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Our Mission

The Oakland Brass Band is an organization committed to the British brass band traditions of providing the highest quality brass band entertainment for their audiences.  

Our objectives are to:

bulletPromote the performance of brass band literature in all segments of the community.
bulletMaintain the very best standards in musicianship among its members.
bulletProvide solo performance opportunities for young musicians through Young Musicians Competitions.
bulletProvide educational experiences for young musicians through music performance.

 

Donations to Oakland

Brass Band

Developing and maintaining such an organization requires money. The Oakland Brass Band is a non-profit, 501c3 organization. Your generous donations can be tax deductible. (Contribution Levels) Should you be interested in supporting the Oakland Brass Band financially, send your contribution, payable to Oakland Brass Band, to:

Oakland Brass Band

Fred Gebstadt, Board President

2303 Village Woods Drive

Grand Blanc, MI 48439

 

Or - just use the convenient on-line method.

Organization's Profile

The Oakland Brass Band was founded in 2006 by several local musicians with the desire to provide Detroit area professional and semi-professional musicians with an outlet for expressing their talent through the brass band style and heritage. Buy October, 2006, a Board of Directors was created, non-profit status was sought for the organization and a list of interested musicians was developed. The Oakland Brass Band is now starting its third concert season.

Oakland Brass band is a proud member of the Association of Concert Bands,

Oakland Brass Band

Board Members at Large

The success of the Oakland Brass Band, organizationally, depends heavily on the effort of interested and dedicate people behind the scenes. Board Members at Large are those people that help the Board by performing the many business functions necessary to develop and maintain a healthy organization. Members at Large do not have to be musicians - music lovers are welcome. Among the jobs to be filled are: Sales, Logistics and Advertising.

Should you have talent in any of these areas and would be interested in lending a hand, please contact the Personnel Manager by email at Personnel Manager or by phone at 248-931-5169.

OBB Board of Directors

 

Acting President – Chris Okopny

Secretary – Gregory J. Poterala

Treasurer - Chris Okopny

Music Director – Neil Barlow

Personnel Manager – Jeff Markwick

 

 

 

Contacts for Oakland Brass Band Information:

Personnel Manager: personnelmanager@oaklandbrassband.com

Board of Directors: president@oaklandbrassband.com

General Information: president@oaklandbrassband.com
Sales:
president@oaklandbrassband.com
Webmaster: webmaster@oaklandbrassband.com