New Horizons Bands Fall Session 2025
October 6 - December 15, 2025
New Horizons Bands
A Concert Band experience for adult learners.
The New Horizons Band program is a band experience designed specifically for adult learners of concert band instruments: flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax, trumpet, french horn, baritone, tuba, and percussion. The New Horizons Bands provide a wonderful opportunity to play your concert band instrument with a group of like-minded musicians! The bands are made up of adults who have never had an opportunity to learn a concert band instrument, those who played in school and have taken a substantial break from playing, or for those who have been playing all along! The bands are conducted by Nicole Mlynczak.
Fall 2025 Offerings
Beginning Band
The New Horizons Beginning Band is designed as an entry point for adults who have never learned a concert band instrument or for those who have taken a substantial break since they last played! Participants will learn to read music and play a concert band instrument in an encouraging group setting.
For this band, we use the book Accent on Achievement, Book One by John O'Reilly and Mark Williams.
Rehearsals are Mondays from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm and begin on Monday, October 6
Intermediate Band
The intermediate band is an opportunity to strengthen fundamental skills in a supportive environment. The intermediate band welcomes adult musicians who have played their concert band instruments for at least one year. No audition is necessary.
For this band, we use the book Accent on Achievement, Book Two by John O'Reilly and Mark Williams.
Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 5:30 - 6:45 pm beginning Wednesday, October 8
Advanced Band
The concert band welcomes adult musicians who are comfortable playing a more advanced level of music.
Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm beginning Wednesday, October 8
Jazz Band
The jazz band is a subset of our larger band program. There are currently no new openings for the jazz band, but to be added to the wait list, please contact nicolem@museumofmakingmusic.org
Rehearsals are Mondays from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Enrollment Fees for the Fall Semester
$125 for each band
Museum members receive a 10% discount
Dual band enrollment $50 discount with code: FALL2025
***Scholarships Available
About the Conductor
Nicole Izzo Mlynczak (she/her) is a music educator, conductor, performer, and arts administrator committed to creating empathetic and supportive spaces where people can connect, create, collaborate, and learn. She spent over a decade as a band director, private instructor, and performer in Baton Rouge, LA, before serving as Director of Career Education and Experiential Programs at Berklee College of Music and The Boston Conservatory in Boston, MA. At Berklee, she led curricular, programmatic, and professional development initiatives, working with students, alumni, faculty, and staff leadership to connect classroom learning to real-world opportunities in the music and performing arts industries.
Nicole currently serves as Director of Programming and Media at Salt Lick Incubator, a nonprofit supporting emerging independent artists through grants, showcases, recording sessions, and artist development programming. She also consults and presents on career readiness, workforce development, and the value of arts education for students, educators, and arts leaders.
She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in clarinet performance and music education, specializing in wind conducting, from Louisiana State University, and is a member of NAfME and the Recording Academy. She’s excited to bring her experience and enthusiasm for community-based music-making to the North Coastal New Horizons Bands.
