ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Aberdeen Community Concert Association (ACCA) is beginning the 2025-26 Season with the 4-piece Bluegrass & Western Band: The Waddington Brothers on Saturday, November 1, 2024, at 7:00 pm at the NSU Johnson Fine Arts Center in the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater.
The Aberdeen Community Concert Association is proud to announce that their 87th Season will open with the award-winning group from western North Dakota: The Waddington Brothers.
The Waddington Brothers, a band of four brothers from rural North Dakota, perform what they live: music that is real to them, that takes listeners on a journey through the heart of the American West. Seth, Ethan, Jacob, and Job Waddington skillfully blend cowboy and bluegrass music, creating a style that is timelessly classic and yet refreshingly new and unique. With their rich, stirring vocal harmonies and instrumental versatility that ranges from hard-driving bluegrass to more mellow acoustic tones, this quartet has developed a sound that is truly as strong as it is special
Their musical inspiration today is drawn from many pools of influences. Their sound might be described as a mixture of traditional bluegrass, gospel music, and Western strains reminiscent of The Sons of the Pioneers. Even more accurately, though, it can be described as something brand new—something powerfully different—a breath of fresh air to their audiences, that could only be created by four brothers with such an authentic synergy and blend. And it has been proven: in 2023 at the annual SPBGMA (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America) Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, The Waddington Brothers took first place in the International Bluegrass Band Competition.
The ACCA Season continues with the instrumental quartet, GQ (Gentleman’s Quartet) on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 7:00 pm. GQ is a modern, elegant take on some of the most famous music ever written, fusing together multiple genres in a perfect symphony of sophistication, virtuosity, and humor; also featuring female vocalist Erin Shields.
Do not miss the high-energy sound and music of C Street Brass on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 4:00 pm. Equally as comfortable with Baroque as they are Broadway, this brass ensemble features five of the most talented, classically trained musicians in the industry.
SD Jazz Festival Concert follows on Thursday, March 5, 2026. The 56th South Dakota Jazz Festival will feature outstanding guest musicians, who will collaborate with the NSU Jazz Ensemble in what promises to be a spectacular concert!
Concluding this amazing season will be The Bronx Wanderers on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 7:00 pm. This high-energy musical “tour-de-force” have been ranked one of the top 10 Shows in Las Vegas! They will perform music spanning across six decades of pop and rock classics!
ACCA memberships are an incredible value for the 5 concerts. Adults: $75, Students: $25 and a Family (2 adults + children): $155. (The Family membership can be a Grandparent membership for 2 grandparents and 4 student tickets for grandchildren!) In addition, there are opportunities for businesses and individuals to support the ACCA as Contributors: $135 (1 adult membership), Donors: $195 (2 adult or 1 family membership), Patron: $390 (4 adult or 2 family memberships), Patron II: $530 (6 adult or 3 family season memberships) and Benefactor: $780 (8 adult or 4 family memberships). This is a wonderful way for a business to provide exciting live entertainment opportunities to their employees.
Interior Design Concepts located at 21 North Main will serve as the ACCA Campaign Headquarters and box office. Memberships can be purchased there during store hours as well as online or at the first concert.
For more information check the ACCA newly designed website at www.aberdeencommunityconcerts.org