Celtic Farewell

Music has the power to help us heal after the loss of loved ones. In Celtic Farewell composer Michael Sweeney combines the beloved traditional Scottish ballad “The Parting Glass” with an original melody to create a beautifully paced and sensitive musical memorial. A key element of this work is the use of highland bagpipes that adds to the Celtic flavor. (Source; Pepper Music Company)

A Bernstein Tribute

In A Bernstein Tribute, arranger Clare Grundman pays musical tribute to one of the greatest composers and musical personalities of our time. This colorful medley offers a wonderful opportunity to enter the world of Leonard Bernstein. Grundman's skillful adaptation includes excerpts from West Side Story (Prologue; Somewhere; Scherzo; Mambo), On The Town (The Great Lover; Times Square: 1944; Lonely Town), and excerpts from the Overture to Candide. (Source: Publisher)

Winter Concert

A memorial concert to honor Concord Band members whose musical legacy lives in our hearts and community. The program is both reflective and celebratory, capturing music that balances this delicate duality.

The music includes an excellent arrangement by Clare Grundman of tunes from Leonard Bernstein's musicals West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town. The Band will also play Francis McBeth's Masque and Howard Hanson's Chorale and Alleluia, together with a reprise of Elegy, composed in 2012 for the Concord Band by Music Director Emeritus William McManus, in honor of our first Music Director, William M. Toland.

The program will feature performances by small ensembles including a saxophone quartet, a horn quartet, and a trumpet trio, to commemorate former players of each section.