Mahoosuc Band End of Summer Concert

To the Editor:

The Mahoosuc Community Band will have its end-of-the-summer concert Monday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Gould Academy Auditorium in Bethel.

We have added new players for the summer. Several young people from Telstar and Gould Academy are playing instruments and joining us for the final concert of the season. Because of the added number of players, we are having the last concert at Gould, where the auditorium is larger.

Refreshments will be served after the concert. That gives everyone a chance to mingle and meet the musicians. While the concert is free to the public, donations are accepted and help provide music for the band.

The Mahoosuc Community Band continues to provide music for the people of the surrounding area and encourages participation at many levels, from students who want to advance their skills to grandparents who just love to play music. And we have one grandfather and grandson both playing trombone in this concert.

Anyone interested in bringing out their old instrument and dusting off the valves or pads is welcome to come anytime we’re practicing. The band encourages all abilities in the goal of promoting music in our communities. Rehearsals for the fall will start Monday night, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the basement of the West Parish Congregational Church in Bethel.

For more information contact our director Patricia Boyle-Wight 824-8453 pboylewight@ants.edu or our president Kathleen DeVore 875-2364 katdev@aol.com .

Jane Chandler

Mahoosuc Community Band treasurer