Chelmsford Community Band - March 15, 2026

Eric Linsner - Music Director

2:00 PM - Carl Rondina Performing Arts Center - Chelmsford, MA

From the pages of ...

… Sarah Catherine Martin

Mother Hubbard - March (1885)

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Sarah Catherine Martin (1768-1826)

John Philip Sousa - Composer

… Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

Good Omens (2019/2023)

David George Arnold (b. 1962)

Arranged by Michael Brown

Neil Gaiman (b. 1960)

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015)

David George Arnold - Composer

… H.P. Lovecraft

Lovecraft Suite (2019)

I. Cthulhu II. Azathoth III. Nyarlathotep

Timothy Moore

Conducted by CCB Assistant Conductor - Tim Moore

H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)

… Victor Hugo

Bring Him Home (1980/1985)

From “Les Miserables”

Claude-Michel Schoenberg (b. 1944) & Alain Boublil (b. 1941)

Arranged by Mark Armstrong

Mark Sampson - Vocalist

Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

Alain Boublil (Lyricist) & Claude-Michel Schoenberg (Composer)

… Jack Kerouac

Dichotomy: Impressions of Kerouac (2001)

Daniel Lutz (b. 1956)

Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)

Daniel Lutz - Composer

Intermission

This afternoon's concert is funded in part through grants from the Chelmsford Cultural Council and the Tyngsborough Cultural Council

… J.R.R. Tolkien

Lord of the Rings (1991/2001)

Excerpts from Symphony No. 1

I. Gandalf

Johan DeMeij (b. 1953)

Arranged by Paul Lavender

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

Johan DeMeij - Composer

Sparkling Flutes (1997)

Richard Comello

Jen Kramer & Elise Locker - Flutes

… Dante Alighieri

The Ascension (1994)

From The Divine Comedy

Robert W. Smith (1958-2023)

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Robert W. Smith - Composer

... L. Frank Baum

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (1938/1998)

Howard Arlen (1905-1986) & E.Y. Harburg (1896-1981)

Arranged by Warren Barker

Diana Hill - Vocalist

L. Frank Baum (1856-1919)

Howard Arlen - Composer

E.Y. Harburg - Lyricist

… Gregory Maguire

Selections from “Wicked” (2003)

No One Mourns the Wicked • Dancing Through Life • No Good Deed • For Good • Defying Gravity

Stephen Schwartz (b. 1948)

Arranged by Jay Bocook

Gregory Maguire (b. 1954)

Stephen Schwartz - Composer

Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought. - Yip Harbug

Musicians

Flute

Cara Crist • Olivia Czubarow • Margaret Gagnon • Phyllis Howard • Jen Kramer (+ Piccolo) • Stephanie Lessing • Elise Locker

Oboe

Elizabeth Haugner • Vanessa Rene • Amy Rohlfling

Bassoon

Marlene Buckley • Jennifer DeMent • Beverly Moehling

Clarinet

Urszula Caney • Bill Cohen • Brendan Dorr • Tina Lapointe • Lisa Michaud • Erin Morissette • Maura Peterson • D'arce Reid (+ Eb Clarinet) • Annette Riffe (+Alto Clarinet) • Colin Strutt • Lisa Tiano • Steve Weibley • Jessica Zakrajsek

Bass Clarinet

Zack Entwistle • Rosemary Sears

Alto Saxophone

Avery Griffith • Ashley Horton • Steve Roller • Catherine Stacey • Carl Witthoft

Tenor Saxophone

Rob Granville • Nick Gustafson

Baritone Saxophone

Don Goodick • Gil Lapointe

Trumpet

Matt Christopher • Matt Crouthamel • Tish Dodge • Eric Hill • Ben Lannin • Cardai Lyde • Greg Niermeyer • Joe Oberlander • Craig Oliviera • Evan Prees • Mark Sampson

Horn

Elaine D'Alessandro • Sue Guillemette • Jeanne Paella • Tom Reid • Barbra Reilly

Trombone

Elise Carroll • Carl Carvill • Tom Jarvis • Dan Kaminsky • George Minor • Justin Olson • Bob Weller

Euphonium

Steve Bower • Mike Colafrancesco • Raymond Shea

Tuba

Tom Savage • Dave Tweed • Martin Van Buren

Percussion

Tim Moore • Daniel Sierra • Brian Snow • Jack Traphagan

The members of the CCB would like to dedicate this afternoon's concert to the memory of a member of the trumpet section - Bob Sciadone. He will be missed.

CCB Board of Directors

Elise Locker - President

Rob Granville - Vice President

Liz Haugner - Treasurer

Eric Hill - Secretary

Dave Tweed - Equipment & Personel

Margeret Gagnon & Joe Oberlander - Fundraising

Catherine Stacy - Librarian

Aimee Brown & Annette Riffe - Planning

Lisa Michaud - Publicity

Matt Christopher & Vanessa Rene - Members at Large

Please join the Chelmsford Community Band and the Chelmsford Community Jazz Ensemble at the McCarthy Middle School, for our Spring Pops Concert on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00pm.

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