It’s an okay tune, nothing special, but it’s drenched in LMEA and NOCB history. Looking forward to playing it Sunday at 1pm at the Recital Hall of UNO’s Performing Arts Center. Free admission, please bring a canned food donation for local food banks.

Mr. Denena, Jr. writes this tune, Major Van Orden March. One of our members stumbled across it and brought it out for us to play. We’re guessing it’s related to Major (and future Brig General) George Van Orden, came to fame at Guadalcanal and Guam. Also developed modern Marine sniper training

The picture above is of Mr. Denena, Jr. on the standing left, 1st NOCB conductor Peter Dombourian third from him, and 2nd NOCB conductor Milton Bush next to him, top right.

Mr. DenenaJr was a Navy veteran, first band director of Fortier High School, and 1st president of LMEA. Also was a police officer, reaching the rank of Major & led the NOPD Police Band. He was also a Major and lead the 10th Battalion Marine Reserve Band here in NOLA. Wrote the Fortier Alma Mater.

It’s written by Leonard Denena, Jr. Who’s he? Well, that’s why we’re playing it. 😉

The Louisiana Music Educators Association is a statewide group of band directors, celebrating their 90th anniversary in 2026. NOCB has been involved in annual concerts of theirs for a number of years.

Come hear it and other holiday tunes on Sunday, December 14 at 1pm in the Recital Hall of UNO’s Performing Arts Center. If you’re able, please bring a non-perishable food donation for distribution to local food banks.

It’s got diabolical time signatures, beautiful hymns, and features pretty much everybody in the band, including a five piece quintet. A concert band standard.

It’s been either featured on or been the encore of all 49 of our other holiday concerts, this is the 50th appearance. Come hear it and other holiday and seasonal favorites at the Recital Hall at UNO’s Performing Arts Center at 1pm! Free admission!

Anderson took eight different Christmas carols and jammed Jingle Bells into the mix. 😉

The song was too long for the 78rpm records of the day, so Anderson has a brief pause so you can flip the record over in time. 🤪

Join us at the Recital Hall at UNO’s Performing Arts Center at 1pm. Free admission, please bring a canned food donation to go to local food banks if you can.

Once again, it’s a free concert at UNO’s Performing Arts Center at 6pm on Sunday! Come hear these and other great songs! Join us!

You know Dr. Taylor loves his musical anniversaries 😉. 60 years ago, Fiddler on the Roof made its Broadway debut. Come hear a wonderful medley arrangement.

One of the most famous classical works of all time gets the concert band treatment. Come hear what’s different from a solo piano compared to us.

Louis Moreau Gottschalk was a world famous pianist and composer in the 1800’s, born right here in New Orleans. We’re playing a new arrangement of Souveniers de Puerto Rico, which he wrote after a trip to the island.

C’Mon, you know you can hear Karen Allen yelling “INDY!” 😉

John Williams’ classic movie theme gets the Concert Band treatment.