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Arlington Concert Band

We are a wind & percussion ensemble comprised of more than 50 local volunteer musicians who are passionate about bringing music to the community.

The Arlington Concert Band (ACB), formerly the Arlington Community Band, is a wind ensemble made up of more than 40 professional music educators and dedicated, talented amateur musicians. We perform regularly throughout the community and play a variety of music, from marches, to show tunes to classical arrangements. The ACB is made up of musicians from a variety of backgrounds—from lawyers to IT professionals to retirees—but we’re all united around the ACB’s mission.

04/01/2026

Our spring concert, Under Western Skies, is just 1 WEEK away! Saddle up and swing by 🤠🌵🎶
Wednesday, April 8th @ 7:30pm
Williamsburg Middle School
Free and open to the public

03/25/2026

Sneak peek of Under Western Skies! 🎶 Join us 2 weeks from today for a night of music from the American West and Southwest 🌵🤠
Wednesday, April 8 @ 7:30pm
Williamsburg Middle School
Free and open to the public

03/04/2026

Next in our Meet Our Members series, say hi to Ashlyn McDonald! 🎶
🪈 Instrument: Clarinet

🕒 Seasons with ACB: 3

💼 Day Job: Software Engineer

📍 Where did you grow up and where did you go to college: I’m a triple hokie! I got two bachelors degrees and a masters from tech and loved my 7 years in The Marching Virginians as a clarinet player, rank captain, drum major, and then staff assistant! 🦃

🎼 Favorite part about playing in the ACB: The kind and dedicated friends in my section that I get to play alongside every week!

🎵 How you chose your instrument: In 5th grade when I couldn’t make a note on the trombone!

😎 Favorite piece you've ever played: Blue Shades and Aranjuez

🎶 Fun Fact: Some of my other hobbies are fostering cats and dogs, flying trapeze, and wildlife photography!

02/11/2026

Howdy! Join us for our spring concert, Under Western Skies, featuring music of the American West and Southwest. We reckon it'll be a mighty good time, yeehaw! 🤠🌵🎶
Wednesday, April 8th @ 7:30pm
Williamsburg Middle School
Free and open to the public

01/29/2026

Next in our Meet Our Members series, say hi to Summer Harvey! 🎶
🎺 Instrument: Trumpet

🕒 Seasons with ACB: 4

💼 Day Job: Cancer epidemiologist and PhD student

📍 Where did you grow up and where did you go to college: Purcellville, VA/UVA, currently studying at GW!

🎼 Favorite part about playing in the ACB: The community! I've made many friends through ACB that I would have never met otherwise.

🎵 How you chose your instrument: I thought I wanted to play the trombone but my little 8 year old arms were too short, so I picked the trumpet instead.

🍂 Favorite piece you've ever played: October by Eric Whitacre

🎶 More about Summer: I'm a life long band kid! I first started playing piano when I was 4 and picked up the trumpet at age 8 (it's crazy to realize as I'm writing this that I've played for 20 years!). I stuck with it through middle and high school, and played in the Cavalier Marching Band throughout my time at UVA. When I moved to Arlington post-grad and received the community learning catalog in the mail, I was so excited to see that we had a community band and joined right away. I've had to miss out on a couple of semesters of ACB due to my PhD program, but I'm SO glad to be back!!

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01/16/2026

Next in our Meet Our Members series, say hi to Michelle Shine-Flaus! 🎶
🪈 Instrument: Flute

🕒 Seasons with ACB: 2

💼 Day Job: Elementary Music / Band & Orchestra Teacher

📍 Where did you grow up: Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA.

🎼 Favorite part about playing in the ACB: Being surround by people who not only love music but have a different background. It's so refreshing.

💃 Favorite piece you've ever played: Danzon No. 2 by Arturo Márquez

🎶 More about Michelle: I started my musical journey in 4th grade like most people. However, I remember leaving the instrument try out saying I should have picked percussion. Thinking about it now, I am so happy that I stuck with the flute. I grew up playing in many youth ensembles in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. I graduated from Duquesne University with a Bachelors in Music Education where I continue to grow and share my love of music. While teaching, I found myself longing to play again in a group, which is how I ended up at ACB.

01/08/2026

Next in our "Meet Our Community" series, say hi to Ruth Torrance! 🎶
🪈 Instrument: Flute

🕒 Seasons with ACB: 2

💼 Day Job: Full time mom / previously Marketing Brand Manager in CPG

📍 Where did you grow up and where did you go to college: Birmingham, AL / University of Southern Mississippi

🎼 Favorite part about playing in the ACB: The camaraderie and the level of playing.

🎵 When you chose your instrument: My parents had a flute and it was given to me to play at age 10.

💃 Favorite piece you've ever played: Libertango by Astor Piazzolla

🎶 More about Ruth: Music has always been in my life. As the daughter of a band director myself, I grew up playing piano in a conservatory school in Birmingham, AL and then had a flute handed to me when I was in 5th grade by my parents which was love at first toot. I went on to play principal flute in the Alabama Youth Symphony and then received a Bachelors degree in Flute Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi. (I also was a drum major for the Pride of Mississippi marching band!).

After college, and a stint as the Education Manager for the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra in Long Beach, CA, I moved into digital media and eventually brand management at Nestlé. I now enjoy playing and singing in a few groups in the area as well as serving on a couple of non profit boards and running around and enjoying my 6 year old son and 3 year old daughter.

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12/03/2025

Sneak peek of tomorrow's program 👀 Hear the rest of Rachmaninoff's "Italian Polka" at our winter concert, ACB on the Roof: Celebrating the Music of Eastern Europe 🎶🎻
Thursday, December 4 @ 7:30 PM
Washington-Liberty High School
Free Admission

11/20/2025

Next up, meet Mary Eaton! 🎶
🪈 Instrument: Clarinet

🕒 Seasons with ACB: 12

💼 Day Job: Relativity Systems Admin

📍 Where did you grow up and where did you go to college: Fauquier County, VA; William & Mary; University of Michigan

🎼 Favorite part about playing in the ACB: Making music together.

🎶 Favorite piece you've ever played: Colas Breugnon Overture; transcription of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony; Knightsbridge March

🎵 When you chose your instrument: Age 10

11/13/2025

Next up, meet Adam Mills! 🎶
🦴 Instrument: Trombone

🕒 Seasons with ACB: 5

💼 Day Job: Cyber Security Consultant

📍 Where did you grow up and where did you go to college: I grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois near Chicago, and I went to Purdue University. Boiler Up!

🎼 Favorite part about playing in the ACB: Continuing to be able to play music after college and having a place to make friends outside of work.

🎶 Favorite piece you've ever played: It would have to be a tie between Angels in the Architecture by Frank Ticheli and Scootin on Hardrock by David R. Holsinger.

🎵 How you chose your instrument: I picked the trombone at age 10 in 5th grade beginning band because it was the only one that didn’t have buttons or valves and I wanted to be different.

💡 Fun Fact: My first day of community band I used my 5th grade trombone since I hadn’t bought a new one for myself yet, it broke during that first rehearsal and I now have plans to turn it into a lamp.

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11/05/2025

Next up, meet clarinet player, Matt Lipka! 🎶
🪈 Instrument: Clarinet

🕒 Seasons with ACB: 2

💼 Day Job: International Trade

📍 Where did you grow up and where did you go to college: I grew up in Connecticut, but went to American University in DC for International Relations and a minor in music. And I am at the very beginning of a masters degree at night back at American!

🎼 Favorite part about playing in the ACB: The people! And it is very fun to be able to keep playing music now that I am working.

🎶 Favorite piece you've ever played: There are so many good choices, but a few highlights are Lincolnshire Posy, Sibelius Symphony no. 2, and Poema Alpestre.

🧑‍🏫 Fun Fact: I teach beginner clarinet at a local elementary school, and composed some music while in college!

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http://www.arlingtonconcertband.org/

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