Dust off your instrument and jam with the Haywood Community Band If you have fond memories of playing in your school’s band and want to tune back in to refresh your skills, the growing Haywood Community Band has an opportunity for you. Each Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Long’s Chapel Church, an extension of the…

Patriotic concert with Haywood Community Band greeted by historical re-enactors Along with parades, picnics, fireworks and cookouts, the Fourth of July weekend always includes the sterling sounds of brass, woodwinds and percussion from the Haywood Community Band. This year, catch the free concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 5, at Long’s Chapel in Waynesville. VIEW…

Classical favorites will be brought to life by the Haywood Community Band at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 14, in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church in Waynesville — known for its amazing acoustics. The free concert will feature numbers by Mozart, Bizet, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Leonard Bernstein. VIEW FULL ARTICLE    

It’s Thursday night in a cramped little room filled to bursting with folding chairs and musicians, and the band’s heartbeat is nowhere to be found. There’s no BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM, that’s the problem. “I need you to be going BUM, BUM, BUM, BUM,” says Haywood Community Band Director Stephen Razo. His conductor’s baton,…

Enjoy a festive evening of popular and sacred music celebrating the season of Christmas with The Haywood Community Band’s “Tis the Season” finale free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at Calvary Road Baptist Church. “We are extremely excited to bring live holiday music to our community,” said conductor and composer Stephen Razo. “We…

Stephen Razo, music director of the growing Haywood Community Band, has an honored personal history of serving our nation as a band conductor for the United States Air Force. It’s an achievement few are able to accomplish. After a rigorous audition in 1982, he was selected as an officer from a nation-wide competitive field of…

Send shivers down your spine with a haunting concert by the Haywood Community Band at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at First United Methodist Church. “We take you on a musical journey of terrifying tales and friendly fun with a haunting program spooked with fear and danger,” said conductor Steve Razo. “It’s musical drama full…

LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (WLOS) — Across the area different communities are coming together to celebrate America’s birthday, including Lake Junaluska in Haywood County with its annual Independence Day parade. The theme of this year's 4th of July parade at Lake Junaluska is “Let Freedom Ring.” Many lining the parade route along North Lakeshore Drive said coming…

Feel the heartbeat of Independence Day with two free concerts from the Haywood Community Band called “American Salute.” The band will kick off the patriotic season on Sunday, June 29, with a performance on the shores of Lake Junaluska. Then it will wrap up Haywood County’s freedom weekend with a performance at Calvary Road Baptist…

The Haywood Community Band (HCB) will kick off its 2025 season with a special concert, a “Celebration of Song and Dance,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Calvary Road Baptist Church in Maggie Valley.  “Calvary Road’s facility is the perfect location to address our increased band membership and growing audience,” said HCB Treasurer…