2021 saw the concert band launch a major fundraising effort to purchase two new timpani. Previously operating on only half a set, it is delightful to now have the full range opening up pieces that were not possibly before. For those not in the know, timpani are a tune-able drums […]
Following the success and demand for our main concert band, we are please to announce that this year we will be starting a novice band. This will be for beginner and lower-grade players (below grade 3) who aren’t quite ready to join the main band. Open to all wind and […]
Embracing the digital age, the Hibiscus Coast Concert Band has now gone digital thanks to a grant from the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board. With the purchase of a new iPad, we were able to digitize our scores allowing us to perform outside in windy conditions. With every piece of […]
The Hibiscus Coast Concert Band is proud to add a new glockenspiel to our group. While members have their own brass and woodwind instruments, percussion is something that the band has to own. Adding our very own glock allows us to perform in concerts without having to borrow one off […]
Check out the Hibiscus Coast Concert Band in the Rodney Times! Read the full article here: >> Generations unite for music in community concert band This article follows our success at the National Concert Band Festival in Whangarei, where we came home with a silver award.