Harvard Concert
2026-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Lowell Lecture Hall, 17 Kirkland St, Cambridge
We will be doing a joint concert with the Harvard Wind Ensemble, and possibly another group. Details to come soon!

Boston Festival of Bands
2026-06-13 17:00 - 17:45 | Faneuil Hall, Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA, 02109, United States
The Boston Festival of Bands, hosted by MetWinds, is returning this year. MCB is excited to be able to participate. We are scheduled to play at 5:00 PM to close out the event.

After a hiatus of several years, this beloved gathering of community bands is finally back. We’re honored to be part of its return and can’t wait to once again share the stage with some of the region’s finest ensembles for an afternoon celebrating wind music.

The Festival takes place in historic Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston. Known as the “Cradle of Liberty,” this landmark has been a gathering place for nearly three centuries and sits just steps from Quincy Market and the bustling Faneuil Hall Marketplace — a fitting and inspiring setting for the Festival’s long-awaited homecoming.

Our Program

Havana Nights — Randall D. Standridge

A Jubilant Overture — Alfred Reed

Americans We — Henry Fillmore

Determined Hearts — Erika Svanoe (commissioned by MCB for our 50th Anniversary)

The Symphonic Gershwin — George Gershwin, arr. Warren Barker

Hymn to a Blue Hour — John Mackey

We hope you’ll join us in Boston for an afternoon of great music!

4th of July
2026-07-04 19:00 - 21:30 | 100 Slayton Rd, Melrose, MA
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

Concert by the Lake
2026-07-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Lake Quannapowitt, Wakefield, MA
Join the Middlesex Concert Band for a relaxed summer evening of music on the Common in Wakefield, on the shores of Lake Quannapowitt.

Pack a blanket or a couple of lawn chairs and settle in by the water for an evening of patriotic favorites, marches, and Broadway and big-band classics — featuring vocalist April Foley. And the fun doesn’t stop when we do: stick around afterward for Wakefield’s free outdoor movie night on the Lower Common, screening Disney’s Tangled.

Our Program

The Star-Spangled Banner — Francis Scott Key (April Foley, vocalist)

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
