HISTORY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MASS BAND (NCMB)
The North Carolina Mass Band was originally founded as “The North Carolina All-Star Band” in 2017 by a group of bandsmen who were inspired by their experiences during their time of membership in North Carolina Band programs to create a community ensemble that would rehearse and perform in the summer.
The ensemble has grown from featuring mostly Piedmont
Triad Area bandsmen to now being composed of a variety of performing arts students from high schools all over the state of North Carolina and colleges all over the country.
While under the name “The North Carolina All-Star Band”, the ensemble has performed in community engaging performances such as parades and festivals while also participating in various battles of the bands.
After the completion of the summer 2022 event schedule, the program underwent
reconstruction and became The North Carolina Mass Band; a program that expounds upon the summer ensemble by seeking to support North Carolina performing arts programs through instruction, performances, scholarship and educational opportunities, and mentoring for our youth performers.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The North Carolina Mass Band is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to our youth performers
and the promotion of the performing arts through our community ensemble that serves as a
mentoring and networking resource for performing arts students from all over North Carolina.
NCMB seeks to promote unity of North Carolina performing arts students while providing
assistance in building better performing arts programs.
MISSION & VISION
MISSION: To support North Carolina performing arts Programs through education, mentorship,
community engagements, and opportunities while promoting positive mindsets and
performance skills.
VISION: We aspire to inspire, unite,and educate the performing arts students of North Carolina through
instruction and community engaging performances.
OBJECTIVES & MILESTONES
OBJECTIVES
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To support North Carolina Performing Arts Programs
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To promote unity, showmanship, and fellowship for North Carolina performing arts students
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To provide educational opportunities for our youth
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To develop leadership skills
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To cultivate growth mindsets
MILESTONES
● 2017 Virtual battle of the bands featuring Detroit and Chicago community bands
● 2018 All-Star Band of the year voted by NSBA (National Showstyle Bands Association)
● 2018 Battle For The Culture with GAMB
● 2022 Battle For The Culture II with GAMB
● 2022 Uniting Black Men For A Change Walk of Solidarity
● 2022 High Point Juneteenth Festival
● Annual “Meet The NCMB” community event