As Mobile’s historic Excelsior Band prepares to present a rare opportunity to hear its music in a concert setting, work is afoot to give the 142-year-old ensemble a permanent home and showplace.

On Sunday, Nov. 16, Excelsior Band Preservation Inc. – a nonprofit created to support and sustain the group – will present a fundraising concert titled “Keep the Music Playing!” Proceeds from the event at Byrne Memorial Hall on the Spring Hill College campus will support both Excelsior Band Preservation and the Jazz Studio, a long-running jazz education program.

The inaugural fundraiser is a key step in the effort to fortify the group’s long but fragile legacy. It builds on the fact that in 2022 the group received one of the nation’s highest cultural honors, being named as a National Heritage Fe

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