The Matthews Concert Band is a volunteer community band of professional and dedicated amateur musicians.
The band started in 2001 and now has around 60 members from all walks of life, who enjoy making music together each week.
Its mission is to encourage lifelong participation in music.
Its repertoire includes classic concert band standards, marches, Broadway selections and jazz favorites.
Learn all about the various community bands, orchestras and choirs in Charlotte, and how you can participate.
Matthews Concert Band presents several concerts throughout the year, free to the public. Donations are accepted.
Upcoming Concerts
Holiday Concert
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
1st Baptist Church Matthews — Sanctuary
185 South Trade Street, Matthews, North Carolina
Free (donations accepted)
Enjoy sacred and secular sounds of the season!
Winter Concert
Thursday, March 6, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Matthews Community Center
100 E McDowell Street, Matthews, NC
Free (donations accepted)
- Richard Rodgers/Bennett: South Pacific (Symphonic Scenario)
- Benny Goodman/Murtha: Benny Goodman-King of Swing
- Bob Lowden: Big Band Bash
- Sammy Nestico: Tribute to Harry James
- Glenn Miller: American Patrol
- Hoagy Carmichael: Stardust
Spring Concert: Music of Celebration and Remembrance
Thursday, May 1, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Matthews Community Center
100 E McDowell Street, Matthews, NC
Free (donations accepted)
- Robert Jager: Esprit de Corps
- Peter De Rose: The Song of the Seabees
- Samuel Barber: Commando March (written just after Barber joined the Army in 1942)
- Larry MacTaggart: Elegy for the USS Arizona
- James Christensen: Homefront: Musical Memories from World War II
- James Swearingen: The Light Eternal (tribute to the Four Chaplains)
- Michael Kamen: Band of Brothers (special video presentation)
- John Philip Sousa: The Stars and Striped Forever
Pre-Ceremony Concert at Memorial Day Ceremony
Monday, May 26, 2025
9:30 a.m.
Stumptown Park
120 S Trade Street, Matthews, NC
Free
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