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Formed in January of 1987, the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Community Concert Band is under the aegis of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Bands and is offered as a non-credit course through the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Department of Educational Outreach. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Students may also receive academic credit at the regular percredit rate.

The band is comprised of local Las Vegans and Clark County residents representing every professional field of endeavor and has performed numerous concerts on and off the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ campus, many of which have helped benefit local charities such as Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southern Nevada, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada and Helping Hands of Henderson. Other special performances include concerts for the 40th Anniversary of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Continuing Education (now Educational Outreach) in 2006, the 50th Anniversary of the United States Air Force in 1997 and Congressional Academy Night hosted by Senators Harry Reid, and Richard Bryan and U.S. Representatives Jim Bilbray and Barbara Vucanovich in 1990.

The band has developed into a musical organization capable of performing some of the most challenging repertoire written for the wind band idiom and has played for several distinguished guest conductors including, Col. John R. Bourgeois, Director, United States Marine Band ("The President's Own"), Washington, D.C., Dr. W. J. Julian, Director of Bands Emeritus, University of Tennessee, Dr. Paula Crider, Director Emeritus, University of Texas Longhorn Band and renown Hollywood television and motion picture composer and arranger Warren Barker. Academically, the band serves as an invaluable laboratory ensemble for graduate students in the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Music masters and doctoral conducting degree programs.

To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Community Concert Band, the firstever award of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Artist-In-Residence funding was granted to commission a composition by composer and Juilliard Music Faculty Professor Eric Ewazen. During St. Patrick's Day festivities in 2009, members of the band presented a concert at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. To celebrate its 25th Anniversary, the band presented two special concerts at home in 2012 and traveled to Italy in June 2012. Accompanied by special guest conductor Col. John Bourgeois, Director Emeritus, United States Marine Band, Washington, D. C., the group presented a concert in Palestrina, Italy with touring in Rome, Florence and Venice.

The group rehearses each Wednesday evening from 7pm-9:20pm during regular fall and spring semesters. Registration is $30 for all non-51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students. Interested persons must register on-line (please see '51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Educational Outreach' course offerings at edoutreach@unlv.edu website). Please contact Prof. Anthony LaBounty (tony.labounty@unlv.edu) for additional information.