Middlesex Concert Band

A Community Concert band in Wakefield, Massachusetts

Holiday Concert

December 15th 2024

Annual Holiday Event

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50th Anniversary Concert

March 23, 2025

Anniversary concert featuring the premier of a new work by Erika Svanoe and much more

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Boston Festival of Bands

June 14th 2025

Join us and friends at Fanueil Hall in Boston for the Festival of Bands

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Recent Performances

Many of our performances are recorded by KDS Productions and posted to Vimeo

Spring Concert 2023

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Holiday Concert 2022

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Children’s Concert 2022

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The Middlesex Concert Band is a nonprofit community band based in Wakefield, Massachusetts that strives to bring affordable entertainment to Wakefield and surrounding communities.

DIRECTOR

MCB is led by Music Director Mark E. Olson, the Director of Bands for Harvard University and an accomplished trumpet player.

VOLUNTEER

With over 50 volunteer performers, the band plays traditional and contemporary wind ensemble music, marches, big band sounds, folk tunes and music from Broadway and Hollywood.  The band’s mission is to promote greater knowledge and appreciation for wind music while bringing enjoyment to its listening audience.

HISTORY

MCB traces its roots all the way back to the Boston Tea Party, but the musical aspect began as a marching band in the 1950s.  We later evolved into a concert band and gave our first performance in the spring of 1975 at Memorial Hall in Melrose.

SEASON

From September to May, MCB presents a series of pops and holiday concerts. During the summer months, the band can be heard playing traditional outdoor concerts in town parks and commons throughout the region.