The musicians of the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band and the Patricia Borland Family will present a program entitled “Show Band Favorites” on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
The concert will be held in Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium located on the campus of Chaffey High School at 1245 N. Euclid Ave. in Ontario.
The Woodwind Celebration Ensemble will present a pre-concert recital in the lobby at 7:00 p.m. Complimentary coffee and cookies will be served in the lobby prior to the concert. The performance is free to the public.
The concert will feature selections from the 40th Anniversary Season of the Show Band as well as other fan favorites. It will start with a traditional band composition entitled “Toccata for Band” and end with a medley titled “Big Fun In The Sun” from the first show of the 40th Anniversary Season, ‘Back to Our Roots,’ heard last September.
Also featured will be Show Band clarinetist Neil Vargas performing one of the most recognizable clarinet songs to hit the airwaves, “Stranger on the Shore.”
Show Band percussionist and vocalist Natasha Le will sing “Evermore” from Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and “Memory” from the musical ‘Cats.’
Vocalist Joscelyn Washington will sing “Let It Go” from the Disney movie ‘Frozen’ and a duet with Show Band director Pat Arnold titled “Quando, Quando, Quando.”
Bass guitarist Tom “Elvis” Hill will sing “Jailhouse Rock.”
Show Band trumpeter Gary Simpson will play the third movement from Haydn’s “Trumpet Concerto” and Kathy Soderlund will dance to “Malaguena.”
As a finale, Francisco Mowatt will be featured on alto saxophone playing the Stevie Wonder classic hit “Isn’t She Lovely.”
Those who attend will see and hear performances of the songs previous audiences considered to be the best of the show band’s repertoire this year.
Music lovers are encouraged to extend an invitation to their family and friends.
Those inclined to do so can support the Show Band by visiting and feeding the Hungry Tuba in the lobby. The concert will be broadcast on local Ontario cable Channel 3. Check your cable listings for the date and time.
The Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band was founded in 1985 by R. Jack Mercer and is now under the direction of Mr. Patrick Arnold and assistant directors David Schaafsma and David Grasmick. Band members represent at least two dozen communities throughout Southern California. Adult musicians and students are invited to participate. Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings from 7 to 9:00 p.m. at the Chaffey High School Jack Mercer Band Room. The band performs monthly concerts on the campus of Chaffey High School as well as at other venues throughout the community. All performances are free to the public.

For more information about the concert visit the Show Band website at www.showband.net or contact Pat Arnold at pat@showband.net. The “Friends of the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band” is a registered charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c)(3); EIN # 46-1422958. Donations are welcomed. Checks may be made out to: Friends of the OCCSB, P.O. Box 1512, Ontario, CA 91762. Concert goers interested in being included on the Show Band mailing list are encouraged to fill out an information card at our events. Be sure to follow the Show Band on Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and the band’s website at www.showband.net.