About The Baton Rouge Concert Band
About Us
The Baton Rouge Concert Band (BRCB) is a non-profit community
organization dedicated to the cultural enrichment and
entertainment of the Greater Baton Rouge area. BRCB is currently
under the direction of Sheily Bell, Conductor, and Julie Horridge,
Assistant Conductor being composed of approximately sixty local
musicians who volunteer their time and talents to bring enjoyable
musical entertainment to the community. Our dedicated musicians
are excellent artistic performers from all walks of life. We are
music teachers, educators, doctors, lawyers, chemists, engineers,
technicians, computer specialists, retired persons, college
students, homemakers etc.
Formed in June, 1977 by Vernon Taranto, the Band has been
providing entertainment to the community and performing at civic
functions ever since. Mr. Taranto retired in 2002 after 50 years of
conducting including 25 years with the BRCB.
BRCB has been invited to perform at the Association of Concert
Bands annual convention on five occasions: April 1990 in Plano,
TX, April 1992 in Gainesville, FL, April 1997 in Lafayette, LA, March
2007 in Pensacola, FL and March 2009 in Houston, TX. BRCB is
one of two bands that have been invited to perform at the ACB
convention this many times.
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