Not at all! UniBand is an all-comers concert band. You don’t need to be studying music to join. Many of our members are studying engineering, law, health sciences, and other degrees.
UniBand plays at a range of events throughout the year, including end-of-semester concerts, university events, and the annual NZCBA Concert Band Festival, which is hosted in a different city each year.
We would love to hear from students who play low brass instruments such as the tuba, french horn and euphonium. If you don’t have your own instrument, we have some available for hire from the band.
A euphonium, tuba, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and bassoon.
If you’re a high school student interested in exploring musical groups at university, you are very welcome to come visit and even join some of our rehearsals at the start of each semester. Our first rehearsal of each semester is always in week 1, check our social media for more details.
UniBand is more than just music — it’s a supportive and social community. We host several fun events throughout the year, such as movie nights, quiz nights and The Chase. It's a fantastic way to meet new people, make new friends, and build lasting connections.
We play a variety of repertoire that is both challenging, fun and exciting. We perform music from films and musicals such as Star Wars, Les Misérables, Jurassic Park, and Wicked, as well as classical and contemporary works by composers like Gustav Holst, Robert W. Smith, and Dmitri Shostakovich.