Middlesex Concert Band

Spring Concert 2024
2024-03-23 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Galvin Middle School, Wakefield, MA
Join us at the Galvin for our Spring Concert!Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 7:30pmGalvin Middle School, Wakefield, MA

The program includes:

Cyprian Suite – Carol Barnett

The Cyprian Suite is one of a series of works written following a trip to Cyprus in 1999. Each of its four movements is based on a Cypriot folk song. The first, Servikos, is an instrumental dance in Serbian style, often played on the violin. In the second, Lullaby, a mother asks Saint Marina to take her baby to the world of sweet dreams and bring it safely back. She entrusts her baby to sleep, which will take her child and give it back to her grown up like a cypress tree, with branches extending from East to West. In the third, Exomológhisis, a man who had a lot of love affairs went to his priest to confess. The priest advised him to start a new life and stop having affairs. The man replied, “Father, if you deny the Holy Communion and the Divine Service, then I will deny love.” In the last song, the singer complains, “I loved her from the bottom of my heart, but she was indifferent, and I have suffered.”

(From: https://www.windrep.org/Cyprian_Suite)

Elegy for the USS Arizona – Larry MacTaggart

A moving musical tribute that will enhance any concert or festival performance. Beginning with the solemn sounds of snare drum, this wonderfully written piece honors the memory of the sailors of the U.S.S. Arizona with the familiar sounds of Eternal Father Strong to Save. Whether used as part of veteran ceremonies or in concerts, this moving work will inspire and impress all who hear it.

(From: https://www.jwpepper.com/Elegy-for-the-U.S.S.-Arizona/10276473.item)

French Impressions – Guy Wolfenden

This work is inspired by four paintings by the French painter Georges Seurat, but does not attempt to recreate his pointillist technique in musical terms. The first movement, Parade, contrasts the strange gas-lit world of “La Parade de Cirque: Invitation to the Sideshow,” which features a sinister-looking trombone player and his ghostly acolytes, with the cool detached stance of that great masterpiece “A Bathing Place: Asnières.” The second movement, Can Can, recreates the world of two other paintings: “Le Cirque” and “Le Chahut,” which depicts a curiously stylised Can Can in full swing, accompanied by a pit orchestra. The phrase “faire du chahut” means to make a racket!

(From: https://www.windrep.org/French_Impressions)

From The Delta – William Grant Still

From the Delta was composed in 1945 for the Goldman Band of New York City. Its three movements (Work Song; Spiritual; Dance) were meant to capture the essence of what life was like on the Mississippi Delta. Work Song illustrates a chain gang singing their way through days of hard labor. Spiritual is a more somber movement, meant to convey the pain felt by African Americans living in slavery. The final movement, Dance is the liveliest of the three movements and paints a portrait of friends coming together to celebrate one another in spite of their daily hardships.

(From: https://www.grothmusic.com/p-126007-from-the-delta-concert-band.aspx

La Mezquita De Cordoba – Julie Giroux

La Mezquita de Cordoba opens with the destruction of the original Christian church in 716 A.D. and proceeds as a musical celebration of La Mezquita and its multi-cultural, religious and artistic accomplishments.”

(From: https://concordband.blogspot.com/2020/03/la-mezquita-de-cordoba.html)

Manhattan Beach – John Phillip Souza

Manhattan Beach is a community in lower Brooklyn, New York City, at the eastern end of the peninsula that once was the island called Coney Island. (California also has a town called Manhattan Beach, near Los Angeles. But it is unrelated to the story of Sousa’s march.)

Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, in 1879 Click to enlarge (4566×1655, 2.8 MB)

In the 1890’s, the area was a popular upper middle class summer resort. The resort had been developed in 1877 by Long Island Railroad magnate Austin Corbin (1827-1896).

Beginning in summer, 1893, one of the main attractions at Manhattan Beach was a series of concerts by John Philip Sousa’s band. In that year, Sousa wrote “Manhattan Beach March” as a theme song for his summer concerts.

(From: https://www.daisyfield.com/music/htm/Sousa/mbeach.htm)

Mannin Veen – Haydn Wood

Originally published in 1933, this outstanding tone poem, based on four folk songs from the Isle of Man, is an outstanding addition to any band library. Beginning with a plaintive melody in the Dorian mode, then going into a “fiddle tune,” a very lyrical melody and then a hymn, this is a superbly written work that is most worthy of performance.

Opening Night On Broadway – Arranged by Michael Brown

A new generation of musicals is hitting the Great White Way, and is resulting in a renewed vitality in the music written for the stage. Here is a dynamic collection of future classics in a sparkling and entertaining medley. Includes: Springtime for Hitler (“The Producers”); The “Avenue Q” Theme; Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (“Spamalot”); For Good (“Wicked”) and Circle of Life (“The Lion King”).

(From: https://www.penders.com/p-18479-opening-night-on-broadway.aspx)

Holiday Concert 2023
2023-12-03 15:00 | Galvin Middle School, Wakefield, MA
Start your Holiday season off with Middlesex Concert Band!

Join us for holiday classics, a sing-along, and a cookie sale. Featuring vocalist April Foley.

The program will consist of these and more:

Festival Fanfare for Christmas – John Wasson

The Nightmare Before Christmas – Danny Elfman (arr Brown)

(Everybody’s Waitin’ for )The Man with the Bag – Taylor, Brooks, & Stanley – Featuring April Foley

Christmas Serenade Warren Barker

Rhapsody for Hannukkah Stephen Bulla

White Christmas – Irving Berlin – Featuring April Foley

Christmas Day – Gustav Holst (arr Rhoads)

And the Mountains Echoed Gloria – Robert Longfield

Rhosymedre – Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr Beeler)

A Christmas Festival – Leroy Anderson

We will also be selling Holiday Cookies during intermission!

This event will have free admission thanks to an anonymous donor.

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Wakefield Holiday Stroll
2023-12-02 12:00
Details TBD

Children's Concert
2023-10-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Americal Civic Center, Wakefield, MA
Join us at the Americal Civic Center in Wakefield for our fall Children’s Concert. This year’s program is called “The Shapes of Music”

“A Band of Heroes” is a musical choose-your-own-adventure, with audience members choosing how the story and accompanying music will progress. And there will be a drawing for one kid to conduct us for “Stars & Stripes Forever”

The program includes:

All Aboard — Nathan FarrellBand of Heroes — Erika Svanoe (b. 1976)El Via Cortez — Thomas Root (1947-2023)Fanfare for a New Era — PinkzebraFive To Go — Jack Bullock (1929-2022)October — Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)Stars & Stripes Forever — John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)The Penny-Whistle Song — Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)(ed. Rogers)Pie in the Face Polka — Henry Mancini (1954-1994)(arr. Vinson)Terpsichorean Dances — Jodie Blackshaw (b. 1971)(after Praetorius)Trumpets, Olé! — Frank D. Cofield (1913-2005)

Concert on the Common
2023-07-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Wakefield Common, Wakefield MA
This event has been made possible by a generous donation from The Farmland

Join us by the lake in Wakefield for an outdoor concert.

Star Spangled Banner – Key

Latina – Frank Bencriscutto

The Country Club Stomp! – JaRod Hall

Elegy for a Young American – Lo Presti

The Thunderer – John Philip Sousa

Travelin’ Music – arr. Robert Sheldon

Cascading Trumpets – Albert Oliver Davis

Golden Age of Broadway – Barker

Oblivion – Astor Piazzolla/arr. Longfield

Rollo Takes a Walk – David Maslanka

Suite from Hamilton – arr. Burbaker

America the Beautiful – Samuel Ward (arr. Carmen Dragon)

Digital program (full version) click here

4th of July at Mount Hood
2023-07-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Mt Hood, Melrose, MA
Bring a blanket or chairs and find a spot on the lawn outside the clubhouse. Join us for our annual evening concert at Mound Hood in Melrose.

Star Spangled Banner – Key

Armed Forces Medley — arr. by Lew Buckley

The Country Club Stomp! – JaRod Hall

Elegy for a Young American – Ronald Lo Presti

The Thunderer – John Philip Sousa

Travelin’ Music – arr. Robert Sheldon

Cascading Trumpets – Albert Oliver Davis

Golden Age of Broadway – arr. Warren Barker

Oblivion – Astor Piazzolla/arr. Longfield

Suite from Hamilton – Lin-Manuel Miranda/arr. Brubaker

America the Beautiful – Samuel Ward (arr. Carmen Dragon)

Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

Spring into Summer 2023
2023-06-18 15:00 - 16:30 | Galvin School 525 Main St Wakefield, MA 01880
Join us for our final formal performance of the season. June 18th at 3:00 PM

This is a free event thanks to an anonymous donor.

Digital program – click here!

The program includes:

Overture for Band Op. 24 – Felix MendelssohnMother of a Revolution – Omar ThomasSymphony No. 3 – Vittorio GianniniRollo Takes a Walk – David MaslankaCascading Trumpets – Albert Oliver DavisVariations on a Korean Folk Song – John Barnes ChanceOblivion – Astor Piazzolla — Jim Foltz, clarinet soloistPolka and Fugue – Jaromir Weinberger

Galvin Middle SchoolWakefield, MAauditorium opens at 2:30pm

Spring Concert 2023
2023-03-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Galvin School 525 Main St Wakefield, MA 01880
Join us for our Spring Concert at the Galvin Auditorium on Saturday, March 25th at 7:30 PM
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Galvin School
525 Main Street
Wakefield, MA 01880

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Holiday Concert 2022
2022-12-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Galvin School 525 Main St Wakefield, MA 01880
Please join us for our annual holiday concert – you can even RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends & family!
Pieces we will include Good Swing Wenceslas, Russian Christmas Music, and Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. We also welcome vocalist April Foley, who will sing Grown-Up Christmas List and lead the audience in a holiday sing-along.
We will also have a variety of homemade cookies for sale.
📖 View the Digital Program for Holiday Concert 2022 – click here (opens in a new window)!

Wakefield Holiday Stroll 2022
2022-12-03 14:15 - 17:30 | Rockland Trust, 381 Main St, Wakefield
Come see small groups from MCB at the Holiday Stroll on Main St in Wakefield. We will be at the Rockland Trust starting at 2:15pm AND at the Wakefield Co-Operative Bank at 2:30. Here is our schedule:

Rockland Trust Bank 381 Main St, Wakefield, MA 01880, USA
2:15 – Saxophone Sextet
2:55 – Brass Quintet
3:35 – Trumpet Quartet
4:15 – Woodwind Quintet
4:55 – Clarinets

Wakefield Co-Operative Bank 342 Main St, Wakefield, MA 01880, USA
2:30 – Brass Quintet
2:55 – Sax Sextet
3:30 – Woodwind Quintet

Children's Concert 2022
2022-10-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Americal Civic Center, Wakefield, MA 01880
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!

Concert by the Lake
2022-07-07 19:00 - 20:30

4th of July (Melrose)
2022-07-04 18:00
Join us in at Mt Hood for our annual 4th of July concert!

Spring into Summer 2022
2022-06-05 15:00
Join us at the Galvin Auditorium for a fun concert

Spring Concert 2022
2022-03-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Galvin School 525 Main St Wakefield, MA 01880
Join us for our Spring Concert at the Galvin Auditorium on Sunday, March 13th at 3:00

Galvin School
525 Main St
Wakefield, MA 01880

Program:

Celebration ( Standridge)
Cajun Folk Songs 2 (Ticheli)
Danzon no. 2 (Marquez)
Into the Woods (Sondheim)
The Promise of Living (Copland)
We Will Remember Them (Wagner)
Big Band Favorites (arr Lowden)

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Holiday Concert 2021
2021-12-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Americal Civic Center, Wakefield, MA
Join us for a FREE Holiday Concert at the Americal Civic Center in Wakefield

Saturday, December 11 – 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Program

Overture for a Winter Festival – James Curnow (b. 1943)
Nativity Carol – John Rutter (b. 1945) (arr. Musgrave)
Christmas Intrada – Alfred Reed (1921-2005)
Stille Nacht – Franz Xavier Gruber (1787-1863) (arr. De Haan)
Go Tell it On the Mountain – Traditional (arr. Dawson)
The Eighth Candle – Steve Reisteter (b. 1957)
Angels of Joy – Traditional (arr. Rosell)
Gesu Bambino – Pietro Yon (1886-1943) (arr. Rogers)
Jingle Bells Swing – James Pierpont (1822-1893) (arr. Lortz)
A Most Wonderful Christmas – (arr. Sheldon)

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Due to Covid requirements, attendance will be capped much lower than previous years. Please reserve tickets to ensure seats. To see more about the precautions we are taking for Covid look at our Covid Protocols page

Children's Concert 2021
2021-10-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Dolbeare Elementary School, 340 Lowell St, Wakefield
The History of Music: A Musical Journey Through Time
Program:

Folk Song Suite – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

1. Seventeen Come Sunday

William Byrd Suite – Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)

a suite of songs by William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)
1. Earle of Oxford
5. Wolsey’s Wilde

Prelude and Fugue in g minor – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)(arr. Cailliet)
Chorale & Shaker Dance – John P. Zdechlik (1937-2020)
Stars & Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Amazing Grace – Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
Hooray for Hollywood – (arr. Barker)

a medley of classics from stage & screen

A Walk in the Morning Sun – Pierre LaPlante (b. 1943)
Duke Ellington! – (arr. Custer)

a medley of songs by Duke Ellington (1889-1974)

Rain Date: Sunday, October 17, 2:00 PM

Spring into Summer
2020-05-31 15:00 - 17:00 | Galvin School, Wakefield, MA

From Sea to Shining Sea
2020-03-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Galvin School, Wakefield, MA

Carols & Cookies
2019-12-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Galvin School, Wakefield, MA
The Carols & Cookies concert will be on at the

Children's Concert & Pumpkin Fest
2019-10-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Moulton Park, 4 Harrington Ct, Wakefield
Our 2019 Children’s Concert is a collaboration with Wakefield’s West Side Social Club 4th of July Committee. Join us for an afternoon of fun!
This is a FREE concert

A limited number of Pumpkin Pies will be available for purchase. Reserve yours today!
