The Westfield Community Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Connors, continues its 106th season with its annual Summer Concert Series in Mindowaskin Park, East Broad Street, Westfield. The band will be performing Thursday evening concerts on July 5 and 12. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free to the public.
Highlighting this season’s summer concerts will be a special Independence Day concert taking place on July 5th with appearances by the Westfield Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Westfield Town Crier. This concert will be followed on July 12th with the band’s premier performances of Candide Suite, Danzon, Slava! and Four Dances from West Side Story, all by the renowned American composer, Leonard Bernstein, in honor of his 100th birthday celebration. All of the band’s summer concerts will include popular Broadway selections, marches, classical works and many patriotic compositions.
The band rehearses each Wednesday evening from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Community Room in the Westfield Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street. The band’s membership includes musicians from ages 18 to 90, including many active and retired music educators. Under the music direction of Dr. Thomas Connors, director of Instrumental Music Studies and an assistant professor of music education at Kean University, the band continues to perform a wide variety of concert band literature, including many contemporary compositions. Experienced area musicians who are interested in a position with the band for next season should contact band president Barry Rosenberg at 908-337-9073 or info@westfieldcommunityband.com.
The band’s Summer Concert Series is sponsored in part by the Westfield Recreation Department, Don Bogardus, Director. Chairs and blankets are recommended. In the event of rain, the concerts will take place in the Westfield Community Room, located in the Westfield Municipal Building.
(above) The Westfield Community Concert Band continues its annual Summer Concert Series in Mindowaskin Park, Westfield, with performances on July 5 and 12.
