CONCERT CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!!!

Join the Northwest Concert Band for our 2026 free Summer Concert series. We continue to celebrate America’s 250th birthday by focusing on American composers during our four summer concerts. Come relax and enjoy warm summer evenings with us at our Monday night summer concert series!

America returned to space in 2026 with Artemis II, marking the first time humans traveled around the moon in more than half a century. We honor this achievement by playing “Highlights from Star Trek – the Motion Picture”, “Selections from E.T.”, “Moon Symphony” by our very own Randy Steinberg, and more.

All summer concerts are free and take place at the Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008.

NOTE: Bring chairs to the Monday night concerts. Our summer concerts take place outside. In case of inclement weather, concerts will be cancelled.

Visit the band’s website at https://northwestconcertband.org/ for information on these concerts as well as information about the band, joining our email list, pictures, and videos of past performances. We are always looking for new members to join our band! Visit our Rehearsals page on the website for more information. To contact the band, fill out the “Contact us” form on the website or email us at nwcb.membership@gmail.com.

The band is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by donations from our audience.

Join the Northwest Concert Band for our 2026 free Summer Concert series. We continue to celebrate America’s 250th birthday by focusing on American composers during our four summer concerts. Come relax and enjoy warm summer evenings with us at our Monday night summer concert series!

Days before our country’s 250th birthday, fill your heart with patriotic music such as “American Salute” by Morton Gould and “Commando March” by Samuel Barker. And what celebration of America’s birthday would be complete without a rousing performance of Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever”!

All concerts are free and take place at the Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008.

NOTE: Bring chairs to the Monday night concerts. Our summer concerts take place outside. In case of inclement weather, concerts will be cancelled.

Visit the band’s website at https://northwestconcertband.org/ for information on these concerts as well as information about the band, joining our email list, pictures, and videos of past performances. We are always looking for new members to join our band! Visit our Rehearsals page on the website for more information. To contact the band, fill out the “Contact us” form on the website or email us at nwcb.membership@gmail.com.

The band is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by donations from our audience.

Join the Northwest Concert Band for our 2026 free Summer Concert series. We continue to celebrate America’s 250th birthday by focusing on American composers during our four summer concerts. Come relax and enjoy warm summer evenings with us at our Monday night summer concert series!

Days before our country’s 250th birthday, fill your heart with patriotic music such as “American Salute” by Morton Gould and “Commando March” by Samuel Barker. And what celebration of America’s birthday would be complete without a rousing performance of Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever”!

All concerts are free and take place at the Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008.

NOTE: Bring chairs to the Monday night concerts. Our summer concerts take place outside. In case of inclement weather, concerts will be cancelled.

Visit the band’s website at https://northwestconcertband.org/ for information on these concerts as well as information about the band, joining our email list, pictures, and videos of past performances. We are always looking for new members to join our band! Visit our Rehearsals page on the website for more information. To contact the band, fill out the “Contact us” form on the website or email us at nwcb.membership@gmail.com.

The band is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by donations from our audience.

Join the Northwest Concert Band for our 2026 free Summer Concert series. We continue to celebrate America’s 250th birthday by focusing on American composers during our four summer concerts. Come relax and enjoy warm summer evenings with us at our Monday night summer concert series!

Imagine yourself at a Broadway musical as we play medleys from some of your favorites, including Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and New York New York. Enjoy an arrangement of some of George Gershwin’s most recognizable tunes including “I Got Rhythm”, “Embraceable You”, and “Someone to Watch Over Me”.

All concerts are free and take place at the Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008.

NOTE: Bring chairs to the Monday night concerts. Our summer concerts take place outside. In case of inclement weather, concerts will be cancelled.

Visit the band’s website at https://northwestconcertband.org/ for information on these concerts as well as information about the band, joining our email list, pictures, and videos of past performances. We are always looking for new members to join our band! Visit our Rehearsals page on the website for more information. To contact the band, fill out the “Contact us” form on the website or email us at nwcb.membership@gmail.com.

The band is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by donations from our audience.

We are proud to announce the Northwest Concert Band’s 2026 Spring Concert on Saturday, April 18 at 3pm. Join us as we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of our nation with music by some of our favorite American composers.

Our program will include pieces such as the following:

• “A Copland Tribute” by Aaron Copland arr. Clare Grundman. This tribute is a medley of Copland works including passages from "Fanfare for the Common Man," “Appalachian Spring”, and "Hoe-Down".

• “Variations On America”, by Charles Ives arr. William E Rhoads. This piece presents playful variations on “My Country, 'Tis of Thee”, and was composed by Ives at the age of 17.

• “Suite Of Old American Dances Movements”, by Robert Russell Bennett. Each of the 5 movements of this piece is based on a dance from the beginning of the 20th Century. We will be playing the last three movements.

• “Echoes Of The American West”, by NWCB music director Randy Steinberg. This music evokes visions of unsettled frontiers, mountains and valleys, trains crossing the west, and cattle drives.

The concert will be held at the Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Road, Rolling Meadows. Admission is $10 for adults payable at the door. Ages 18 and younger attend for free.

Congratulations to the Northwest Concert Band for 10 years of playing concerts, parades, and special events in the Northwest suburbs. For more information about the band, our music director Randy Steinberg, videos of past performances, or to join the band’s mailing list, please go to www.northwestconcertband.org or email nwcb.media@gmail.com.

The NWCB band is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by donations from our audience.

Join the Northwest Concert Band for our 10th Anniversary Holiday Concert Home for the Holidays on Saturday, December 20 at 3pm. We welcome in the holiday spirit with pieces such as State Street Christmas Display, a medley of several Christmas tunes, and Festival of Lights, a medley of popular Hanukkah folk tunes, both arranged by NWCB music director Randy Steinberg. Other pieces include A Fresh Aire Christmas, arr. Calvin Custer and A Canadian Brass Christmas, arr. Luther Henderson/Howard Cable. The concert will be held at the Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Road, Rolling Meadows. Admission is free.

For more information about the band, our music director Randy Steinberg, videos of past performances, or to join the band’s mailing list, please go to www.northwestconcertband.org or email nwcb.media@gmail.com.

The band is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by donations from our audience.

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Join the Northwest Concert Band for our 2025 Fall Concert Pictures at an Exhibition on Saturday, November 1 at 4pm. The concert will feature Modest Mussorgsky’s 1874 Pictures at an Exhibition in its entirety. This suite was inspired by a gallery tour of the works of architect and painter Viktor Hartmann, who died the previous year and was a good friend of Mussorgsky.

Rounding out the program will be additional pieces such as John Williams’ Lincoln, arranged by Jay Bocook, and Country Road, by James Taylor, Maynard Ferguson, and Adrian Drover, arranged by NWCB conductor Randy Steinberg.

The concert will be held at the Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Road, Rolling Meadows. Admission is $10 for adults payable at the door. Ages 18 and younger attend for free. For more information about the band, videos of past performances, or to join the band’s mailing list, please go to www.northwestconcertband.org or email nwcb.media@gmail.com.

Randy Steinberg has conducted the band since May 2018. Mr. Steinberg plays several instruments and is a prolific arranger and composer. He received his musical education at Roosevelt University and has taught music as a high school band director.

The band is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by donations from our audience.

The fourth NWCB summer concert takes place in conjunction with the Corn Fest hosted by the Community Church of Rolling Meadows. The concert includes music from movies and musicals (West Side Story, Jurassic Park, The Cowboys), as well as the “Overture in B Flat” by Caesar Giovannini. This concert will keep you on the edge of your seat!

All summer concerts are free and take place at the Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008. Chairs will be provided for the Corn Fest concert. This concert takes place under a tent.

The third NWCB summer concert features a variety of concert band music. Enjoy “Instant Concert”, a medley of 30 well-known pieces condensed into three minutes; “Suite of Old American Dances”, inspired by the composer’s memories of popular dances from his youth; music from the movie Ice Castles; and “If”, featuring the French Horn section.

All summer concerts are free and take place at the Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008.

NOTE: Our summer concerts take place outside. Bring chairs to the Monday night concerts in June and July. In case of inclement weather, Monday night concerts will be cancelled. Information on weather cancellations will be published on our website, as well as emailed to the band mail list.

The second NWCB summer concert honors our country with patriotic pieces such as the “Armed Forces Salute”, “Stars and Stripes Forever”, and “Amber Waves of Grain”. In addition, two popular works by Alfred Reed will be performed, “A “Festival Prelude” and “Jubilant Overture”.

All summer concerts are free and take place at the Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008.

NOTE: Our summer concerts take place outside. Bring chairs to the Monday night concerts in June and July. In case of inclement weather, Monday night concerts will be cancelled. Information on weather cancellations will be published on our website, as well as emailed to the band mail list.