Wakefield Concert Band

WE PLAY THE MUSIC YOU LOVE

From classical pieces to swing tunes to traditional marches, the Wakefield Concert Band’s repertoire has grown to include works from all the greats: Beethoven to Irving Berlin, Holst to Harry James, Shostakovich to John Philip Sousa.

Check our Concert Schedule for a list of upcoming performances. We play the music you love!

On the Look & Listen page, you can see us and hear us in snippets that we publish on this site throughout the year.

George Barusso Photo

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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WAKEFIELD CONCERT BAND

Visit our FAQs page if you’d like to join the band or to learn how to engage the Wakefield Concert Band for your next fund raiser or public event.

MEET THE BAND

The Wakefield Concert Band has evolved in countless ways throughout its more than 100 year history. Today’s band members, some 75 in all, are professional players and serious amateurs alike. We provide a place for community musicians to develop their skills, have fun, and raise money for charity. Each musician devotes at least 150 hours yearly to the Wakefield Concert Band.

The Wakefield Concert Band performs more than a dozen concerts each year in Washington, Newport, and Kent Counties, entertaining some four thousand Rhode Island listeners and raising thousands of dollars for charitable causes.

Since 2008 the band has raised nearly $25,000 for South County Hospital and more than one ton of food and toiletries for Jonnycake Center, Peace Dale, RI.

The Wakefield Concert Band web site is designed and maintained by Cynthia E. Field

(Photo by Steve Hiss)

(Photo by Nick Shanos)

Welcome to the Wakefield Concert Band

South Kingstown, Rhode Island

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South Kingstown Patch

May 16, 2011

Maria Shanahan’s article about the Wakefield Concert Band’s 4th Annual Benefit Concert for South County Hospital captured the sheer exuberance felt by musicians and listeners alike.

Enjoy the videos accompanying Ms. Shanahan’s article to hear the Band play a selection from Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and another from the Broadway musical Oklahoma.