Portland Community Wind Band



Our goal is to provide an opportunity for adults to enjoy a musical experience which includes performances throughout the school year.

The Portland Community Wind Band was founded in 2005 by Cynthia Plank, who also directs the band. Cynthia teaches instrumental music at Beaumont Middle School and is head of the Music Department at the Northwest Academy. Portland Community Wind Band is comprised of adult and high school musicians who enjoy playing intermediate to advanced wind band music.

Join the Band!

Musicians interested in joining PCWB are invited to read our FAQ and contact Cynthia Plank to inquire about section openings and an audition. New members please join the PCWB Yahoo group for band communications.

For other questions, please contact PCWB President Janet Tolopka.

2010-2011 Season

PCWB is in its sixth season. Regular rehearsals are held at Beaumont Middle School throughout the school year on Wednesday nights from 7-9 PM.  

Welcome!

Portland Community Wind Band is pleased to start the 2010 rehearsal schedule on Wednesday, September 15 at Beaumont Middle School.   Rehearsals begin promptly at 7:00, so please allow yourself time for individual warm-up and tuning.

The first rehearsals are spent sightreading literature, and this year we will be playing from this list: (not in order!)

  • A Christmas Carol Fantasy - Takashi Hoshide
  • Motion - Brian Balmages
  • Early One Morning - Pierre La Plante
  • First Suite in Eb - Holst
  • El Camino Real - Alfred Reed
  • William Byrd Suite - Gordon Jacob
  • A Copland Portrait - adapted by Clare Grundman
  • Overture to The Messiah - Handel, arranged by Lucien Cailliet
  • Pictures at an Exhibition, part one - Moussorgsky
  • Shoutin’ Liza Trombone - Fillmore, edited by Foster
  • The Voice of Christmas - Swearingen
  • Tyrolean Woodcutter’s March - Tiroler Holzhackerbaum
  • Southern Hymn - Samuel Hazo
  • Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. by Jay Bocook
  • Moscow 1941 - Brian Balmages
  • Ave Maria - Franz Schubert, arr Frank Ticheli
  • God of our Fathers - Claude Thomas Smith
  • An Outdoor Overture - Aaron Copland
  • The Typewriter - Leroy Anderson
  • I Get a Kick Out of You - Cole Porter
  • Abracadabra - Frank Ticheli
  • Danzon - Leonard Bernstein
  • Chester, Overture for Band - William Schuman
  • Prairie Dances - David Holsinger
  • Hennepin County Dawn - Samuel Hazo
  • Christmas Legends - Gary P Gilroy

 

UPCOMING EVENTS


PCWB is currently scheduling for this season. The band performs 6-8 times per year, including a final Concert in the Park in conjunction with the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association. This year, the concert will be on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Wilshire Park.

Admission to PCWB concerts is free unless specially noted; donations always gratefully accepted. Portland Community Wind Band is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Host the Band!

PCWB is interested in expanding its concert venues. If you would like to host a concert, please contact Bridgette Smith bridgettesmith@kw.com.