KMEA Preview Concert
2023-02-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, 105 W Brandeis Ave, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292, United States

KMEA Performance
2023-02-10 15:05 - 15:45 | Kentucky International Convention Center, 221 S 4th St, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

Joint Concert with UofL Wind Symphony
2023-02-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, 105 W Brandeis Ave, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292, United States

Wind Band Institute
2024-06-05 19:00 - 20:00 | duPont Manual High School Auditorium, 120 W Lee St, Louisville, KY, 40208, United States
Please join us as we play a feature concert for the participants of University of Louisville’s High School Wind Band Institute. More details to come.

Joint Concert with UofL Symphonic Band
2024-09-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, 105 W Brandeis Ave, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292, United States
Join the Louisville Concert Band for an evening of exquisite musical variety. The concert will open with our chamber group performing “Allegro guisto” from Franz Schubert’s “The Overture in Italian Style.” The performance will continue with Ralph Hultgren’s energetic “Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!” alongside the reflective “The Lowlands of Scotland” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Frank Ticheli’s “Blue Shades” brings a touch of jazz, and Cecil Macklin’s “Très Moutarde” adds a playful twist.

December Concert
2024-12-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, 105 W Brandeis Ave, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292, United States
On Monday, December 2, 2024, at 7:30pm, the Louisville Concert Band will fill Comstock Concert Hall with an evening of rich musical landscapes and timeless compositions. From the lively charm of Jacques Offenbach’s La Belle Hélène to the pastoral beauty of Percy Grainger’s Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon and Harvest Hymn, this concert promises a journey through grace and grandeur. John Philip Sousa’s Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company will bring a stirring march to round out the program.

February Concert
2025-02-23 15:00 - 16:00 | Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, 105 W Brandeis Ave, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292, United States
Join us for an afternoon of music, with the University of Louisville Wind Symphony opening the program and the Louisville Concert Band following. Our program will feature David Holsinger’s *To Tame the Perilous Skies*, a tour de force that captures the drama and intensity of aerial combat with breathtaking energy and emotion. We’re also thrilled to showcase Eric Maxey, euphonium player and Youth Performing Arts School senior, as the winner of the Louisville Youth Wind Symphony concerto competition and soloist for this performance.

Wind Band Institute
2025-06-04 20:00 - 21:00 | Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, 105 W Brandeis Ave, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292, United States
Join the Louisville Concert Band during Wind Band Institute week for a program full of drama, wit, and heart. From the sweeping intensity of Khachaturian’s “Three Dance Episodes from Spartacus” to the optimistic and jaunty strains of Sousa’s “Homeward Bound” and the rich textures of Clifton Williams’ “Solemn Fugue”, the concert showcases the expressive power of the wind band. Chamber works by Donizetti and Shulamit Ran add contrast—Ran’s “Flight of the Brave Chicken: Ode to Nina” offers a playful, unexpected twist, while Donizetti’s “Sinfonia” brings a touch of classical charm. It’s a bold and colorful musical experience you won’t want to miss!

Concert with UofL Wind Symphony
2025-09-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, 105 W Brandeis Ave, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292, United States
The Louisville Concert Band and Chamber Winds Louisville presents a September program filled with color and character. Philip Sparke’s Sunrise at Angel’s Gate captures the spacious grandeur of a desert dawn, while Percy Grainger’s spirited Molly on the Shore and Warren Barker’s texturally rich setting of Danny Boy bring folk traditions to life. The concert also features a special performance by our clarinet choir, presenting Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved Rhosymedre as we celebrate the memory of one of our revered founding members, clarinetist and conductor Brad Rogers.

The exuberant and brilliant Thunder and Lightning Polka by Johann Strauss II will provide a lively and joyous finale. If you like the crash cymbal solo at the end we may even add an encore!

A Toast to Brad: Memories and Celebrations
2026-03-01 15:00 - 17:00 | Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, 105 W Brandeis Ave, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292, United States
Please join us for a concert celebrating the life of Brad Rogers, featuring performances by the University Symphonic Band, University Wind Symphony, Chamber Winds Louisville and the Louisville Concert Band, Combined Trumpet Ensemble (Chamber Winds Louisville, UofL Wind Symphony and Kentucky Musicians Abroad Staff), and the KYMA Europe Staff Combo.

The Louisville Concert Band will perform a dynamic selection of works, beginning with the stately Military Escort by Harold Bennett (Henry Fillmore’s pseudonym). They will follow with the lush Fantasia on a Gaelic Air and the energetic Cardinal Circle, both by Frederick Speck, showcasing the ensemble’s range and precision. Adding a special touch, the trumpets from Chamber Winds Louisville, the UofL Wind Symphony, and the Kentucky Musicians Abroad trumpet staff will join for the heartfelt The Irish Blessing, bringing a bright, resonant tribute to the evening.

Wind Band Institute
2026-06-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, 105 W Brandeis Ave, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292, United States
