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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 MEMEBERS
WEDS SEPT 16 at 7 PM - Levitt Pavilion Concert
Band Rehearsals
First rehearsal Monday, August 31st
Monday, September 7th - no rehearsal -Labor Day
Monday, September 14th - Band 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
Monday's Rehearsal
Please review the following order/selection changes and adjust your September 16th concert order as needed. Please note that I have eliminated the intermission as well as several selections to condense the concert's length (and to keep our audience). I am sorry about losing Havana Nights, Best Broadway Marches,and An American Fanfare, but I know that a shorter program makes much more sense at this time of year... This concert should be in the neighborhood of an hour as a result.And also note that the order has been adjusted slightly as well. I am placing the two "pop" pieces together so that Roddy doesn't have to leap from the horn section twice! Please also make certain that you have both the Sesame Street arrangement and Sleigh Ride in your packet of music as well..
And finally.. If you need any of the music below (I know that we may have a few folks who are new and need music) please let me know so that I can get those titles to you as soon as possible!!!!
See you next Monday!
Sal
Star Spangled Banner, Jack Stamp arrangement
Red, White, and Blue
Silverado
Dam Busters
Superman
Tower of Power Greatest Hits
Shall We Dance?
Selections from “Les Misérables”
Armed Forces on Parade
America The Beautiful
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
