Pomerado Community Band

This year marks the fifteenth consecutive year the Pomerado Community Band has sponsored the Southern California Community Band Festival. Again the bands will be performing under the large gazebo in Old Poway Park . The Festival will be held May 2 and 3rd and is co-sponsored by the City of Poway and the Pomerado Community Band.And this year theevent gets even better as the Poway Arts and Crafts Guild will join with the musical groups and conduct their Arts & Crafts Market as part of the Festival. This very special event has become a tradition in the San Diego area, attracting thousands of visitors and more than 800 musicians over the weekend. The 15th Annual Southern California Community Band Festival and Arts & Crafts Marketpromises to be an exciting event on a large scale. Please come to hear authentic patriotic music played with gusto by your friends and neighbors!

 Community bands from all over Southern California and Arizona will each be performing a 45 minute mini-concert.Saturdays program will begin at 10 AM and conclude with the Navy Show Band West. Sundays program will start at noon and conclude with the First Marine Division Jazz Band from Camp Pendleton. This entire program is FREE.

 Community bands and military bands have been active in America since the country was young. The community bands are made up of volunteer musicians; some are entities on their own, and others are part of community college districts and adult education programs. Regardless of structure these bands have members' love and dedication to music and their instruments in common.

 The Navy Band Southwest Show Band West has a rich history dating back to its original inception in 1971. Based at North Island the 19 member Show Band West prides itself in presenting authentic performances of the sounds of the big band era along with a variety of contemporary music. These performances have been presented at the World Expo,

Monterey Jazz Festival,Pacific Coast Jazz Festival, and annually with the San Diego Symphony Summer Pops.

 The 1st Marine Division Jazz Band from Camp Pendleton also has a long history and has played all over the world. (Lynn, the contact is GSgt Jamie Dahlberg, 760 763-6394. Please call him for more information.)

 The Saturday program starting at 10 AM includes these bands: Poway Unified Honor Band, Palomar College Concert Band, Valley Winds Concert Band from Temecula, Pacific Coast ConcertBand, Rancho Bernardo Concert Band, Kearny Mesa Concert Band, Ahwatukee Foothills (Phoenix) Concert Band, and the Navy Band Southwest Show Band.

 The Sunday program starting at noon includes these bands: Main Street Community Band from Riverside, El Cajon German Band, San Diego City Guard Band, Hillcrest Wind Ensemble, Pomerado Community Band, the sponsoring band, San Diego Concert Band, and the 1st Marine Division Jazz Band.

Please visit the offical website for more information:

http://www.socalbandfestival.org