Community Band supplies the music on summer Tuesdays
June 20, 2023 | By Luther LeakeSummertime means free band concerts with the Waterbury Community Band. The band kicks off its series of seven summer concerts at 7 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, June 20, in Rusty Parker Memorial Park in the heart of the village.
Nick Allen directs the Waterbury Community Band at the Waterbury Center Park. File photo by Gordon Miller
The band kicks off its summer series at 7 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, June 20, in Rusty Parker Memorial Park in the heart of the village.
The band has grown a bit this year and expanded our repertoire, and we are thrilled to be back in the band shell in Rusty Parker Park. A bit of town history: The band shell was built by the Rotary Club in 1997 originally for the use of the Waterbury Town Band.
As always, any musician who would like to play with us is welcome to just bring your instrument and a music stand and we will find a chair for you! (It’s a great way for students to stay in musical shape for the summer.)
Bring the family, chairs and blankets and enjoy the New England tradition of summer band concerts in the park. Also, look for our float this Saturday in the Not Quite Independence Day parade starting at 4 p.m.
Here is the 2023 concert schedule:
Tuesdays, June 20 and 27, at 7 p.m. at Rusty Parker Park
Tuesdays, July 11 and 25, at 7 p.m. at Waterbury Center Park (across from the Grange Hall)
Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 6 p.m. at the Stowe Free Library in a joint concert with the Morrisville Band. Conductor Nick Allen will lead the bands through a program that includes Broadway show tunes, marches, popular songs and patriotic music. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics for this hour-long concert. The Stowe Free Library is located at 90 Pond Street in Stowe with plenty of free parking.
Tuesdays, Aug. 8 and 15, at 7 p.m. at Rusty Parker Park
See you in the park on Tuesdays!
CORRECTION: Luther Leake plays the French horn and is the band officer for the Waterbury Community Band. An earlier version of this post misidentified his role. The Band Director is Nick Allen.