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The Westport Community Band
is proud to announce the winner of the 2026 honorarium.
Arden Hamilton of Wilton High School
Arden plays the clarinet and exemplifies the qualities we were looking for in a high school band member. She is an outstanding student overall and has shown her leadership skills in the band as well.
Arden will be attending The University of Southern California in the fall
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Upcoming Westport Community Band Concerts
LEVITT PAVILION CONCERT
SEPTEMBER 16th at 7:00 pm
reserve your free tickets - scan the QR code on the poster above
CONCERT INFO FOR BAND MEMBERS
WEDS SEPT 16 at 6:15 PM - Levitt Pavilion Concert
bring stands
black pants, white polo, black shoes, red belt
Band Rehearsals
Monday, September 21st- no rehearsal
Band rehearsals this year will be:
Mondays
Downbeat 7:30
Bedford Middle School
88 North Avenue
Westport
WCB Board 2026-2027
Pam McLaughlin, President
Nanette Jordan, VP
Peter Coleman, Treasurer
Liz Lockhart, Secretary
Jessica Browner
Caroline Carrano
William Elias
Tom Forma
Jody Keston
Liz Menton
Kathryne Mirto
Notes on Today’s performance from Sal
Hello All,
Great rehearsal last night! Thank you for reducing the stress of not knowing what to expect!
Report time for the concert will be 6:15 for the 7:00 downbeat, and I realize that traffic may make that a challenge for some. We will be running a sound check at 6:30 or so, followed by a brief musical opening by the Fairfield County Brass Quintet prior to our opening number.
The order of the program is as follows:
Star-Spangled Banner
Red, White, and Blue
Silverado
Dam Busters
Superman
Tower of Power
Shall We Dance
Selections from Les Misérables
Armed Forces on Parade
America the Beautiful
Encore(s): Sesame Street and Sleigh Ride
I will be there at 5:00, and if you are inclined to always be early, please feel free to join us as we set up the stage.
For the rest of us... I will see you on Wednesday at 6:15!!!!
Sal
Music Links
Here are the videos that I promised last night.
Havana Nights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS10eSM-qQU&list=RDGS10eSM-qQU&start_radio=1
Tower of Power Greatest Hits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FkQr4MKf0c&list=RD8FkQr4MKf0c&start_radio=1
Have a listen!!
WCB Music 2025-2026 for your folder
A. F. O. P. 2023 -
America the Beautiful - Ward/Arr Dragon
Arlington - Murtha
Autumn on White Lake - Hazo
Catch Me If You Can - Arr. Bocook
Colonel Bogey - Alford/Arr Fennell
The Dam Busters March - Coates
Fanfare for the Common Man - Copland/ Arr Longfield
Festival Prelude - Reed
Finale from Kallikov's Symphony No. 1 in G minor - Arr Bainum
The French National Defile March - Planquette/Oliver
Havana Nights - Standridge
Les Misérables - Arr Barker
March of the Women Marines - Saverino
Radetzky March - Strauss/ Arr Reed
Red, White and Blue - Arr. Earp
Rest - Hazo
Sesame Street - Raposo, Stone, Hart/ Arr Elias
Shall We Dance? - Rodgers & Hammerstein/Arr Miyagawa
Silverado - Broughton/Arr Bass
Sleigh Ride - Anderson
The Star-Spangled Banner - Smith/Arr Stamp
Superman - Williams/ Arr Lowden
The Tower of Power Greatest Hits - Arr Lopez
Victory at Sea - Rodgers
From Sal
There are several concerts coming up that may be of interest to some of you. Most can be found on social media pages like FaceBook, Instagram, etc. Here are a few:
There are also a number of local community bands performing their spring concerts in the next month or so. Information for these events can most easily be found on the CT Community Bands Facebook page. If you are a Facebook user why not join that page and be a part of that ever-growing community of musicians!
Band Party
