NEWS
Christmas Concert w/ NJ Wind Symphony
Next Friday, December 13, we’re thrilled to return to West Side Presbyterian Church for a spectacular Christmas Concert with the New Jersey Wind Symphony and Kyle Turner! Join us [...]
Report: Fall Festival with Imperial Brass
On the weekend of October 19–20, Montclair Citadel hosted a remarkable Fall Festival concert featuring two renowned brass ensembles: Imperial Brass from New Jersey, under the leadership of former [...]
Future All-Stars Weekend 2025
The New York Staff Band welcomes you to audition for Future All-Stars Weekend, March 14-16, 2025. Future All-Stars is intended for Salvationist musicians aged 13 to 21 and will consist [...]
Fall Festival 2024
Fall Festival with the New York Staff Band and Imperial Brass - October 19, 2024 - 7:00pm - At the Salvation Army Montclair Citadel - 13 Trinity Place - [...]
Report: NYSB Visits Ocean Grove
SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2024 - The New York Staff Band kicked off its 137th season on the New Jersey Shore in partnership with the Asbury Park Corps and the Ocean [...]
Report: OOB Camp Meetings
JULY 25-31, 2024 - The New York Staff Band (NYSB) recently made its annual pilgrimage to Old Orchard Beach (OOB), Maine, with a powerful and spiritually enriching ministry weekend [...]
ABOUT NYSB
The New York Staff Band represents the finest in Christian brass band performance. Holding the distinction of being the first ‘staff band’ in Salvation Army [SA] music history, the NYSB meets the challenge of maintaining the highest standards of musical practice and Christian ministry expected of such a model group. When the band released its first 33-rpm ‘long play’ [LP] back in 1957 under Staff Bandmaster Richard Holz, it was heralded as ‘America’s Foremost Brass Band.’ The liner notes stated boldly: “From the ‘greatest city in the world’ comes one of the greatest bands of the world. The description of the band by a leading New York music critic over 70 years ago–“amateur musicians who play like professionals”–can easily be underscored and endorsed in the second decade of the 21st century. The NYSB has been and continues to be a trailblazer in SA and brass band music making.
