Chelmsford Community Band - July 3, 2025 Eric Linsner - Music Director

The Chelmsford Community Band is supported by a generous grant from the Cheimsford Cultural Council

Chelmsford Cultural Council

Musical Selections

"A Patriotic Portrait"

The Star-Spangled Banner (1775/1814)

Music by John Stafford Smith (1750-1836)

Lyrics by Francis Scott Key (1779-1843)

Arranged by Jack Stamp

Francis Scott Key - Lyricist

The Thunderer (1889)

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Arranged and adapted by Kieth Brion & Loras Schissel

John Philip Sousa - Composer

Irving Berlin's Songs for America (1986)

This is the Army, Mister Jones • Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor • This is a Great Country • God Bless America

Irving Berlin (1888-1989)

Arranged by James Swearingen

Irving Berlin - Composer

Liberty (2017)

Rossano Galante (b. 1967)

Rossano Galante - Composer

Star-Spangled Spectacular (1962)

Mary's a Grand Old Name • Give My Regards to Broadway • Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway • Yankee Doodle Dandy • You're a Grand Old Flag

George M. Cohan (1878-1942)

Arranged by John Cacavas

George M. Cohan - Composer

The Town Band (2022)

Erika Svanoe (b. 1976)

Erika Svanoe - Composer

Intermission

National Emblem (1906)

E. E. Bagley (1857-1922)

Edited by Frederick Fennell

E.E. Bagley - Composer

On the American River (2006)

Alan Lee Silva (b. 1964)

Alan Lee Silva - Composer

America, The Beautiful (1882)

Samuel Augustus Ward (1848-1903)

Arranged by Carmen Dragon

Samuel Augustus Ward - Composer

Salute to the Armed Forces (2022)

Army "The Army Goes Rolling Along" - Marine Corps "The Marine's Hymn" - Navy "Anchors Aweigh" - Air Force "The U.S. Air Force" - Space Force "Semper Supra" - Coast Guard "Semper Paratus"

Arranged by Jari Villanueva

Jari Villanueva - Arranger
Official Seals of the U.S. Armed Forces

The Stars and Stripes forever (1896)

John Philip Sousa

Arranged and adapted by Brion & Schissel

Please Join the Chelmsford Community Band & Chelmsford Community Jazz Ensemble at our upcoming Summer Concerts:

  • Tuesday, July 8th - 7:00 pm - Chelmsford Community Band
  • Tuesday, July 15th - 7:00 pm - Chelmsford Community Jazz Ensemble
  • Tuesday July 22nd - 7:00 pm - Chelmsford Community Jazz Ensemble
  • Tuesday July 29 - 7:00 pm - Chelmsford Community Band
  • Tuesday August 5th - 7:00 pm - Chelmsford Community Jazz Ensemble
  • Tuesday August 12th - 7:00 pm - Chelmsford Community Band

Credits:

Created with images by Leigh Prather - "American flag for Memorial Day or 4th of July" • dbvirago - "An American flag on a flagpole against blue sky and clouds" • 300pixel - "Close up of an old statue of an eagle." • iHumnoi - "Happy 4th of July Independence Day, Hand holding Sparkler fireworks USA celebration with American flag background. Concept of Fourth of July, Independence Day, Fireworks, Sparkler, Memorial, Veterans" • Allison - "statue of liberty at sunset" • Jonathan - "Firework Display, Fourth of July, People Watching from Lawn" • Alexander Oganezov - "Columbia river gorge at sunset" • puhimec - "A happy family with an American flag at sunset." • James Insogna - "american war medals" • DedMityay - "USA flag background. Waving American flag in sunlight flare, close up"