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. Our Photos page includes galleries of photographs from our many performances.
One major performance is the Annual Concert to Benefit South County Hospital. This year all proceeds support the South County Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. Well known television journalist Jim Taricani was emcee for the event. Next year’s concert is planned for January 30, 2011. Please mark your calendar so you don’t miss this wonderful community event.
Welcome to the Wakefield Concert Band
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
(Photo by Nick Shanos)
The Wakefield Concert Band is sponsored, in part, by the
South Kingstown, Rhode Island, Parks and Recreation Department
Copyright 2009 - 2010 Wakefield Concert Band
Visitors since February 8, 2009
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 plays nearly two dozen concerts each year in Washington, Newport, and Kent Counties, entertaining several thousand Rhode Island listeners and raising thousands of dollars for charitable causes.
The Washington Trust Company is a generous sponsor of the Wakefield Concert Band Soloist Fund.
The Wakefield Concert Band web site is designed and maintained by Cynthia E. Field
David Stephenson, Wakefield Concert Band President, presents the Band’s check for $8,250 to Lou Giancola, President of South County Hospital, and Bobbie Fay, R.N., Manager of Critical Care Services for the hospital.
(Photo by Maria Mutch)
(Photo by Jan Prager)
Cynthia E. Field Photo
The Wakefield Concert Band raised more than $8,000 at its 2010 benefit concert for South County Hospital. All proceeds from this year’s concert will benefit the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.