WESTFIELD – The Westfield Community Band, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Connors, continues its 114th season with its Concert on July 9th at 7:30 p.m. in Mindowaskin Park.
The band’s music program will feature music from the long-running Broadway hit, “Music Man”. The band will also perform “Cartoon”, a 1991 Paul Hart composition which celebrates the music and sounds from the great American Saturday morning cartoons. The band’s program will also include “Sun Dance”, by American composer, Frank Tichelli, “Mountain Song” by Philip Sparke, Voyage to the Moon” by Jacques Offenbach, “Toccata for Band” by Frank Erickson and “Symphonic Songs for Band”, by Robert Russell Bennett. The band will complete its program with a classic American march, “National Emblem” by Edwin E. Bagley.
The band concludes its 2026 Summer Concert Series with a concert on July 16th. The band rehearses each Wednesday evening from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. in the Community Room in the Westfield Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street. The band’s membership includes musicians from ages 18 to 90, including many active and retired music educators. Under the music direction of Dr. Thomas Connors, retired director of Instrumental Music Studies and assistant professor of music education at Kean University, the band performs a wide variety of concert band literature, including many contemporary compositions. Experienced area musicians who are interested in a position with the band should contact band president Barry Rosenberg at 908337- 9073 or info@westfieldcommunityband.com.
The band’s Summer Concert Series is sponsored by the Westfield Recreation Department, Megan Schaffer, Director. The band’s concerts are made possible by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Chairs and blankets are recommended. In the event of rain, the concert will take place in the Westfield Community Room, located in the Westfield Municipal Building.
