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Band To Perform 38th Annual Holiday ConcertWestfield, NJ. - The band will present its 38th annual Holiday Concert on Friday, December 11th at 7:30 p.m. at Edison Intermediate School auditorium, 800 Rahway Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey. This holiday program will feature performances of the music of "Polar Express" and "Russian Christmas Music" among other holiday favorites. The band will be joined by the Edison Intermediate School Broadway Singers.The band presented its 114TH Annual Summer Concert Series on Thursdays, June 25th, and July 2, 9 and 16 in Mindowaskin Park, East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey. The band performed programs featuring Great American Music and Great American Composers, including Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Stephen Foster, Meredith Wilson, Sousa, Fillmore, Richard Rodgers and many others! The band also performed for Union County's special USA 250th Anniversary event at Springfield's Meisel Park on Saturday, August 8th, 2026. The band presented a program of patriotic music, complimented by free hot dogs, a baseball game and a display of antique cars. The band highlighted its 2025 concert season (the band's 113th season) with its annual Summer Concert Series in Westfield's Mindowaskin Park and its annual Spring Concert in Edison School, Westfield, featuring "Sun Dance", "From Every Horizon", "Hebrides Suite", "Spring Song", "Suite of Old American Dances" and "Dance of the Comedians". The band also joined the Edison Intermediate School Broadway Singers for its 36th annual Holiday Concert in December, 2025. The band was formed in 1912 and first performed its Summer Concert Series in Mindowaskin Park in 1918 when the park opened to the public. This season, the band celebrates the 22nd anniversary season for the band's conductor and music director, Dr. Thomas N. Connors. All of the band's concerts are free to the public. The band encourages experienced area musicians to consider joining the band, which rehearses each Wednesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Westfield Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield. For further information, please contact the band at info@westfieldcommunityband.com or contact band manager Barry Rosenberg at 908-337-9073. The Westfield Community Band is sponsored in part by the Westfield Recreation Department. The band's performances are also made possible by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. |