Community Band Listings
Manitoba Community Band Listings
Are you interested in playing in a band in Manitoba? Community bands are very active in here! Whether you're new to playing, or a well seasoned instrumentalist, there's something for everyone.
Community Band Listing
Updated October 6, 2026
* MBA Member
Assiniboia/252 Legion
c/o Bob Hall rhall197@shaw.ca
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Assiniboia/252 Legion
c/o Christina Paul christina.paul@gmail.com
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The Big Band Project
c/o Kinsey Toews Kinsey.Toews@gmail.com
Tuesday evenings, 7:00pm - 9:00pm at Robert Andrews School
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Canadian Mennonite University Concert Band
c/o Virginia Helmer vhelmer@mymts.net
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* Celestia - proposed sacred classical concert band
c/o David Forrester david@qwiklok.com
The intent is to establish a new band for the Sacred / Classical genre. Tuesday seems to be the best day as it does not interfere with any other bands operating on that day.
Location to be determined
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Deloraine Winchester and Area Music Association
Aurora Whitehead, Director aurorawhitehead@shmb.ca
Lisa Vanbeselaere lisavanfarm@gmail.com
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Dixie Beats
c/o Jim Woolison jlwoolison@gmail.com
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East Side Jazz Band
Lauren Dobko laurendobko@gmail.com
Dan Steinhilber dsteinhil@gmail.com
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East St. Paul Community Band
c/o Matt Careless mcareless@retsd.mb.ca
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Eastman Community Band
c/o Peter Hayward haywardp@mymts.net
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Falconer Brass Quintet
c/o Daniel Cowan danieljohncowan@shaw.ca
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Feminist AF Marching Band
c/o Jacquie Nicholson jacquie_nicholson@yahoo.ca
Rehearsals are typically in a backyard in the West End in the summer months, or at the First Lutheran Church (580 Victor Street) in the winter. Dates and times vary based on members' availability.
The Feminist AF Marching Band is Winnipeg's pro-choice community band! We perform throughout the summer months at protests, Pride parades, picket lines, and other community events. We also raise money for Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, an organization that works to improve access to abortion care across Canada.
We are open to musicians of all skill levels and are very beginner friendly. We rehearse about once or twice a month and usually play 6-8 gigs between May and October each year. Band members must be 18+ or have a parent or guardian willing to accompany them to all rehearsals and performances. Other than that, our only requirements are a commitment to social justice and having fun! Please contact us with any questions!
Find us on Facebook at FAF Marching Band or on Instagram @thefafmarchingband
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Friday Morning Band
c/o Ray McClelland rmcclelland@mymts.net
The Friday Morning Concert Band was created in 2014 as a drop-in band supporting seniors who wished to retain or rekindle their musical skills. Between 25 and 30 participants simply came to practices when they could and paid a small fee to help pay for the hall rental. Unique to Canada, the band was (and continues to be) the only concert band that rehearses on a weekday morning … in our case Friday morning … thus our name.
In addition to performing concerts annually at many senior residences in Winnipeg, the band has played outdoor concerts in Carman, Manitoba as well as at the Winnipeg Forks and Coronation Park. One year the FMCB had the honour of playing in the Legislative Building as part of their New Year’s open-house. In recent years, in the spirit of giving back to the community, the band has sponsored and financed two fundraising concerts which provided financial support to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation and Winnipeg’s Salvation Army.
Even though the band was forced to shut down for 2 years during the Covid setback, it has successfully rebounded with a current all-time high of 50 members.
Now 11 years after the band’s creation, the original goal to have fun playing and sharing music remains strong.
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German Club Band
c/o Neil Allison nallison51@gmail.com
(204) 269-5890
Rehearsals: Thursdays @ 7:30 at the German Club
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* Gimli Community Band
c/o Heather Clarke heather.or.derek@gmail.com
204-641-9050
Rehearsals: Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. in the Gimli High School Band room
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Little Big Band
c/o George Bednarczyk bednarczyk49@gmail.com
Little Big Band is a 10 piece band and is not an open membership organizations. Students or other interested people are welcome sit in on occasion.
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Maples/Seven Oaks SD
c/o Brittany Lamontagne brittany.lamontagne@7oaks.org
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* Northwinds Community Band
Jim Warner, Director warnjim@gmail.com
Paula Walker, President pwalker@mymts.net
Rehearsals: Wednesdays from 7:30pm at Salisbury Morse Place School band room
https://northwindsband.weebly.com/
Facebook - Northwinds Band
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Pinawa Stage Band
c/o Peter Hayward haywardp@mymts.net
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Pine Creek Community Concert Band (Gladstone)
c/o Sean Goerzen sgoerzen@pcsdonline.ca
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Portage Jazz Orchestra
c/o Teph Clink tephclink@gmail.com
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Prairie Red Coats
c/o Bernie Helfter bhelfter@mymts.net
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Robert Human RWpgRBand@forces.gc.ca
2Lt Joel Lessard, Band Admin Joel.Lessard@forces.gc.ca
969 St. Matthews Ave., Rm 107 (204) 430-0168
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0J7
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Rupertsland Brass Band
c/o Peter Sarmatiuk peter12@mymts.net
The RBB rehearses Tuesdays at Vincent Massey Collegiate (Wpg) from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. We welcome players of all brass instruments although three cautions should be made:
all music is written in the treble clef, including tubas & trombones
horns are written in Eb rather than F
tuba parts are for Bb & Eb and written in treble clef
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Southeast Community Concert Band
c/o Elizabeth Janzen southeastmbband@gmail.com
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Springfield Hts. Mennonite Church
c/o Michelle Funk mfunk_@hotmail.com
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St. Charles Big Band
c/o Randy Dalton wrdalton57@gmail.com
Rehearsals: Wednesday evenings 7:30 - 9:30 pm at St. Charles Headingley United Church
110 Bridge Road, Headingley, MB
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2403618249694503
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Swan Valley Tour Band
c/o Glenda Turton gturton@svsd.ca
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* West Side Band
c/o Linda Herman westsidebandwpg@gmail.com
Rehearsals: Tuesday Nights 7:15 - 9:15 Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
HTTPS://www.facebook.com/WPGWestSideBand/
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* Westwood Community Band
c/o Sherry Aubin saubin@hotmail.com
Rehearsals: Thursdays at John Taylor Collegiate 7:15 PM
In 1980, the band director of Sansome School challenged the parents of his band students to form their own group, with the purpose of leading by example. A number of these parents responded and their on-going dedication, boosted by a steady input of new members, has blossomed into the Westwood Community Band. The Band’s objectives are to play good music and offer musical entertainment to the wider community. The Band welcomes adults, beginners through to accomplished musicians, who play woodwind, brass, or percussion instruments. We practice from September – June, Thursday nights at John Taylor Collegiate.
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* Winnipeg New Horizons Band
c/o Jim Snell jwsnell@shaw.ca
Saturdays from September to early May: 9:00a to 11:00am
Jazz Band from 11:15 - 12:15
Fort Garry United Church
800 Point Road
http://wpgnewhorizonsband.com/
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The Winnipeg Pops Orchestra
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Winnipeg Video Game Orchestra
c/o Dann Bjornson info@wvgo.ca
Saturdays 2:00-4:00pm at University of Manitoba's Desautels Faculty of Music
instagram.com/winnipegvideogameorchestra
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* Winnipeg Wind Ensemble
c/o Vanessa Nowostawski vnowostawski@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/winnipegwindensemble/
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Winnipeg Youth Big Band
c/o Alison Loewen winnipegyouthbigband@gmail.com