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.

NEW! Check out our new gallery of BCB photos!

Group Photo taken August 4, 2010

The Bridgton Community Band, celebrating its 72nd birthday in 2010, 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 eight 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 and will be at Casco Days and the Fryeburg Fair. The 2010 season will also see a concert at the Gazebo in Fryeburg on the evening of July 13th. 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.