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The 515 Big Band will commence its 2026-2027 season tonight.
The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Historic Phillips Auditorium, 1015 Fifth Ave. N. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $15, but students will be admitted free.
The 515 Big Band consists of five saxophones, four trombones, four trumpets, a guitar, a bass guitar, trap set and keyboard player — all musicians from both locally and around the state of Iowa.
Unlike more traditional music groups, where all music is selected by the director, in the 515 Big Band, any member can bring a chart to rehearsal for the group to play and see how it sounds.
“The band as a whole decides if they like it,” Director Tiffany Nelson told The Messenger.
If not, then the piece will not be added to the group’s repertoire.
However, Nelson ultimately makes the final set list for each concert, chosen from the approximately 100 songs or so that the group has in its library.