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P.O.Box 431
Chelmsford, MA 01824-0431

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Welcome to the web site of the Chelmsford Band, a volunteer adult band based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

The Chelmsford Band, now in its 41st year, includes a 50-member symphonic concert band and a 17-member jazz ensemble. The concert band has performed 2 years in a row at the prestigious Boston Festival of Bands at Faneuil Hall, and was also selected to perform at Boston’s Hatch Shell in 2006. The jazz ensemble, now in its 14th year, has performed at town functions, and for the summer concert series in Chelmsford and other towns, including York Beach, Maine.


2013 Summer Season

The Chelmsford Band kicks off their 41st season with a concert on the common on July 3rd at 7:00 PM.

We will also be participating in Chelmsford’s 4th of July Parade playing some great marches while we ride along the parade route.

The band will also perform on the Chelmsford common (a.k.a. Penham Park) at 7:00 PM on the following dates:

DateSponsor(s)
July 9
July 16
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13

The July 9 and July 23 concerts will feature the Chelmsford Band Jazz Ensemble playing all your favorite swing and big band tunes.

On Saturday, July 27, the jazz ensemble will be performing in the pavilion on Short Sands Beach in York Beach, ME.

Chelmsford Center for the Arts

In conjunction with the start of the 2012 fall season, the CCB has moved into its new home at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts, the beautifully renovated former "Old Town Hall".

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Photo courtesy of Fred Merriam.


The Chelmsford Community Band is supported in part by a grant from the Chelmsford Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.


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If so, check out the CCB’s page on Facebook and become a "fan." This is a great way to show your support for the band and to keep up to date with the latest news and concert dates. You can even upload photos if you’ve taken pictures of the band.

Support the CCB!

We are a 501(c)3 organization, so any contributions you make are fully tax-deductable.

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Please visit our Support page for details.


NEW MEMBERS

The Chelmsford Community Band always welcomes new members, no matter what instrument you play. But we currently have an immediate need for the following instruments.

Concert BandJazz Ensemble
French Horn
String Bass
Percussion
Drum Set

If interested, please contact CCB personnel
or write to us at the address above.


The CCB on YouTube!

Here’s a video of the Jazz Ensemble at our 2011 Holiday concert (December 10):

Josh Mazgelis made a couple of videos of our 2009 Holiday concert (December 12):

Kevin Zimmerman made this short video of our final 2009 concert (August 11):

Leslie Lathrop of Groton, MA took some video footage of our July 28, 2009 concert, and has placed three of the pieces on YouTube:


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The band rehearses regularly on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 in the Chelmsford Center for the Arts in Chelmsford, which is located at 4 North Rd. (Rt. 4), directly opposite the common and just south of the fire station. We are always looking for new members, so if you are looking for a group to join, please stop by!

We present about a dozen performances throughout the year, including our Summer Concert Series on the Common, Tuesday evenings through the months of July and August. We also do a holiday concert, a winter concert and a spring pops concert.



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This page last updated: 2013/3/12
David Tweed, webmaster
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The Chelmsford Community Band, Inc.