Alexandria Citizens Band

The Alexandria Citizens Band is a community organization of volunteer members who bring musical entertainment to Northern Virginia, Alexandria, and the DC metro area. But all-volunteer doesn't mean all free! You'd be surprised how much "free" concerts cost. We buy new sheet music, as no one wants to hear the same Sousa marches over and over again. We have to pay for our webspace, P.O. box, office supplies, storage space, and memberships to professional organizations. Lastly, we pay for band insurance because the City no longer gives us practice space. We play performances at a local church in exchange for using their social hall to rehearse.

Needless to say, all these expenses add up -- not to mention that all of our volunteer musicians pay for their own instruments, reeds, lessons, and gas to get to and from rehearsals and performances. Your donations help keep the band playing and keep our music free, so that we can continue to perform for the public like we've done for over 100 years.