Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band

Love Music. Share Music. Make Music.

 ​The Band's motto says it all. Our love of music is what brings us together and it is our band family's desire to share music before audiences of diverse backgrounds, foster musical interest among children, and provide performance opportunities for skilled community musicians.
 
We strive to provide a rich social environment to those seeking like enrichment through making music with other adult musicians and the community.

The Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization made up of approximately 60 volunteer musicians who donate their time and musical talents to present concerts with a broad audience appeal. 
 
The band's repertoire includes traditional concert band literature including popular and modern arrangements, and the occasional orchestral transcription. 
 
Members of the ensemble range in ability from semi-professional musicians and former military band members to members who, for one reason or another, stopped playing after High School or College and have now rediscovered their love of music through rehearsing and performing in a community band.
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The band is pleased to be sponsored by the City of Rancho Cordova (near Sacramento, CA). Performing an average ten concerts a year, Rancho Cordova RCCB remains true to the American Community Band tradition - all our concerts and performances throughout our year long season. are free to the public. 

Conductor 

Tom Seaton has been the music director of the Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band since 2003. He is a 1990 graduate of California State University Northridge. As a performance major, he studied clarinet with Dr. Charles Bay and performed under the batons of Dr. David Whitwell and Mr. Gary Pratt.

​Mr. Seaton earned his Master of Science in Arts and Letters Degree in 1998 through the American Band College at Southern Oregon University. Through ABC, Mr. Seaton has had the opportunity to play under the batons of Dr. Frederick Fennell, Dr. Alfred Reed, Elliot Del Borgo, Frank Erickson, Robert W. Smith, Col. Arnald Gabriel, Dr. Peter Loel Boonshaft, Col John R. Bourgeois (former US Marine Band conductor) and other European composers such as Johan de Meij, Jan van der Roost and Australian Composer Ralph Hultgren.

He has also had the opportunity to work with Michael Levine and the Dallas Brass for the Nutcracker Project in 1999. Tom was co-chairman of the committee for the Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band in hosting the 37th Annual Association of Concert Bands convention held in Rancho Cordova and in May of 2015, Tom was a clinician at the 40th anniversary convention for the Association of Concert Bands teaching on small ensembles. Tom is on the ACB Board of Directors and part of the ACB Connects! Committee.

Tom has been a music educator since 1990 and is currently teaching 7-12th grade music at Creative Connections Arts Academy in North Highlands, CA.