VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Valley City Community Band would like to invite the community to attend their spring concert for the 2025-2026 season. This concert will be at 7 PM on Thursday March 19, 2026 and will be in the Performance Hall at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Fine Arts located on the campus of Valley City State University. Attendance is free.

The theme of this concert is Stars and Space and features music by Holst, Sweeney, Sheldon and Vadsten, & Touch the Sky; from the 2012 Disney-Pixar movie Brave (composed by Mandel and Andrews) and selections from Star Wars composed by John Williams. Band member Larry Herzog Jr. will perform “Song for Frances”, a piece for euphonium and band.

The concert will start with a piece called “March to the Stars”, composed by Myron Sommerfeld, a local musician and band leader of the well known band Myron Sommerfeld and his music who has performed in North Dakota and beyond for over 50 years.

The Valley City Community Band (VCCB) is under the direction of Rochelle Jimenez and also features member/director Alexis Busch. The band is open to performers of all ages and skill levels. Rehearsals for this group are on Thursday evenings in the band room in the CFA Building (6:30-7:30pm). Ken and Rochelle Jimenez were instrumental in starting the group (Now in its 4th year!) and are always willing to work with new members.

For more information about this concert or the VCCB, please reach out to her at valleycitycommunityband@gmail.com. For more information about the Community School of the Arts or the Bridges Arts Council, please reach out to administrator, Randi Buttke, at administrator@bridgesarts.org or by calling/texting 701-840-6181.