Support the Band!
Contributions can be as little as $1 to get your name in the program and go up to $1000 or more! By donating $25 to $99 you will receive a thank you gift of concert tickets and for donations $100 and higher you will receive season tickets! You can also choose to endow the chair of your favorite GRSB musician! Please contact Business Manager, Susan Wygmans, [email protected], for further information. You may also donate via Paypal below.
Mission Statement
The Grand Rapids Symphonic Band is a premier adult community band that fosters excellence in
performance, supports instrumental music as a lifelong experience and contributes to the enrichment of cultural life in the greater Grand Rapids area.
This mission incorporates the following objectives:
1. To provide artistically challenging and innovative band concerts.
2. To give our audiences, sponsors and members experiences with the highest quality wind band music from a wide range of musical styles.
3. To support instrumental music education and lifelong music learning through programs including
clinics, conferences, solo competition and outreach concerts.
4. To serve as an exemplary model in fostering the growth and development of community bands.
The Grand Rapids Symphonic Band is a premier adult community band that fosters excellence in
performance, supports instrumental music as a lifelong experience and contributes to the enrichment of cultural life in the greater Grand Rapids area.
This mission incorporates the following objectives:
1. To provide artistically challenging and innovative band concerts.
2. To give our audiences, sponsors and members experiences with the highest quality wind band music from a wide range of musical styles.
3. To support instrumental music education and lifelong music learning through programs including
clinics, conferences, solo competition and outreach concerts.
4. To serve as an exemplary model in fostering the growth and development of community bands.
History
The Grand Rapids Symphonic Band was formed in 1978 to fulfill a need for an adult concert band in the West Michigan Community. The band presents an annual concert series of five to six concerts at various locations in Grand Rapids and surrounding areas. The band has also played outreach concerts in the Muskegon, Grant, South Haven, Whitehall and Hudsonville areas. Four times the band has been honored by playing at the prestigious Michigan Music Conference as one of the invited performing groups.
The Grand Rapids Symphonic Band was formed in 1978 to fulfill a need for an adult concert band in the West Michigan Community. The band presents an annual concert series of five to six concerts at various locations in Grand Rapids and surrounding areas. The band has also played outreach concerts in the Muskegon, Grant, South Haven, Whitehall and Hudsonville areas. Four times the band has been honored by playing at the prestigious Michigan Music Conference as one of the invited performing groups.