sound area and range in
musical ability from beginner to professional, but are
united by a common love for music.
Mission Statement
The Woodinville Community Band is
dedicated to nurturing, facilitating, and promoting a
community appreciation for music, while
providing quality music performances for and on behalf
of the residents of the city of Woodinville and the
surrounding communities.
Our
History
The Woodinville Community Band was
founded in 1993 by Carol Edwards, publisher of the
Woodinville Weekly, who put an ad in her newspaper
calling for musicians to form a community band in the
newly incorporated city of Woodinville. The first
rehearsal was held downtown in the parking lot of the
Las Margaritas Mexican restaurant. Over 40 musicians
answered the call. As membership grew, rehearsals moved
to larger facilities and in 1994 Mayor Lucy DeYoung
established the Woodinville Community Band as the
official band for the city of Woodinville. Sometime
around 1997 the first Jazz band was formed, Tsunami Big
Band, which has since gone on to success as an
independent group. The second and current jazz band, The
Woodinville Jazz Ensemble, formed in 2002. The WCB
has encouraged members to form smaller performance
ensembles which include Brass5 (2004), The Whistling
Cricket Bayou Dixieland Band (2005), Dissonance (2006)
and others. Past directors of the WCB have included Jon
Peters, Gary Kneisel, Jay Gill, Ray Guyll, Jim Truher, Boyd Phelps
and Steve Campbell.
2007-2008 Board of Directors &
Officers
President Gary Anderson
Vice President Barb Grinbergs
Treasurer Carolyn Rabe
Secretary Jim Stewart
Membership Coordinator Caren Klosterman
Music Librarian Charlene Thompson
Marketing Director Suzy Glass
Events Coordinator Jim Glass
Jazz Ensemble Director Neil Proff
Big Band Director Cameron Davison
Concert Band Director Leah MacDuffie