The republic community band started in 1982 and was founded for the purpose of community members to continue playing their instruments while not in the performing arts profession.
The band is an intergenerational organization of mostly amateur musicians that draws its membership from Republic and other communities in Southwest Missouri. Members range in age from high school students to senior citizens. The band performs around 8 times per year with roughly half of its performances in Republic and the remainder in Springfield and other nearby communities. Its repertoire consists of traditional band music, such as marches, medleys taken from Broadway musicals and Hollywood movies, overtures, and other music written specifically for bands.