About the Band
The Rutherford Community Band was founded in 1941 by Thomas “Doc” Monroe as a musical outlet for adults in the Rutherford community. The band was founded as a summer concert band entertaining crowds on warm summer nights in Lincoln Park in the heart of downtown Rutherford.
Over the last eighty-four years the RCB has expanded to include additional indoor concerts in the winter and spring throughout the Rutherford area, and in the 1960s sponsored the construction of the Hutzel Memorial Band Shell in Lincoln Park to continue our tradition of outdoor performances in downtown Rutherford.
July 4th
Ridgefield Park Fireworks
Summer 2025 Concerts
July 10th
Hutzel Memorial Band Shell, Rutherford
The Rutherford Community Band is always looking for new members!
No professional experience or training is needed, just a love for music and whatever instrument you play!
We rehearse Monday nights 7:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. in the Rutherford High School Band Room.
The high school’s address is 56 Elliott Place in Rutherford, on the corner of Elliott and Mortimer Avenue.
The entrance to the high school for our rehearsal is the right-most door with the ramp on Mortimer Avenue.
July 2025 Rehearsals will be held at Grace City Church, 45 Hazel St., Clifton, NJ 07011. Please bring a music stand if you have one.