Monday, October 27, 2025

Bandemonium! featuring Mister Vic


Concert for kids

The Concord Band presents BANDEMONIUM!, a musical event for children and families. This event is being held on Saturday, November 8th from 1:00pm–2:15pm at 51 Walden St., Concord, MA. This event is geared toward children grades K–4, though all ages are welcome to participate.

This year the program features songs from K-pop Demon Hunters and a special guest performance from Vic Lalli, or "Mister Vic," for an interactive drumming experience! Mister Vic has an extensive career teaching music to young children, and is currently the co-director and owner of Music Together® of Assabet Valley. He is known for his energy and enthusiasm, and can be spotted around Maynard, Stow, Hudson, and Sudbury in his signature African pants.

Light refreshments will follow the concert, and children will have the opportunity to explore a variety of concert band instruments at the instrument petting zoo. It will be a fun experience for kids to see the band in action, gain exposure to musical instruments, and above all, enjoy their interaction with music!

Tickets are $15 per person or $30 per family. We encourage families to purchase tickets ahead of time using the following link: https://www.ticketstage.com/concordband

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Fall Concert Livestream

Music of the Macabre and Mysterious

Saturday, October 25, 2025 • 7:00 PM
The Concord Band
James O‘Dell, Music Director and Conductor
Roger Cichy, Guest Conductor

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Program

HalloweenMorton Gould
Toccata and Fugue in D minorJohann Sabastian Bach
POEtic JusticeRoger Cichy
First Performance, Roger Cichy conducting
Craig Howard, narrator
  1. Tell Tale Heart
  2. Cask of Amontillado
  3. Masque of the Red Death

Intermission

Incantation and DanceJohn Barnes Chance
Funeral March of a MarionetteCharles Gounod
Unquiet SpiritsJohn Mackey
Dance of the WitchesJohn Williams

Composer and Guest Conductor, Roger Cichy

Roger Cichy, composer and conductor

Ohio born composer, conductor, educator, music producer and music advocate, Roger Cichy began his musical careers teaching public school instrumental music in elementary through high school levels. He has a Master’s degree from The Ohio State University. He then served as Associate Director of Bands at the University of Rhode Island and Iowa State University where he directed the marching band, concert band and taught various courses in music education. All the while teaching at the public school and university levels, Roger was busy composing and arranging music and had his first publication in 1985 while still attending graduate school.

In 1995, Roger left Iowa State University to devote his full efforts to composition and now has more than 350 works for all levels of band, orchestras, and small ensembles, as well as 14 film scores. Roger has composed four pieces for the Concord Band including Flowing Pens from Concord, Emblazoned Joy, The Diamond Baton, and POEtic Justice. His music has been recorded by premier ensembles and is available on CD and many audio streaming platforms as well as YouTube. Roger is in demand as a guest conductor as well as a composer-in-residence and has conducted outstanding musical ensembles throughout the country. His music philosophy has always been that music is as natural as eating and sleeping, and that music, and the study of music should be available for all.