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Southern Stars Symphonic Brass to Feature Playhouse’s Jason Ross in Coming Concert on Feb. 12, 2023
The Southern Stars Symphonic Brass (SSSB), a 30-piece professional instrumental music ensemble, is preparing for the second concert of their 15th anniversary season. They kicked off this special anniversary in September by featuring Nashville’s iconic duo of Buddy Greene and Jeff Taylor who did not disappoint the audience in addition to the SSSB’s typical “Premium […]
Brass Band kicks off 2022-23 Season Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022
The Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band performs its initial concert of the 2022-23 this coming Sunday, September 25, beginning at 3:00 pm Central Time in the beautiful auditorium of Stone Memorial High School. Special guests for this concert are hit singer-songwriter Buddy Greene and the incredibly talented, multi-instrumentalist Jeff Taylor on accordion, keyboard, harmonica, and […]
Season Finale to feature Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, May 22, 2022;
The Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band present “An Afternoon at the Movies” on May 22, 2022, with guest soloist Annetta Deck on piano. The SSSB, a professional instrumental ensemble of 30 musicians, is giving the last concert of their 21/22 season on May 22 at 3 pm in the 1200-seat auditorium at Stone Memorial HS […]
SSSB to perform at the Great American Brass Band Festival, June 4-5, 2022
The Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band have received an invitation to perform at the 2022 Great American Brass Band Festival. This coveted invitation will allow the band to perform two concerts at the renowned festival in Danville, KY on June 4 and 5. This is the 32nd annual GABBF event and is the 3rd time […]
Next Performance: Feb. 20, 2022
Here’s the flyer for our upcoming February concert. Please share it with all of your friends in the area who may enjoy live music, especially brass music and/or wind ensembles! Southern Stars Flyer
Free Brass Band Concert, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021
The 30-member professional musician Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band are giving their gift of a FREE admission concert to area residents and their donors and business sponsors on Sunday, Nov. 21, beginning at 3 pm Central at the Stone Memorial High School auditorium. A free-will offering will be taken to help defer some of the […]
Friends of the SSSB and Those Who Enjoy Good Music
I hope that you have missed coming to our concerts as much as we have missed performing for your enjoyment. We have two concerts scheduled at Stone Memorial High school on Feb. 7 and April 24 or 25. However, we have been prevented from rehearsing as the school system has banned the use of the […]
The Southern Stars Return!
If you’ve gone “Covid Crazy” we may have the cure—live music! The Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band will perform a free, outdoor on Sunday, October 18, beginning at 3:00 pm Central. The concert takes place at the picturesque Dogwood Park Performance Pavilion. Groups are encouraged to bring a picnic, but also have face masks handy […]
Amparito Roca, as performed by the SSSB
We’ve missed performing “live” for you during COVID-19, so we put together this video performance of Amparito Roca as a ‘thank you’ to our audience for supporting us all of these years, and to say “we hope to play for you in person very, very soon!” Please view it on our YouTube Channel (link below), […]
The remainder of the 2020 SSSB Season Canceled Due to COVID-19
We regret to announce the remaining concerts on the Southern Stars’ concert season for the spring of 2020 have been canceled due to COVID-19. We had hoped to play a Memorial Day Weekend Concert, however, things remain uncertain with the virus, as well as the finish date for the new outdoor venue at Fairfield Glade. […]