Children who learn music at an early age have been shown to perform better in most other areas of development. Hoping to help ignite that creative spark in our local youth, the Middlesex Concert Band presents its annual children’s concert on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at the Americal Civic Center in Wakefield, MA.

Each year, this free concert, which is geared toward children four to nine years of age, focuses on a different aspect of music—demonstrating for the audience how tempos, rhythms, instruments, etc. are combined to bring a composer’s vision to life. This year’s theme is “The Sounds of Music” (no relation to the musical of the same name).

• Flourish for Wind Band – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
• Appalachian Spring excerpts – Aaron Copland (1900-1990) (arr. Longfield)
• Old Churches – Michael Colgrass (1932-2019)
• The Country Club Stomp – JaRod Hall (b. 1991)
• Shenandoah – Traditional (arr. Omar Thomas, b. 1984)
• Travelin’ Music, based on “The Arkansas Traveler” – Robert Sheldon (b. 1954)
• Stars & Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
• El Relicario – Jose Padilla (1889-1960) (arr. Longfield)
• Sandpaper Ballet – Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
• French Impressions – Guy Woolfenden (1937-2016)
  I. Parade
  II. Can Can
• Latina – Frank Bencriscutto (1928-1997)

Click here to view the program for our Children’s Concert 2022!