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!
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“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.
“Musical Promenade” Fall Band Concert
Join the McKinney Community Band for a concert featuring a program of pieces by Mackey, Saint-Saens, Fillmore, and the spotlight piece, “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Mussorgsky. As always, this concert is free with no tickets required.
At Christ United Methodist Church, 3101 Coit Road, Plano, TX 75075
McKinney Library Jubilee featuring the McKinney Dance Band
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.
Dance Band Concert & Dance
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.
