Founded in 1977 as part of the Okemos (MI) Community Education program, the Meridian Community Band became an independent non-profit (paragraph 501(c)3) organization in 1983.  Its mission has been to provide metropolitan Lansing Area musicians a forum for community service and musical expression.  Membership is open to all adults with high school level playing experience on a non-auditioned basis.

The Meridian Community Band divides its season into five sessions (Autumn, Holiday, Festival, Spring and Summer).  Each session has its own focus concert(s).  The band performs twelve to twenty concerts per season in a wide variety of settings.  Our outreach concerts are designed to bring music to the elderly and infirm, while our community service concerts provide music for commencement ceremonies and other civic functions.