A message from the Hot Springs Concert Band...

What a year! 

On Thursday, December 11, the Hot Springs Concert Band presented its annual Christmas Concert to an enthusiastic audience at the Woodlands Auditorium in Hot Springs Village. It was a fantastic evening of music and memories and a fitting end to the band's 50th anniversary year, which consisted of 10 concerts in Hot Springs and Hot Springs Village. 

Principal conductor and artistic director Jim Lloyd led the band in a mix of traditional, sacred and contemporary songs of the season, and all without losing sight of the reason for the season. 

Notable Village vocalist Maureen Morgan graced the stage, lending her vibrant smile and voice to "Christmas from the '50s." The concert was dedicated to longtime band friend and flutist Sandy Corzatt, who passed away recently. She was honored with the band's traditional vacant chair with a flute as the centerpiece.  

As has been traditional for more than thirty years, the HSCB has partnered with the Kiwanis Club of Hot Springs Village to bring a little more joy to local boys and girls during the Christmas season. The Kiwanis helped to sponsor this concert in proceeds through ticket sales to purchase toys for children who otherwise would not have as merry of a Christmas. Contributors also included Friends of the Band and band members themselves. It was a wonderful sight to see the many wrapped Christmas presents, not to mention the generosity also seen through monetary gifts.  

The Hot Springs Concert Band is grateful for the support it has received from local neighbors and friends, not just during 2025 but especially for the past 50 years. Today's edition of the band, although on average younger (thanks to our high school musicians), continues to build upon the legacy of earlier generations in looking forward to making music in 2026. As one of the great church men of the ages past once stated: "We stand on the shoulders of giants." The Hot Springs Concert Band indeed does! 

The first two concerts of 2026, the Winter Concert and the Spring Concert, will be held at the Woodlands Auditorium in Hot Springs Village at 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, and Sunday, April 19, respectively. As additional information on the other 2026 concerts becomes available, it will be posted here on the band website.

The band wishes each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and we look forward to seeing you in the audience in 2026.

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