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AUBURN — The Auburn Community Concert Band, under the direction of Milt Simon, will kick off its annual summer series of weekly outdoor evening concerts Wednesday, June 20, at Festival Plaza on Main Street, in the city’s downtown.
The 7 p.m. performance is the first of 10 programs; the free concerts will continue weekly on Wednesday evenings through August 22, weather permitting. If inclement weather is forecast, the band will hold that week’s performance indoors at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston. The public is advised to visit the band’s website for up-to-the-minute information on concert locations and programs.
This year not only marks the 37th anniversary since Simon first organized the band, but this summer’s musical group is the largest in over a decade. The 51 volunteer musicians range in age from 13 to 89, and together represent a total of 16 Maine communities.
Simon stated that the organization “gives many individuals a chance to utilize musical talents neglected since their high school days, and the entire community benefits.” He added that the Auburn group “is one of the larger community bands in the state of Maine, and often attracts from 300 to 400 people to its weekly concerts.”
Each week throughout the next two months, the band will present a different musical theme, featuring popular songs from the past 50 years. “If you have a favorite song from the last five decades, chances are good that the ACCB will perform it sometime during its 10-week concert season,” Simon stated, adding that, in an effort to please concert goers of all ages, even more upbeat songs were added to the band’s repertoire this past spring, including “Free Ride,” Shut Up and Dance,” a medley of songs by Lady Gaga, and a medley of timeless pop hits.
People planning to attend any of the Wednesday evening performances at Festival Plaza should bring their own lawn chairs and are advised to arrive well before the 7 p.m. concert start time, as large audiences are again expected this summer. Ample free parking is available in the parking garage located across the street from the plaza. A local food vendor will be on site for every concert.
For more information, visit the band’s web site at www.auburncommunityband.com
BAND MEMBERS
PICCOLO: Jennifer Cyr, Susan Gayle
FLUTE: Kaitlynn August, Sharon Blodgett, Barbara Jabaut, Carrie Palmer, Kellie Pelletier, River Stickney, Jackie Woods
CLARINET: Kiani Camire, Loren Gardner, Denise Leavitt, Dorothy LeClair, Patti Pelletier, Rick Rau, Emily McCarthy-Rucker, Louise Theberge, Patricia Varney, Emily White
BASSOON: Hayden Pelletier
ALTO SAXOPHONES: Kerry Gould, David Griswold, Kyle McLellan, Sean Racicot-Psaledakis
TENOR SAX: Angela Greenwald, Marty Lang
BARITONE SAX: Jason Toussain
TRUMPETS: Ivan Boudreau, Elliott Epstein, Stephen Lobley, Jill Longstaff, Alisson Morin, Maurice Morin, Nancy Morris, Jennifer Williams
FRENCH HORNS: Stephanie Burke and Katrina Guignard
TROMBONES: Sonny Begin, Margaret Berry, Fred Fahlsing, Carla Lobley, Chip Morrison, Tom Nelson
BARITONES: Hadley Blodgett, Dennis Marenius and Jason McVille
TUBAS: Mike Gamache, Joshua Hofferberth, Duncan Webster
PERCUSSION: Dan Leclair, Laurie Swart
