The McKinney Dance Band will salute the music of Frank Sinatra and Count Basie with arrangements by Quincy Jones. The most famous live recording of Big Band Jazz is of Sinatra and Basie at the Sands Casino in Las Vegas. Quincy Jones arranged and conducted those shows and we will feature many songs as recorded on that album… along with a few surprises!
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Song & Dance – Free Band Concert!
Join the McKinney Community Band on Saturday, April 5, for sn evening of song and dance-related tunes to that’ll surely have you tapping your toes to band works by composers including Bernstein, Ticheli, Grainger, and more.
This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the City of McKinney Arts Commission and gifts from private donors.
Saturday, April 5, 7 pm
McKinney Boyd High School, 600 N. Lake Forest (park and enter on the south end of the school.)McKinney Community Band Annual Christmas Concert
Join the McKinney Community Band as we celebrate the festive holiday season with a wide variety of favorite carols, stories, and more! As always, our concerts are free with no ticket required.
This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the City of McKinney Arts Commission.
Red White & Big Band! Free Dance Band Concert & Dance
Come dance and listen to the great sounds of big band as we salute our veterans at the annual Red, White & Big Band concert and dance. Free admission!
“Spirit of Place” Concert
Join the McKinney Community Band for a program of classic musical literature featuring featuring “An American in Paris,” “Pines of Rome,” and “Armenian Dances Part I.”
As always, our concert are free to attend.
Spirit of Liberty Concert
The McKinney Community Band celebrates American music and patriotic traditions with an evening of music from American composers, Broadway, and plenty of rousing favorites, including Omar Thomas’s “Come Sunday.”
As always, our concerts are free to attend with no ticket required.
Check out the band’s 2023 patriotic concert on our YouTube channel.
McKinney Dance Band presents: The Elegance of Ellington
Join the McKinney Dance Band as we salute the music of Duke Ellington on the 125th anniversary of his birth. Plenty of dance floor space, comfortable seating, and free admission – no ticket required!!
Check out the McKinney Dance Band’s past performances on their YouTube channel!
“Cosmic Odyssey” Free Concert
In observance of the total solar eclipse on April 8, the McKinney Community Band is “celebrating” the celestial event on eclipse weekend with a concert filled with music harkening to all things space. On the program are familiar pieces from classic movies, “E.T. The Extraterrestrial” and the Star Wars epic film franchise as well as three movements from Holst’s “The Planets” Suite and more.
As always, McKinney Community Band concerts are free and do not require a ticket or reservation to attend. This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the McKinney Arts Commission and support of donors.
(Note: The band invites you to come in costume if you are a Star Wars or E.T. fan! And make sure to stop in the lobby to take photos with our Star Wars cosplayer friends from the Star Garrison.)
Comfort & Joy: Annual Holiday Concert
Join the McKinney Community Band for an evening of festive holiday music featuring vocals by Miss Fort Worth Cassidy Scott. As always, no ticket is required. We’ll see you there!
This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the McKinney Arts Commission.
Dance Band: Red, White & Big Band Veterans Day Concert & Dance
The McKinney Dance Band performs a salute to veterans and performs music from Glenn Miller and the Andrews Sisters. The Dance Band will be joined by the Boogie Woogie Trio for this performance. Please come join us and enjoy the extra floor space for dancing.
As always, our concerts are FREE with no ticket required. Our concert is brought to you in part by a grant from the City of McKinney Arts Commission.
