Band Member Information

Pam McLaughlin - President

Liz Lockhart - Vice President

Peter Coleman - Treasurer

Nanette Jordan - Secretary

Jessica Browner

Bill Elias

Patty Gelineau

Jamie Kaye

Jodie Kesten 

Liz Menten 

Kathryne Mirto 

Westport Community Band has established its annual dues at $85.

We rely on dues to cover some of our operating expenses, including stipend to the musical director.  Payment of dues is voluntary though strongly encouraged.  Many members contribute more than $85. Dues may be considered charitable deductions for tax purposes.  Please make your check payable to: 

Westport Community Band, Inc.

and mail the check to:

Westport Community Band
275 Post Road East Suite 10

P.O. Box 143

Westport CT, 06881

You can also pay your membership dues online 

using Zelle - our label is:  TheWCB

Any questions, please contact our treasurer:

Peter Coleman -  thewestportcommunityband@gmail.com

Formal Uniform: All Black

Casual Uniform: Black pants, White polo style WCB logo shirt, 

red belt, black socks and shoes. 

Formal Uniform: Black top, black pants

Parade Uniform: Tan pants, red belt, patched short sleeved shirt, pith helmet, white shoes. 

 New Members- Make sure you get your WCB polo shirt for the "casual uniform"   

To order your uniform

WCB Polos $42.50

WCB Red belts $6

Marching shirts get borrowed 

Pith Helmets get borrowed

WCB Jackets get borrowed

You can contact:

Carrie Parker

Hello!

Thank you for a productive rehearsal and meeting on Monday. Thank you to John and Ian for picking up the baton!

I am pleased to welcome to 2025-2056 Westport Community Band Board:

Jamie Kaye

Jodie Kesten

Kathryne Mirto

Liz Menten

Thank you to those who will continue to serve on the Board:

Bill Elias

Jessica Browner

Liz Lockhart

Nanette Jordan

Pam McLaughlin

Patty Gelineau

Peter Coleman

And thank you to those who have retired. 

                Jim Salvatore

                Ken Pond

                Mark Goldenberg

Jim is continuing to work on details for the Seaside Concert and Mark is working on a fall concert at Stepping Stones. Likewise, Ken has offered his ongoing support wherever needed. 

I would also like to thank previous Board Members who continue to support:

                Corky Stewart - Primary POC for Bedford Middle School

                Sue Schaefer – Coordinator for Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day Parade 

                Lisa Brodlie – Uniform Coordinator

                Joanne Crawley – VFW Coordinator

You don’t have to be on the Board to share your talents. Thanks to those who have helped in the library and helped with the setup and reset of our practice space. Thank you all for providing feedback and for your continued dedication and support to our program.

Best,

Pam

Good Morning  All,

About 20 years ago I asked, quite casually, my high school wind ensemble for suggestions as to what pieces they would like to play. Up until about a week ago I forgot the firestorm that that innocent request caused... Suggestions came from all quarters.. more marches, more pop music, harder stuff, easier stuff... you get the drift. Well, the 50+ emailed replies that my email to you a few weeks ago has reminded me in spades that indeed, you can't please everyone!! In a nutshell, you guys are way too motivated!! Calls for old tunes, classical marches, Broadway and movie highlights, and dated (but still fun!) orchestral transcriptions filled my inbox daily!! With several people sending a second after remembering something that they had forgotten! ... At some point this season I promise that I will cover the old (Victory at Sea), the forgotten marches (The Radetzky March), Broadway and Cinema (Les Miserables Highlights), and even one of those old and great transcriptions (Finale from the Kalinnikov Symphony #1). All of these and more may not come all at once, but trust me.. they will come!! If you didn't make the cut this year I still have many, as of yet, unfulfilled suggestions for many years to come!!

I will be sending out music in the next few days that we will use to get the party started on the 8th of September at Bedford. Please make certain to have the parts that I send out printed and in your binders before that first rehearsal. I will also be asking you to return several of this past season's music to your '25-'26 binders as well. Among those numbers will be Sleigh Ride, The Star Spangled Banner (Stamp), America the Beautiful (Carmen Dragon arr.), Catch Me If You Can, and the service medley, AFOP to start the year.

Keep practicing, and please do not hesitate to invite anyone who may be interested in joining us to come to any of our opening rehearsals... Once we get them in the room  they are more than likely to stay!!!  See you soon!!! (and make sure to keep an eye out for that music that will soon be hitting your inbox!)

All Best,
Sal

PS: If you received this email in error please let me know so that I can remove your name from the "Active" roster. I'll keep you in the Non Active roster and receive only the information that would be useful and informative!!