About Us

Formed in 1974, the Salem Concert Band (SCB) was originally called the Salem Wind Ensemble. In 1976 it reorganized to become a non-profit community adult band and a forum for local musicians to perform quality traditional and contemporary band literature.

The band consists, on the average, of 55 adults from the Salem, Oregon area, which extends to Portland and Eugene. Membership requires an audition and annual membership dues. Although many of the members are music educators, the band also claims homemakers, physicians, lawyers, truck drivers, bankers, secretaries, and military personnel among its ranks. The band performs four to five concerts in our regular season at the Historic Elsinore Theatre in Salem, Oregon. Additional concerts are also scheduled in the community and surrounding Salem areas.

Auditions

If you are interested in playing with the Salem Concert Band, contact Kathryn Kem, our Personnel Manager for an interview and schedule for an audition.