Invitation:

Become part of the experience, join us if you are interested in participating with the band.  We invite you to join with us and experience the joy of music. If you are high school age or beyond, have an interest in music, can play an instrument contact us for additional information. Select a link on the right and send us your email.  We will get back to you shortly. 

The Granite City Band practices each Thursday evening at 7:00 at the Suburban Baptist Church, 2500 St. Clair Ave., Granite City, IL (On the corner of Maryville Road and St. Clair Ave.)

We invite musicians from high school age to adult to come join the band. 

The Granite City Band Mission Statement:

The Granite City Adult Community Band is a not-for-profit corporation and its purpose is furthering civic enjoyment of music through quality concerts, encouraging youth to become interested in playing an instrument and enabling former musicians to participate in musical community functions.

We believe the importance of a musical background is a benefit in other areas of education too, and is important in fostering growth through group participation. Health benefits have also been associated with attending concerts! 

Join us for some fun, relax and enjoy the music...AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

The Granite City Swing Band: 

Part of the Granite City Community Band, the GC Swing band takes the love of music to another level.  For those musicians who like the good old swing music from the 1940’s to some of the hottest swing charts of today, the GC Swing band is for you!

Within the band’s library are many charts from the “Golden Oldies” such as pieces by Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman and man, many more.  Also, the group plays charts written and/or arranged by some of our area\’s finer arrangers and composers.

This group usually consists of many of the members of the Granite City Community Band as well as other fine musicians from the Metro area.  The group normally has sixteen to twenty musicians, which play at many functions and benefits across the St. Louis Metro Area.

If you love that good ol’ swing music, then the G.C. Swing band is right for you! We're open to requests - - email the band librarian.

Practice for GC Swing immediately follows the concert band practices which are held every Thursday. GC Swing band rehearsal starts at 8:35 pm sharp, so bring your horn and have a good time!

 

More about us:

The Granite City Adult Community Band began with a desire to fill a void ~~ there was nowhere in Granite City to play concert band music after high school graduation.  A meeting attended by Louis Meek, Joe Owens, Jack Johnson, and Billie Strauser in the summer of 1989 started the process.  After many phone calls, newspaper notices and meetings, the first rehearsal was held on Wednesday, September 16, 1987, in the Granite City High School Band room. The band will be 20 years old this year!

The Granite City Band is active year-round sharing their talent and bringing the sound of live concert band music to Granite City and surrounding communities. The band likes  to encourage, promote, teach and perform the fine arts.

The band performs throughout the Granite City area. All of these concerts are FREE,  making an afternoon or evening of live music affordable and family-friendly. The band performs a wide-ranging repertoire, including marches, show tunes, popular songs, contemporary compositions and classical band literature.

The Granite City Community Band is a not-for-profit corporation that operates solely through annual contributions and free-will donations taken at our concerts from friends like you.  The money we receive goes to purchasing equipment, music and programs.

If you would like to support the band in a more formal manner on an annual basis, please email President .  If you would like to designate your gift in honor of or in memory of someone, please note it with an email. Upon receipt of your donation, your name or corporation will appear under the appropriate category in subsequent concert programs and on webpage at this site, unless you wish to remain anonymous.

We thank you for your support and interest in the Granite City Community Band.