Upcoming Westport Community Band Concerts
Sunday, April 26 at 7:00 pm
Staples High School and Westport Community Band Joint Concert
at Bedford Middle School
88 North Avenue
Westport, CT
Monday, May 25
Westport Memorial Parade
8:00 am
Saugatuck Elementary School
TBA
Seaside Park Concert
Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT
Saturday, July 4
Weston Fourth of July Fireworks
at 6:00 pm
School Road
Weston, CT
July TBA
Levitt Pavilion Concert
40 Jesup Road
Westport, CT
Band Rehearsals
Band rehearsals
Band rehearsals this year will be:
Mondays
Downbeat 7:30
Bedford Middle School
88 North Avenue
Westport
Monday's Rehearsal
Shall We Dance
Silverado
Superman
Autumn on White Lake
Dam Busters
America The Beautiful *
Sleigh Ride *
Havana Nights *
Red, White, and Blue *
(Those marked with an * are combined pieces with SHS)
I will choose four of the remaining selections above to complete our portion of the concert on the 26th of April. To that end... We are four rehearsals away from that concert, and I am hoping that we can count on better weather to help us find our way back to a more complete ensemble. I understand completely how life (and weather) sometimes can get in the way of a Monday night's rehearsal. I also know that having an entire group together in the weeks leading up to a performance is essential as we try to present the best of who we are. Please try to make as many of the remaining rehearsals as possible, and at the very least do everything in your power to be at the 2 rehearsals prior to the concert date.. Those Mondays are April 6thand April 20th (the Westport Schools are on vacation on the 13th). If you find that you have a conflict on one of those last two dates please let me know, as I may need to adjust my rehearsal strategy or programming choices depending on a missing, critical instrument or compromised section.
Thank you for all that you do to make Monday nights at Bedford very special! See you on Monday!!!
Music Links
Here are the videos that I promised last night.
Havana Nights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS10eSM-qQU&list=RDGS10eSM-qQU&start_radio=1
Tower of Power Greatest Hits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FkQr4MKf0c&list=RD8FkQr4MKf0c&start_radio=1
Have a listen!!
WCB Music 2025-2026 for your folder
A. F. O. P. 2023 -
America the Beautiful - Ward/Arr Dragon
Arlington - Murtha
Autumn on White Lake - Hazo
Catch Me If You Can - Arr. Bocook
Colonel Bogey - Alford/Arr Fennell
The Dam Busters March - Coates
Fanfare for the Common Man - Copland/ Arr Longfield
Festival Prelude - Reed
Finale from Kallikov's Symphony No. 1 in G minor - Arr Bainum
The French National Defile March - Planquette/Oliver
Havana Nights - Standridge
Les Misérables - Arr Barker
March of the Women Marines - Saverino
Radetzky March - Strauss/ Arr Reed
Red, White and Blue - Arr. Earp
Rest - Hazo
Sesame Street - Raposo, Stone, Hart/ Arr Elias
Shall We Dance? - Rodgers & Hammerstein/Arr Miyagawa
Silverado - Broughton/Arr Bass
Sleigh Ride - Anderson
The Star-Spangled Banner - Smith/Arr Stamp
Superman - Williams/ Arr Lowden
The Tower of Power Greatest Hits - Arr Lopez
Victory at Sea - Rodgers
WCB Board 2025-2026
Jessica Browner
Peter Coleman
Bill Elias
Patty Gelineau
Nanette Jordan
Jamie Kaye
Jodie Kesten
Liz Lockhart
Pam McLaughlin
Liz Menten
Kathryne Mirto
From Sal
There are several concerts coming up that may be of interest to some of you. Most can be found on social media pages like FaceBook, Instagram, etc. Here are a few:
There are also a number of local community bands performing their spring concerts in the next month or so. Information for these events can most easily be found on the CT Community Bands Facebook page. If you are a Facebook user why not join that page and be a part of that ever-growing community of musicians!
Carrie Parker- 2026 Band Member of the Year
