Minute Man National Historical Parks 60th Anniversary Concert Video

As 2019 is also the 60th Anniversary of the Concord Band, the park and the band teamed up to present a concert of patriotic inspired music on the field overlooking the North Bridge. Ken Troup, President of the Concord Band said,

The Concord Band is honored to be playing at the Minute Man National Historical Park’s 60th anniversary celebration. The concert is a great way for the Band to transition from our own 60th anniversary to the new 2019-2020 season of band music in Concord. This anniversary concert is especially meaningful, because years ago the Concord Band played at the dedication of the Battle Road Visitors Center, and Thursday evenings during the summer beside the North Bridge Visitors Center. I’m happy we’re continuing the close relationship between the park and the Concord Band.

Our thanks to the Concord Band for their performance on this glorious fall day, and the Friends of Minute Man National Historical Park. I'd like to share a video of the Minute Man National Historical Parks 60th Anniversary Commemorative Program, held on the grounds overlooking historic North Bridge. The production is from our friends at Minuteman Media Network TV, Concord, MA. Our thanks to those who came out and recorded this special day for us.

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Philip Lupsiewicz
Media and Communications
Minute Man National Historical Park

Minute Man National Historical Park 60th Anniversary Concert

The Concord Band was honored to present a concert in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Minute Man National Historical Park on Saturday, September 21, 2019, in Concord. Hearkening back to the 1970s when the Concord Band played weekly during the summer at the North Bridge Visitors Center, Music Director James O'Dell led the Band in music appropriate for a celebratory occasion and to the location above the North Bridge in Concord. National Park Superintendent B. J. Dunn invited dignitaries and the public to listen to the Concord Band while viewing the North Bridge.

View of audience from Band at
Minute Man National Historical Park's
60th Anniversary Concert.

The Band's musical selections included, among others, Claire Grundman's Spirit of 76, Steven Reineke's Main Street Celebration, two Sousa marches, and the appropriate North Bridge Portrait, written for the Concord Band in 1999 by Stephen Bulla. The piece beautifully evokes the special nature of the North Bridge area and the events that occurred there on April 19, 1775, including the Shot Heard Round the World. The Band thanks Superintendent Dunn and his staff for their support. The concert was a great way for the Band to transition from its own 60th anniversary to the new 2019–20 season of music in Concord.

Minute Man National Historical Park 60th Anniversary Program

The Concord Band performing at the North Bridge Visitors' Center of Minute Man National Historical Park (formerly called the Buttrick Estate) in the summer of 1975, led by the Band's first Music Director, William Toland.

The Concord Band is honored to have been invited to present a concert to celebrate the Minute Man National Historical Park’s 60th anniversary.  The concert will be on the field above the North Bridge in Concord at 4:00 pm on Saturday September 21, 2019.  Dignitaries will be present to make remarks during the concert.  The concert is free and open to the public.  In the event of rain, the concert will be held at 51 Walden/The Performing Arts Center in Concord.

PROGRAM

Emblazoned Joy	Roger Cichy
Commissioned by The Concord Band in 2019
National Anthem	F. S. Key
King Cotton	John Philip Sousa
Main Street Celebration	Steven Reineke
Themes Like Old Times	Warren Barker
National Emblem March	E. E. Bagley
The Spirit of '76	Clare Grundman
Proud Heritage	William Latham
Alexander's Ragtime Band	Irving Berlin
North Bridge Portrait	Stephen Bulla
Commissioned by The Concord Band in 1999
Best Broadway Marches	James Christensen
Star Spangled Spectacular	John Cacavas
The Stars and Stripes Forever	John Philip Sousa