Gallery: Picnic in the Park

Many thanks to photographer Matt Savoie for sharing photos of the Concord Band performing at our at Concord's annual Picnic in the Park on the 4th of July!

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Summer Concert Series at Fruitlands Museum Begins June 23

Gather on the lawn for our annual Summer Concert Series and experience breathtaking sunsets while listening to beautiful music performed on Fruitlands’ outdoor stage.

This year Fruitlands Museum welcomes back The Concord Band, comprising 65 musicians from 40 area towns, performing their 31st season at Fruitlands. The Concord Band will treat concert-goers to a fun roster of timeless music, including pieces memorializing historic events, show tunes, holiday favorites and more.

Concert Program Themes

• June 23 - Into the Woods
• June 30 - A Swingin’ Summer
• July   7 - An American Salute
• July 14 - Wonderfully Warm  ☞Annual picnic contest!
• July 21 - Broadway’s Best
• July 28 - Summer Retrospective

What You Need to Know

• Concerts begin at 7:15pm.
• Admission is $10/car for Museum Members, $15/car for Nonmembers.
• Season discount passes are available: $40 Members, $60 Nonmembers – pick any 5 concerts to attend.
• Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and picnic basket, or purchase food from one of our food vendors. Beer and wine available on site.
• The Museum Galleries and Wayside Visitor Center are open until 7pm. Concert admission price includes entry after 5pm.

For more information, visit fruitlands.org.

Boston Festival of Bands

The Concord Band will be one of seven concert bands from New England and Canada taking part in the 28th annual Boston Festival of Bands, a day-long celebration of the best in symphonic concert band music. The festival will be held in the Great Hall of historic Faneuil Hall in Boston on Saturday, June 11, 2016. This annual event, hosted by the Metropolitan Wind Symphony, is free to the public. This will be the Concord Band's nineteenth appearance at this prestigious festival.

The Concord Band is thrilled to announce that guest artist John Ferrillo, principal oboist of The Boston Symphony Orchestra, will be joining us for the second time this season. He previously performed with the Band at its 2015 Holiday Pops Concerts. Mr Ferrillo said that he enjoyed the experience so much that he immediately replied "Yes" when Music Director James O'Dell invited him to perform with us at the 2016 Boston Festival of Bands.

The Concord Band will perform at 2:00 PM.

PROGRAM

The Redwoods	Rossano Galante
Autumn Soliloquy	James Barnes
John Ferrillo, oboe soloist
Gabriel's Oboe	Ennio Morricone
John Ferrillo, oboe soloist
Lincolnshire Posy	Percy Grainger
Old Churches	Michael Colgrass
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine	John Philip Sousa