The concert will feature music from Broadway musicals, Neil Diamond and others, including a guest appearance by the NU Notes vocalist group.

The first portion of the concert will include “Another Op’nin’, Another Show,” a jazzy Cole Porter classic from the musical “Kiss Me, Kate,” followed by “King Cotton March,” one of John Phillips Sousa’s best marches, an arrangement of Neil Diamond tunes called “America/Love on the Rocks,” and a selection of music from the movie “Grease.”

The band will take a break while special guests, the NU Notes, sing several pieces.

The NU Notes are a singing and dancing musical group that consists of retired and active teachers who are members of DKG, a professional women educators organization. The group was founded by Sandy Starr for a performance at a DKG State Convention more than a decade ago. The members have been singing and dancing together ever since around Minot and North Dakota, in Spearfish, South Dakota, and also in Nashville, Tennessee. The NU Notes are directed by Laurel Livingston, choreographed by Paula Simonson and accompanied by DeVera Bowles.

Submitted Photo The NU Notes vocalist group of Minot will make a guest appearance at the Brass Band of Minot’s concert Sunday, Feb. 15.

Following the NU Notes performance, the band will return with a classic arrangement of “Highlights from West Side Story,” a big band style arrangement of Consuelo Velazquez’s popular love song, “Besame Mucho,” and the theme music from the movie “Love Story.” The concert will conclude with “Duelin’ Brass,” a brass band version of the bluegrass song “Duelin’ Banjos.”

The Brass Band of Minot is directed by Wayne Schempp and consists of brass and percussion players from Minot and other communities in northwest North Dakota who share a love of British-style brass band music. Players range from high school students to professional music educators.

Brass Band of Minot concerts are free and open to the public. Free will donations are welcome.

Ann Nicole Nelson Hall has a hearing loop system for hearing aid users and an elevator accessible from the east side of the building.

This project is supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Brass Band of Minot’s 2025-2026 concert season will conclude with a concert on March 29.