Middlesex Concert Band returns to Mt. Hood Golf Course in Melrose for America’s 250th Independence Day!

A beloved annual tradition, MCB comes back to Mt. Hood each summer for our Fourth of July celebration. Join us under the summer sky for an evening of patriotic favorites, stirring marches, and Broadway and big-band classics as we mark the nation’s 250th birthday — featuring vocalist April Foley and a rousing sing-along finale.

The concert takes place on the lawn beside the clubhouse at Mt. Hood, the City of Melrose’s public golf course. Seating is on the grass, so bring blankets and lawn chairs, gather the whole family, and settle in for a festive evening of music.

Our Program

• The Star-Spangled Banner — Francis Scott Key (April Foley, vocalist)
• Armed Forces Medley — arr. Jari Villanueva
• Fanfare 250 — Noah Taylor
• Concord — Clare Grundman
• Midnight Ride — Rossano Galante
• But Not for Me — George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, arr. Warren Barker
• Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy — Hughie Prince, lyrics by Don Raye, arr. Alan Glasscock (April Foley, vocalist)
• Chimes of Liberty — Edwin Franko Goldman
• The Symphonic Gershwin — George Gershwin, arr. Warren Barker
• Irving Berlin: Songs of America — Irving Berlin, arr. James Swearingen
• God Bless America — Irving Berlin, arr. Keith Christopher and John Moss
• Ultimate Patriotic Sing-A-Long — arr. Warren Brubaker
• The Stars and Stripes Forever — John Philip Sousa