The Lansing Concert Band is a community band with a rich history, now celebrating more than 75 years in the mid-Michigan area. Today, the all-volunteer, adult concert band is a first-class performing ensemble, appearing in many concerts, festivals and civic functions throughout the year.
Year-round activities include: traditional, pops, and holiday concerts; children's concerts at MSU's Wharton Center and Charlotte Performing Arts Center, attended by over 2,500 elementary students from Lansing and surrounding communities; performances for college graduations; outdoor park concerts; and other community events. For more than 20 years, the band has been featured in concert at the City of Lansing's Independence Day celebration at Riverfront Park.
The LCB is a member of the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, the Association of Concert Bands, and the Arts Council of Greater Lansing. The band receives funding through grants from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, and well as donations from members and the public. The band receives transportation assistance from the Marshall Music Company.
We are the official band of the City of Lansing.
The band averages 80 members.
We range in age from teens to 90+!
Our concerts are presented free or with discounted admission for students.
We reach hundreds of elementary students each year through our annual “Introduction to the Band” educational concerts.
Since 2010, we have awarded scholarships to talented high school soloists through our annual Young Artist Competition.
The LCB is a 501c3 organization, and is also a member of the Capital Region Community Foundation. We rely on a combination of individual donations, support from businesses and foundations, grants, concert sponsorships, and other earned revenue to cover the balance of our budget.
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR
(Beginning September 2024)
Dr. Steven Sudduth is in his first season as the director of the Lansing Concert Band and also enjoying his 15th season as conductor of the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass (a professional brass band in Crossville, TN). Recently, he was the interim director of bands and music education at the University of West Florida. Dr. Sudduth previously taught at the University of the Cumberlands (KY), the University of South Dakota, Dickinson State University (ND), and Pfeiffer University (NC). Dr. Sudduth earned the doctor of musical arts at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and holds masters degrees in trombone performance and composition from Western Michigan University and the University of Central Arkansas. He is very active as a conductor and clinician and is frequently sought as a guest conductor at state and regional honor bands. He has performed professionally with the South Dakota Brass Quintet, the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra, Roanoke Opera Company, and the west Michigan Symphony. Active as a composer, Dr. Sudduth has written numerous compositions and arrangements for band and chamber music.
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
Mallory Voris has been a music educator in public schools for 15 years. She received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree from Miami University and began her career teaching middle school band in the Rio Grande Valley (Texas). While there, her concert band received the Sweepstakes Award, the highest mark, at the UIL Contest. In 2011, she became the K-12 band and choir director at Morrice Area Schools where she stayed for eight years. In her time there, the concert band performed at the state level and was featured on WKAR’s Forte series. In 2013, Mallory graduated with her Master of Music in Music Education degree from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago. She holds Level I Certification in Orff-Schulwerk and serves as the Vice President of the Mid-Michigan Orff Schulwerk Association where she helps bring in music educator presenters from around the world. She has presented at the Michigan Music Conference multiple times and has had the privilege of guest conducting the Lansing Concert Band. Mallory has played Bb and Eb clarinet, as well as percussion, in the LCB for 12 years. She currently teaches elementary general music and assists with the marching band for Haslett Public Schools. She lives in Okemos with her husband, Dylan, and two children, Aurelia and Augie. They keep busy with music lessons, soccer and enjoy traveling to new places during the summer.
President: Joy Rimpau
Vice President: Steve Beck
Secretary: Dave McLeod
Treasurer: Mary Lander
Steve Beck
Mary Lander
Kristen Lare
Dave McLeod
Joy Rimpau
Kelly Sandula-Gruner
Deb Spalding
Artistic Director: Dr. Steven Sudduth
Assistant Conductor: Mallory Voris
Managing Director: Elaine Endahl
Librarian: Deb Spalding
Percussion Manager: Joshua Hamilton
Equipment Managers: Steve Beck, Dave McLeod
Bloomquist Prize Chair: Carolyn Sherrill
Graphic Design, Website and Social Media: Kelly Sandula-Gruner (Gruner Graphics)
Recording Engineer: Steve Simonson (All Around Audio)
Small ensembles: In addition to the concert band, the LCB also offers several small ensembles that perform at various functions, as well as a jazz big band. If your organization is looking for live music at an upcoming event and the space cannot accommodate the entire concert band, you might consider one of these ensembles. Please contact us for more information.
Lansing Concert Band
P.O. Box 11152
Lansing, MI 48901
Mission
Our continuing mission is to provide Lansing and surrounding communities with top-quality symphonic band musical entertainment, and to fill the need of adult musicians who wish to continue their musical growth beyond that of high school and college instrumental programs. The Lansing Concert Band accepts new members by audition, however most sections do not have open seats at this time.
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