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Summer 2011 Appearances Minimize

Sun., July 3rd - 7:30 p.m.
Independence Eve Concert
Patriotic Medley
Bridgton Bandstand
Followed by Fireworks

Mon., July 4th - 12 Noon
Bridgton's Independence Day Parade
(Lineup at 11:15 p.m.)

Wed., July 6th - 7:30 p.m.
Concert
Patriotic Medley #2
Bridgton Bandstand

Wed., July 13th - 7:30 p.m.
Concert
Across the Nation
Bridgton Bandstand

Wed., July 20th - 7:30 p.m.
Concert
Dance, Dance, Dance
Bridgton Bandstand

Wed., July 27th - 7:30 p.m.
Concert
That's Entertainment

Bridgton Bandstand

Sat., July 30th - 1:00 p.m.
Casco Days Parade
(Lineup at 12:15 p.m.)

Wed., August 3rd - 7:30 p.m.
Concert
Music from Across the Pond
Bridgton Bandstand

Wed., August 10th - 7:30 p.m.
Concert
Happy Birthday, BCB
Bridgton Bandstand

73rd Band Birthday Party
with cake following concert!

Sat., October 8th- 10:00 a.m.
Grand Parade
Fryeburg Fairgrounds


 

Note: Rehersals are held Monday evenings at 7 p.m. at the Stevens Brook Elementary School Music Room from the first Monday in May, through mid-August.


 

  
 
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Check out the Conductor's Blog for more information about each concert from our conductor, Natasha Proctor . . .


  
 

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Please check back frequently to observe the development of this site and information about the band's history, current activities, profiles of its members, and schedule of upcoming concerts and parade appearances.  There will also be discussion forum and gallery of current and historical photographs.

The band now has its own e-mail address: info@bridgtoncommunityband.org which is monitored by the band's director/conductor, Natasha Proctor.

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2010 Group Photo

Group Photo taken July 20, 2011

The Bridgton Community Band, celebrating its 73rd birthday in 2011, is one of the few remaining community bands in the State. For seven weeks during the summer, volunteer musicians principally from the Bridgton area, but others from various parts of the country, present a lively, FREE concert to locals and visitors alike. The members, dressed in their new red Polo shirt uniforms, play a wide variety of music from rousing marches to classical pieces. The Band has had only six directors; Dick Albert held office the longest for twenty-eight years and the current director, Natasha Proctor, has conducted our Band for twelve years now.

Many people from the local area faithfully attend each week, while visitors to our area are excited to experience this unique activity. Audiences can range from children to seniors and number up to 150 or more.

This summer, the Bridgton Community Band will participate in parades at Bridgton's 4th of July celebration, at Casco Days and the Fryeburg Fair. Members of the Bridgton Community Band will also join their counterparts in the Mt. Washington Valley Community Band in a concert to be held at 6 p.m. on July 21st at Cranmore Mountain Ski Area in North Conway, NH as part of the Summer 2011 Arts Jubilee Concert Series.  Although we have usually participated in the annual R.B. Hall Day where community bands in Maine celebrate this Maine composer, the Bridgton Community Band will not be able to this year because of the distance of travel that would be required.

Rehersals begin each year on the first Monday of May and continue through mid-August at Stevens Brook Elementary School at 7 p.m. There is no age criteria for membership. Interested musicians should contact Ms. Proctor at a concert or via e-mail to info@bridgtoncommunityband.org. If you have visitors who are musically inclined, they are welcome to join in with us.

  
 
Bridgton Community Band Concert Program Minimize
Bridgton Community Band Concert - Wed., August 10, 2011
"Happy Birthday, BCB"
7:30 p.m. at the Bridgton Gazebo
Natasha Proctor, Conductor
Birthday Cake For All to Follow Concert!!

Star Spangled Banner" Francis Scott Key
"Here Comes the Band" George H. Willcocks
"Sentimental Journey" Bud Green, Les Brown and Ben Homer
"Swingin' Songs of Yesterday" Various Composers
"Concerto for Car Horns and City Band" Andy Clark
"In Storm and Sunshine March" J. C. Heed
"The Fantasticks" Harvey Schmidt
"That Old Gang of Mine" Billy Rose, Mort Dixon and Ray Henderson
"Old Comrades" C. Teike
"Time Out for a Jam Session" James E. Handlon
"The Old Lamp-Lighter" Charles Tobias and Nat Simon
"Those Were the Days" Charles Strouse
"Yesterday When I Was Young" Charles Aznavour
"Them Basses"  G. H. Huffing
   

  
 
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