NEWS
Concert at West Side Presbyterian Church
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music at West Side Presbyterian Church! 📅 Sunday, February 23, 2025 ⏰ 2:00 PM 📍 6 S Monroe St, Ridgewood, NJ [...]
Report: ARC Weekend
The weekend of January 17-19, 2025, was filled with powerful musical performances and worship services led by the New York Staff Band (NYSB) as they visited various Salvation Army [...]
Report: Christmas Events
The weekend of December 13-15, 2025, featured a series of performances and worship services by the New York Staff Band (NYSB) across various locations in New York City. The [...]
2025 FUTURE ALL-STARS RESULTS
The New York Staff Band is pleased to announce the results for Future All-Stars weekend, March 14-16, 2025. FAW 2025 is intended for Salvationist musicians aged 13 to 21 [...]
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: Western Pennsylvania Weekend
The weekend of November 22-24, 2025, was marked by a series of musical performances and worship services organized by the New York Staff Band (NYSB), in collaboration with The [...]
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.