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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,
and Steven Barbas is the Assistant Conductor.
The Concord Band received the 2013 Sudler Silver Scroll Award
This is Amerca’s most prestigious award for community concert bands.
Read about it on the
Concord Band Blog
.
Welcome to our 55
th
season!
We have a terrific schedule of concerts.
Please browse our extensive collection of on-line information.
Click here to give us your email address.
Upcoming Events
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2014 Spring Pops Concerts
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Friday,
April 11
, 8:00 pm
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51 Walden, Concord MA.
Rotary Club of Concord night
For tickets, phone Dick Hale at 978-369-1500, or
send email
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Tickets are $25 each.
Event page on Facebook
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2014 Spring Pops Concerts
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Saturday,
April 12
, 8:00 pm
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51 Walden, Concord MA.
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Emerson Hospital Auxiliary night
For tickets,
send email
or
phone Margaret Richardson at 978-790-6000.
Tickets are $30 each.
Event page on Facebook
... featuring
Amanda Carr
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Program |
| Beyond the Horizon |
Rossano Galante |
| People Who Live in Glass Houses |
John Philip Sousa |
| West Side Story |
Leonard Bernstein |
| — Intermission — |
| Italian Rhapsody |
Julie Giroux |
| Route 66 |
Bobby Troup |
| vocalist Amanda Carr |
| Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach |
| I Got Rhythm |
George Gershwin |
| Blue Bells of Scotland |
Leroy Anderson |
| — Intermission — |
| Swing’s the Thing |
arr. Warren Barker |
| Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue |
Ray Henderson |
| Massachusetts |
Andy Razaf and Luckey Roberts |
| Cheek to Cheek |
Irving Berlin |
| Spirit of America |
arr. Dean W. Smith |
| The Stars and Stripes Forever |
John Philip Sousa |
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Note to Band Members
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Monday,
April 21
, 7:30 pm
There are no rehearsals on April 14 or April 21. -
2014 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
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Thursday,
June 19
, 7:15 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
The theme this week is
Songs of Summer
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2014 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
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Thursday,
June 26
, 7:15 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
The theme this week is
Fruitlands Centennial Celebration
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2014 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
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Thursday,
July 3
, 7:15 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
The theme this week is
American Salute
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2014 Picnic in the Park
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Friday,
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.
Save this date!
This event is rain or shine.
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2014 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
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Thursday,
July 10
, 7:15 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
The theme this week is
From Broadway to Hollywood
— musicals that became movies
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2014 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
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Thursday,
July 17
, 7:15 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
The theme this week is
Flying High
— celebrating the anniversary of the moon landing and maiden voyages
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2014 Fruitlands Summer Concert Series
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Friday,
July 25
, 7:15 pm
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard MA.
The theme this week is
A Summer Restrospective
In Memoriam
The Concord Band mourns the passing of Charles Ricci on
April 8, 2014.
Charlie played in the Concord Band tuba section since 2006,
and also played in the Woburn City Band.
His music and enthusiasm will be missed.
We extend our condolences to his friends and family.
A funeral mass is tentatively scheduled for 11:00 am, Saturday,
April 12 at the Holy Family church on Monument Square in Concord
center.
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
2008 Portrait with James O'Dell, Music Director
and William G. McManus, Music Director Emeritus
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