All posts by Elaina Buzzell

Tick Tock, Tock Tock

January 24, 2021Elaina Buzzell

We’re far from the first to say that 2020 was an unprecedented year, and we’re definitely not the only ones hoping the year changing to 2021 represents much more than a simple flip of a calendar page.

In recent months, we have had to learn a great number of new things and learn new ways to work together and support each other while having to stay physically distant. We hope you enjoy our virtual performance of Leroy Anderson’s “Syncopated Clock” as much as we enjoyed working together to create it.

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Concerts Canceled – Season Suspended

March 12, 2020Elaina Buzzell

It’s with heavy heart that the Seward Concert Band made the decision this evening to suspend the remainder of our season indefinitely.

We will be canceling the performances we had scheduled for this weekend – March 13 and 14 – and we will suspend rehearsals immediately. We hope for our community and our world that the coronavirus is contained soon.

Should the situation improve enough for the band to feel it is safe to resume rehearsals, we will inform our musicians via email, website, and social media. Otherwise, we hope to see everyone again in the fall.

Thank you for your support this season.

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Festivus Maximus!

November 7, 2019Elaina Buzzell

Join the Seward Concert Band with special guests Tower Hill Brass sextet for some yuletide fun with Symphonic Wind music. We have in store classic winter pieces and twists on old favorites to add a little spice to your holiday season. Continue reading Festivus Maximus! →

There and Back Again

October 6, 2019Elaina Buzzell

The Seward Concert Band invites you to the opening concert for our 43rd season, “There and Back Again”. The concert is on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 PM at Sanford Middle School at 3524 42nd Avenue South in Minneapolis. Suggested donations are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 students and children. Continue reading There and Back Again →

Welcome to Our New Director

August 29, 2019Elaina Buzzell

Christopher Gough is joining the Seward Concert Band as our newest director.

The Seward Concert Band is thrilled to welcome our thirteenth director, Christopher Gough, to lead us beginning this September.

Christopher is energized by the possibility of working with a group of musicians who share a passion for lifelong involvement in the arts. Gough also looks forward to working in collaboration with band leadership to create performance opportunities that are rewarding for all involved, bringing together the goals of growing our band and spreading the joy of music throughout our community. Continue reading Welcome to Our New Director →