Haywood Community Band
Our Mission
Music is our passion. We love sharing our music with the community, but we also love helping the younger generation become great musicians.
The band has two important ways that we help young music students in Haywood and surrounding counties of Western North Carolina.
Practice Schedule
We practice weekly on Thursday evenings from 7-9pm at Long's Chapel in Waynesville, NC.
Any questions can be directed to haywoodband7@gmail.com
Band Members
The Haywood Community Band is made up of people from all walks of life. Many have begun to play again after years of time off.
The band plays a variety of music from swing and jazz to folk tunes, marches, and arrangements of classical masterpieces.
Click here to see a list of our current members.
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Our Conductor
Mr Stephen M Razo joined us in 2024 and is preparing the band for an exciting 2025 season. Stephen has had an extensive and varied career in the music field. He is a former award-winning high school instrumental music director in California and Arizona, an accomplished former Air Force military band commander, a published composer / arranger, and musical director and conductor of the prestigious southern California Moreno Valley Wind Symphony for over 20 years.
His goal is to provide a yearly concert series that delights audiences and children alike with musical programming that educates, entertains, and inspires. Currently retired and residing in the Waynesville area, he is devoting his time to the Haywood Community Band, composing, freelance conducting, and helping young artists reach their goals.
About the Band:
Concerts
We now perform at a few venues throughout the season.
Our May concert will be held at Calvary Road Baptist Church this season.
Our concerts are usually held at Calvary Road Baptist Church in Maggie Valley at 4PM. See our concert list for specific locations and times.
The band will also perform 2 shoreline concerts at Lake Junaluska in June and August, a salute to veterans concert in November, and an end of season holiday-themed program in December.