The Lone Star Symphonic Band is an adult community organization comprised of volunteers from the greater Houston Metropolitan area. The Band membership is composed of individuals from various walks of life and range in age from teenagers up through one even in the nineties. The Band is a diversified group of people who have a common tie that brings everyone together: a love to play music and perform music in the community.

The Band has performed numerous concerts throughout the Houston Metropolitan area. Some of the notable performances by the Band include concerts at the Stafford Centre (2004, 2007), Sienna Plantation Amphitheatre (2001 ), Reliant Stadium (2007, 2008), The Centrum (2008), the Kemah Boardwalk (2005), and the Festival of Lights at Moody Gardens (2003), as well as many high school performing arts centers across the city. The Band is dedicated to providing quality performances for audiences located throughout the Greater Houston area.

The Band was originally formed in 1993 as the West Houston Concert Band under the direction of Tom Stuchbery. Over the course of its existence the Band has rehearsed at various churches and schools locations throughout the Houston area in Katy, Alief, and Spring Branch. Previous conductors include Joe Williams, Terry Crummel, Dale Koran, Phillip Hatton, Ken Henderson, Robert McElroy, Jon Fisher, Steven Levenson, and Dr. Clancy Weeks.

In late November 2002 the West Houston Concert Band reorganized as the Lone Star Symphonic Band in an effort to reach out to a broader geographical range of listeners and patrons in the Houston Metropolitan area.

During the Summer of 2005, the Lone Star Symphonic Band entered into a joint venture with Houston Community College - Spring Branch Campus whereby registered music students of the college would be able to sit in and play in the Band for course credit and fill needed sections. In return, the Band would be allowed to rehearse and perform concerts at the college auditorium.

In the Spring of 2007, the Band partnered with 5 other community bands as a founding member of the Houston Area Community Music Association. Membership in this association brought the Band performances in the 1st and 2nd Annual Houston Area Community Music Festivals. The 2007 Festival was held at the Stafford Centre and the 2008 Festival was held at The Centrum. Both festivals featured a joint community band conducted by prominent conductors Robert McElroy and Eugene Corporon, respectively.

In August 2007, the Band hired Mr. Bob Bryant as its 11th Music Director. Upon his arrival, Mr. Bryant brought longtime colleague and friend Mr. James Morris to serve as the Band's announcer. Since 2007, the Band has grown from about 50 musicians to over 75 and has seen attendance at performances surpass all-time highs.

In April of 2009, the Band, in partnership with the Woodlands Concert Band and Houston Concert Band, co-hosted and performed at the the Association of Concert Band's annual national convention in North Houston. The convention attracted musicians and community bands from all across the country and featured the convention band directed by renowned composer Robert Sheldon.

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