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The Concord Band, founded in 1959,
is a 65-member community band located in Concord, MA.
James O'Dell is the Music Director.
Welcome to our 50
th
season!
We'll be celebrating our golden anniversary during the entire 2008-09 season.
We have a terrific schedule of concerts.
Please browse our extensive collection of on-line information.
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For details, see our
Contributions page
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Upcoming Events
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Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
Thursday,
July 2
, 7:30 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
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This concert, originally scheduled for July 1,
and then postponed to
Thursday, July 2,
has been cancelled
because of the weather.
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The theme this week is
Independence Day.
See July 4 program below.
(rain date 7/2)
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Picnic in the Park
Saturday,
July 4
, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Emerson Field, Concord MA.
We play at 3:00, but come down early and enjoy all of the other
activities.
The concert will be in the Concord Armory if it rains.
Program |
| Fanfare and Chorale |
William Gordon |
| National Anthem |
Francis Scott Key |
| America, the Beautiful |
arr. Carmen Dragon |
| Boston Liberties |
Julie Giroux |
| Irving Berlin's Songs for America |
arr. James Swearingen |
| Star Spangled Spectacular |
George M. Cohan |
| An Ellington Portrait |
arr. Floyd E. Werle |
| National Emblem |
E. E. Bagley |
| Americans We |
Henry Fillmore |
| Sinatra In Concert |
arr. Jerry Nowak |
| Armed Forces Salute |
arr. Bob Lowden |
| American Triptych |
James Curnow |
| Forward March |
arr. Steven Grimo |
| The Stars and Stripes Forever |
John Philip Sousa |
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Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
Wednesday,
July 8
, 7:30 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
This is the second Fruitlands concert for this year.
The theme this week is
Screen and Stage Spectaculars.
(rain date 7/9)
Program |
| Fanfare and Chorale |
William Gordon |
| National Anthem |
Francis Scott Key |
| Selections from Les Miserables |
arr. Warren Barker |
| The King and I |
Richard Rodgers |
| Claribelle |
Wim Laseroms |
| Pirates of the Caribbean |
Hans Zimmer |
| Seventy Six Trombones |
Meredith Willson |
| El Relicario |
Jose Padilla |
| The Lion King |
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| Great Movie Marches |
arr. Warren Barker |
| Selections from 'Chicago' |
arr. Ted Ricketts |
| Tritsch-Tratsch Polka |
Johann Strauss |
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Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
Wednesday,
July 15
, 7:30 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
This is the third Fruitlands concert for this year.
The theme this week is
All That Jazz.
(rain date 7/16)
Program |
| Fanfare and Chorale |
William Gordon |
| National Anthem |
Francis Scott Key |
| Selections from 'Chicago' |
arr. Ted Ricketts |
| Porgy and Bess Selections |
George Gershwin |
| Satchmo! |
arr. Ted Ricketts |
| Malagueña |
Ernesto Lecuona |
| Dixieland Live! |
arr. Lewis J. Buckley |
| Swing's the Thing |
arr. Warren Barker |
| An Ellington Portrait |
arr. Floyd E. Werle |
| Lassus Trombone |
Henry Fillmore |
| Sinatra In Concert |
arr. Jerry Nowak |
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Community Concert Series
Sunday,
July 19
, 3:00 pm
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This concert, originally scheduled for June 14 and then June 21,
has been postponed twice because of the weather.
It will be held rain or shine on July 19
if the weather is good, it will be held on the lawn at
Buttrick Mansion as originally planned;
if the weather is unsuitable, it will be held at 51 Walden.
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Minute Man National Historical Park,
North Bridge Visitors Center (Buttrick Mansion), Concord, MA.
The theme is
Celebrating our 50th Anniversaries.
(rain location 51 Walden)
Program |
| Fanfare and Chorale |
William Gordon |
| National Anthem |
Francis Scott Key |
| Parade of the Tall Ships |
Jay A. Chattaway |
| An Ellington Portrait |
arr. Floyd E. Werle |
| El Relicario |
Jose Padilla |
| Boston Liberties |
Julie Giroux |
| Concord |
Clare Grundman |
| America, the Beautiful |
arr. Carmen Dragon |
| Americans We |
Henry Fillmore |
| His Honor |
Henry Fillmore |
| Flowing Pens from Concord |
Roger Cichy |
| Concord Band 50th Anniversary commission |
| National Emblem |
E. E. Bagley |
| American Triptych |
James Curnow |
| Selections from Les Miserables |
arr. Warren Barker |
| Seventy Six Trombones |
Meredith Willson |
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Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
Wednesday,
July 22
, 7:30 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
This is the fourth Fruitlands concert for this year.
The theme this week is
Continental Divide.
(rain date 7/23)
Program |
| Fanfare and Chorale |
William Gordon |
| National Anthem |
Francis Scott Key |
| Sedona |
Reineke |
| Irving Berlin's Songs for America |
arr. James Swearingen |
| The Cowboys |
John Williams |
| West Side Story |
Leonard Bernstein |
| Concord |
Clare Grundman |
| Hoedown |
Aaron Copeland |
| Selections from Les Miserables |
arr. Warren Barker |
| The Blue and the Grey |
Clare Grundman |
| National Emblem |
E. E. Bagley |
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Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
Wednesday,
July 29
, 7:30 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
This is the final Fruitlands concert for this year.
The theme this week is
A Summer Retrospective.
(rain date 7/30)
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The Concord Band at Faneuil Hall on June 6, 2009
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