The Concord Band

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Upcoming Events

2017 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series – Thursday, June 29, 7:15 pm

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.

The theme this week is Back in the Day

Program
Fruitlands 25 Fanfare	William McManus
National Anthem	Francis Scott Key
Twentiana	arr. Hawley Ades
The Rakes of Mallow	Leroy Anderson
Scenes from La Boheme	Giacomo Puccini
Cheerio March	Edwin Franko Goldman
Themes Like Old Times	arr. Warren Barker
Pavanne	Morton Gould
American Folk Rhapsody No. 2	Clare Grundman
A Tribute to Judy Garland	arr. Bill Holcombe
The Good Old USA	arr. James Christensen
The Homefront	arr. James Christensen
The Mad Major	Kenneth J. Alford

2017 Picnic in the Park – Tuesday, July 4, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

2017 Picnic Poster JPG (600 dpi, 1.9 MB)

Emerson Field, Concord MA.

We play at 3:00, but come down early and enjoy all of the other activities.

This event is rain or shine. The rain location is The Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden Street, Concord, MA

Program
National Anthem	Francis Scott Key
An Ellington Portrait	arr. Floyd E. Werle
Persuasion	Sammy Nestico
Bugler’s Holiday	Leroy Anderson
Sinatra In Concert	arr. Jerry Nowak
Swing’s the Thing	arr. Warren Barker
Dixieland on Stage	arr. Bob Lowden
America Forever	Malinda Zenor
Star Spangled Spectacular	George M. Cohan
Armed Forces Salute	arr. Bob Lowden
National Emblem	E. E. Bagley
Spirit of America	arr. Dean W. Smith
Seventy Six Trombones	Meredith Willson
The Stars and Stripes Forever	John Philip Sousa

2017 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series – Thursday, July 6, 7:15 pm

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.

The theme this week is Star-Spangled Spectacular

Program
Fruitlands 25 Fanfare	William McManus
National Anthem	Francis Scott Key
An Ellington Portrait	arr. Floyd E. Werle
Persuasion	Sammy Nestico
Bugler’s Holiday	Leroy Anderson
Sinatra In Concert	arr. Jerry Nowak
Swing’s the Thing	arr. Warren Barker
Dixieland on Stage	arr. Bob Lowden
America Forever	Malinda Zenor
Star Spangled Spectacular	George M. Cohan
Armed Forces Salute	arr. Bob Lowden
National Emblem	E. E. Bagley
Spirit of America	arr. Dean W. Smith
Seventy Six Trombones	Meredith Willson
The Stars and Stripes Forever	John Philip Sousa

2017 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series – Thursday, July 13, 7:15 pm

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.

The theme this week is For Kids of All Ages

Program
Steven Barbas, assistant conductor
Fruitlands 25 Fanfare	William McManus
National Anthem	Francis Scott Key
Looney Tunes Overture	arr. Bill Holcombe
Selections from Aladdin	arr. John Moss
Children's March	Percy Grainger
World of Warcraft
A Rhapsody of Reruns	arr. Paul Jennings
The High School Cadets	John Philip Sousa
The Wizard of Oz	arr. James Barnes
Disney at the Oscars	arr. John Moss
Alligator Alley
Root Beer Rag	Billy Joel
Beauty and the Beast	Alan Menken
Mother Goose March	John Philip Sousa

2017 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series – Thursday, July 20, 7:15 pm

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.

The theme this week is Amercian Masters

Program
Fruitlands 25 Fanfare	William McManus
National Anthem	Francis Scott Key
Danzon	Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story	Leonard Bernstein
The Wrong Note Rag	Leonard Bernstein
Irving Berlin’s Songs for America	arr. James Swearingen
Irving Berlin: Symphonic Portrait	arr. Hawley Ades
Alexander's Ragtime Band	Irving Berlin
Anything Goes	Cole Porter
Cole Porter on Broadway	arr. Warren Barker
The Symphonic Gershwin	arr. Warren Barker
Strike Up the Band	George Gershwin
The Stars and Stripes Forever	John Philip Sousa

2017 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series – Thursday, July 27, 7:15 pm

2017 Summer Poster JPG (100 dpi, 780 kB)

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.

The theme this week is A Summer Retrospective

Looking for Substitute Players

The Concord Band is looking for musicians who would be willing to be on our “call list” to fill in for absences in rehearsals or performances. If you'd like to play with us or know someone who might, please get in touch with either Jim O’Dell, CBA Director or Dave Tweed, CBA Personnel or leave a message on the band’s answering machine at 978-897-9969.

The Concord Band on TV

Since 2008, some of our concerts have been recorded and made available by Concord-Carlisle TV. See our Concert Videos page.

Current Press Releases

• Pops for the Playground
• Older Releases

The Concord Band at 51 Walden on May 19, 2014

Contents

• Concert Schedule. Mark your calendars now!
• Our Scrapbook. Pictures and other notes from past events.
• Notes from The Concord Band our newsletter
  • Fall 2015 issue
  • Back issues
  • Join our Mailing List and receive your ownfreesubscription!
• The Concord Band Salutes America Our third CD, released in 2004. Call to get your copy!
• Contribute to the Band. We appreciate both your financial support and your volunteer time.
• Biographical Sketches. Musical directors, guest conductors, guest artists, and soloists.
• Program Notes. Selected band literature.
• Web Links. Selected web sites.
• About the Band. What we are, historical notes.
• Who is in the Concord Band? Your neighbors!
• For Band Members Only. Information for band members, schedule of rehearsals.