I started playing woodwinds ( Clarinet and Sax ) and got my ham license in the 9 th grade and I've
 kept up with both! I am currently a member of the Long Beach Community Band  I play clarinet
( Alto and  B-flat ) in the Shoreline Concert Band, and Alto Sax in the Blue Pacific Swing Band. 
If you click  on the link to our web site, and you have your Windows Media Player installed, you'll
here  the Shoreline  band playing Sousa's Washington Post March a great way to test your PC speakers
if  you're working on a PC for a friend!  There are other tunes available as downloadable MP3 files. 
 I also am the primary  person for updating the web site, but the design credit goes to a former French
Horn player of ours,  Dave Lyons.

  We performed at the Reform Party Convention in 2000, we play concerts in the part around Long Beach
 ( were not the Muni band, we're the 'other', non-professional band! ), and our swing band is in big
demand- we do a USO show in Houghton Park after the Veteran's Day parade every year, and we
frequently play at the Long Beach Dance Centre, Ocean and Granada.  Come hear us sometimes - dates
are always on the 'Hear' button on our home page   

 Fred Wagner,  KQ6Q

   11-05-2002

	This 35 member band is the main performing group in the LBCB. This group has been performing for over 50 years and is the featured group in our annual summer “Neighborhood Concert “ series. Typically, they perform in 12-15 concerts a year. For these concerts 3-5 different programs are prepared, ranging from light classical to modern pop music.