Sunday, April 10, 2022

Summer 2022 Schedule Update

Sunset as the Concord Band performs at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Mass.

Summer Concert Series at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts.

From classical to pop, jazz to Dixieland, familiar favorites, and well-known gems, the hills of the Fruitlands Museum will once again come alive with music! Don't miss this special opportunity to pack a picnic dinner, support live music, Fruitlands Museum, and the many talented musicians of the Concord Band.

  • June 22 · Musical Road Trip
  • June 29 · Spectacular Broadway
  • July  6 · America Celebrates
  • July 13 · Summer Retrospective

Note the new concert series is changed to Wednesday evenings!

Friday, April 8, 2022

Spring Pops Live Stream

Spring Pops!

Saturday, April 9, 2022 • 8:00 PM
Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden
Concord, Massachusetts

The Concord Band

James O'Dell, Music Director
Roger Cichy, Guest Conductor
Cindy Scott, Guest Artist
Gray Sargent, Guest Artist


Watch Live Saturday April 9, 8:00 pm

Program

The Concord Band
James O'Dell conducting
Strike Up The BandGeorge and Ira Gershwin
arr. Leonard Moss
Irving Berlin's Songs For AmericaIrving Berlin
arr. James Swearingen
The Diamond BatonRoger Daniel Cichy
In honor of Daniel S. Diamond for his service to The Concord Band
Live Premiere, conducted by the composer
The Lords of GreenwichRobert Sheldon
Sinatra in Concertarr. Jerry Nowak
Intermission
CB Saxophone Quartet
David Southard, soprano; John Rabinowitz, alto;
Judy Piermarini, tenor; Seychelle Dunn-Corbin, baritone
St. Louis Blues (1914)W.C. Handy
arr. Ken Abeling
Waltz for Debby (1956)Bill Evans
arr. Steve Piermarini
Nina Never Knew (1952)Louis Alter & Milton Drake
arr. Steve Piermarini
"Swing" from Diffusion for Saxophone Quartet (2006)Gordon Goodwin
The Concord Band
*Featuring Cindy Scott, jazz vocalist
Italian RhapsodyJulie Giroux
S’Wonderful*George and Ira Gershwin
arr. Warren Barker
Cry Me A River*Arthur Hamilton
arr. Bert van Cruchten
Night and Day*Cole Porter
arr. William McManus
Intermission
Cindy Scott–Gray Sargent Duo
Selections to be announced from stage
The Concord Band
They All Laughed*George and Ira Gershwin
arr. William McManus
New York State of Mind*Billy Joel
arr. Phil Whittall
Cheek to Cheek*Irving Berlin
arr. Jerry Seeco
Ukrainian National AnthemMykhailo Verbytsky
arr. US Army Band
Stars and Stripes ForeverJohn Phillip Sousa

Friday, April 1, 2022

Meet the CB Saxophone Quartet

CB Saxophone Quartet
(left to right) David Southard, Judy Piermarni, Seychelle Dunn-Corbin, John Rabinowitz

The Concord Band's Spring Pops concerts will feature the saxophone section performing as the CB Saxophone Quartet. Since the pandemic restricted large group rehearsals, beginning in 2021 the saxophone section stepped forward to perform as a small ensemble. They performed at the Hastings Park Gazebo in Lexington, the Fruitlands Museum amphitheater in Harvard, and at the Center for Performing Arts in Concord.

There is something about a saxophone quartet that exceeds listeners' expectations. The timbre of voices, ranging from baritone at the low end, through tenor and alto to soprano, lends a breadth and depth of tonality that evokes the finest choral ensembles. The repertoire spans multiple musical styles. The quartet is equally at home performing chamber music, classical transcriptions, modern compositions as well as renditions of ragtime, jazz and popular songs. Performances are varied, dynamic, and exciting.

Collectively, members of the CB Saxophone Quartet represent well over a century of making music, and they are using that experience to dazzle local audiences.

Seychelle Dunn-Corbin
baritone saxophone

Seychelle Dunn-Corbin, baritone saxophone, is a Boston-based saxophonist known for her inclusion, dedication, and advocacy of African American artistry in performance and education. Seychelle is an alumna of Morgan State University; a Historical Black College. She furthered her education at Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge studying with classical saxophonist Kenneth Radnofsky, and in 2019 completed her Doctor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance from Boston University. Seychelle worked in education for the Baltimore Public School system, and as faculty at Bunker Hill Community College and Salem State University. Currently, Seychelle performs with the Area 9 Saxophone Quartet, NorthStar Duo, and Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra.

Judy Piermarini
tenor saxophone

Judy Piermarini, tenor saxophone, is a former music educator earning her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Lowell. Prior to that she was Salutatorian of her high school graduating class. She is a 30 year veteran of the late Artie Barsamian Boston Big Band, recording 3 CDs. She has also been a member of the Leominster Colonial Band for the past 40 years, recording 1 CD, "Number 17 !".  Judy is married to trombonist Steve, and the proud mother of two amazing adult children, John and Amy. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, having pet dogs and cats, traveling, reading, walking, knitting and donating blood. She has also played in various theatre pit orchestras, star shows, concert bands, and sung alto in three church choirs. Presently, Judy is employed by the United States Postal Service and is looking forward to retirement soon. Judy joined the Concord Band shortly after moving to Acton, because she loves to play the tenor saxophone and was looking for a local concert band to perform in as music provides her a great sense of purpose and joy. She has been a member for 28 years and is still in a quest to find the perfect reed!

John Rabinowitz
alto saxophone

John Rabinowitz, alto saxophone, and has studied classical saxophone with Ken Radnofsky at the Longy School and the New England Conservatory, and jazz performance with Mark Phaneuf at the New School of Music in Cambridge. John is a founding member of the Area 9 Quartet, an ensemble dedicated to exploring diverse and ever-growing chamber music repertoire for saxophone, and also performs with the Charles River Wind Ensemble. John has been an active music educator in greater Boston since 1999. John maintained a private piano studio focused on classical repertoire and pedagogy through 2015, and has been teaching saxophone both online and in person since 2018. As a member of the Board of Trustees of the Boston Woodwind Society, John has co-sponsored a series of saxophone master classes for the benefit of students at the New England Conservatory and Boston University. A native of Nutley, New Jersey, John earned a BA in American History from Harvard College. He currently resides in Arlington. Since joining the ensemble in 2012, John has relished his experience with the Concord Band, and has grown both as an individual player and as a musical collaborator. John has served on the Board of Trustees since 2013.

David Southard
soprano saxophone

David Southard performs on soprano saxophone in the quartet and alto saxophone with the Band. He began music lessons on his family’s spinet organ in elementary school, switched to saxophone in middle school, and studied clarinet in college. He has enjoyed performing in concert bands, big bands, as well as musical theatre and jazz ensembles. Since emigrating from California and joining the Concord Band in 1988, David has performed as soloist on tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, as well as serving as Treasurer on the Board of Trustees. David earned a doctorate in computer science from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and works at MedAcuity LLC, Westford, as a software consultant for the medical devices industry. David resides in Bedford with his spouse, Tina. His three children are Nox, a student at John Glenn Middle School, Noah, a student at Temple University, and Kaden, a researcher at Sloan Kettering Institute, NYC. As a self-ascribed saxophone nerd, David's quest is to find the ultimate mouthpiece!

CB Saxophone Quartet Performances

PRISMS 2 (October 23, 2021)
Holiday Pops (December 11, 2021)