The Concord Band

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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Upcoming Events

Fruitlands Summer Concert Series – Thursday, July 2 , 7:30 pm

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.

This concert, originally scheduled for July 1, and then postponed to Thursday, July 2, has been cancelled because of the weather.

The theme this week is Independence Day. See July 4 program below. (rain date 7/2)

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

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

Fruitlands Summer Concert Series – Wednesday, July 8 , 7:30 pm

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
Great Movie Marches	arr. Warren Barker
Selections from 'Chicago'	arr. Ted Ricketts
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka	Johann Strauss

Fruitlands Summer Concert Series – Wednesday, July 15 , 7:30 pm

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

Community Concert Series – Sunday, July 19 , 3:00 pm

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.

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

Fruitlands Summer Concert Series – Wednesday, July 22 , 7:30 pm

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

Fruitlands Summer Concert Series – Wednesday, July 29 , 7:30 pm

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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Current Press Releases

• Concord Band to Perform Summer Concerts on Wednesdays at Fruitlands Museum
• Concord Band Returns to North Bridge and Buttrick Garden
• The Concord Band's 50th Anniversary Concert - A Review
• Visionary Leadership

The Concord Band at Faneuil Hall on June 6, 2009

Contents

• Concert Schedule. Mark your calendars now!
• Our Scrapbook. Pictures and other notes from past events.
• Notes from The Concord Band our newsletter
  • Spring 2009 issue
  • Back issues
  • Join our Mailing List and receive your own free subscription!
• 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.