Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band
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The History of the Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band

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The Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band (MACB) was founded in October 1996 by Dr. Alfred D. Wyatt, Sr., renowned music educator with the Atlanta Public Schools. He chose Mr. Curtis Byrdsong, also a longtime Atlanta music educator, as associate director. Rehearsals began in the Benjamin E. Mays High School band room with twenty-five musicians in attendance. Because of widespread interest in a community band based in Southwest Atlanta, membership has tripled since that time.

The band’s participants, director and associate director are all volunteers. Band members represent a diverse body of amateur and professional musicians from all walks of life—white collar, blue collar, and retirees.

MACB’s debut performances took place in December 1996 at Greenbriar Mall in Southwest Atlanta and South DeKalb Mall in Decatur, Georgia. Since that time, the band has made more than 200 appearances. Probably the most notable were performances at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial and the Air Force Memorial in Washington, DC, during Memorial Day weekend of 2015. Other highlights include
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha international convention
  • Festival of Trees, Georgia World Congress Center
  • Atlanta City Hall lunchtime concert
  • Joint performance with the 116th Army National Guard Band
  • Atlanta Summer Concerts in the Park series
  • East Point Fourth of July celebration
  • Joint performances with the Wendell Whalum Community Chorus
  • Annual Christmas concerts at Greenbriar Mall
MACB has also performed at many other venues, from city concert halls to churches to elementary schools. We consider ourselves the hardest working community band in show business!

All MACB performances are free, but donations are accepted for the band’s scholarship fund. MACB believes strongly in the value of music education and awards college scholarships to talented, graduating high school seniors who are interested in a career in music.

MACB aims to make a unique musical and cultural contribution to Southwest Atlanta and South Fulton County, as well as to the entire metropolitan area and the state of Georgia.


Photos of Recent Performances

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Find Us!

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Dr. Alfred Wyatt, Sr.
4641 Bakers Ferry Rd., SW

Atlanta, Georgia 30331

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MAIN: (404) 696-2459
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info@macbonline.org

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We Would Love to Have You experience one of our performances!

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Telephone

404-696-2959

Email

info@Macbonline.org
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