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The McKinney Dance Band will play music selections from Duke Ellington and Count Basie at the McKinney Library’s Jubilee Black History Month Celebration. The event takes place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. with the Dance Band closing out the show starting at 1 p.m.

Join the McKinney Dance Band for its annual tribute to military personnel who died in the line of duty to the United States military in advance of the Memorial Day holiday. Come ready to tap your feet and even dance to the big band sounds of the musicians and singers of the McKinney Dance Band. As always, no reservations or tickets are required for this free event.

This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the McKinney Arts Commission.

Join us for our annual patriotic concert at McKinney North High School auditorium on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at 7 p.m. As always, our concerts are free.

This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the McKinney Arts Commission.

Join us for our free Spring concert at Christ United Methodist Church, 3101 Coit Rd., Plano, TX on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.

The program will feature a tour de force in band literature including works by Maslanka, Sousa, Nelson, and Whitacre.

Ring in the holidays with the McKinney Community Band as we share favorite carols and other festive music. The free concert takes place at McKinney North High School auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m.

This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the McKinney Arts Commission.

We’re excited to be back at the Christ United Methodist Church in Plano on Saturday, Oct. 8 for our next concert, “Pipe Dreams.” We’ll be performing several pieces with this gorgeous organ being played by organist Bart Ghent. As always, this concert is free and no tickets or reservations are required.

Celebrate Veterans Day at the McKinney Dance Band’s annual concert honoring the “red, white, and the blues” and our cherished U.S. Armed Forces veterans, of course! Bring your dancing shoes if the music moves you to get up and “cut a rug”. As always, no tickets are required.

The McKinney Community Band presents its annual patriotic concert of American music in celebration of our country’s independence! As always, no ticket is required.

This concert is funded in part by a generous grant from the City of McKinney Arts Commission.

Enjoy the following video from our Spring 2022 concert as a preview of the music to come in our June 25, 2022 patriotic concert.

MCB is excited to announce our Spring 2022 concert, “Music in Motion …  A dynamic performance of music that moves”!

When:   Saturday, April 30, at 7 p.m.
Where:  Auditorium of McKinney Boyd High School, 600 N. Lake Forest.
Cost:     FREE – No tickets or reservations required.

Enjoy this video from MCB’s Fall 2021 concert at the Christ United Methodist Church in Plano.

We look forward to seeing you as we honor two music greats, Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington, at our spring McKinney Dance Band concert on Friday, April 1. We’ll be at the McKinney Performing Arts Center, 111 N. Tennessee. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and music starts at 7 p.m. No tickets or reservations needed.

Come ready to dance again as we’ll again have an area in front of the stage open as a dance.