Band Performs Annual Spring Concert

Westfield, NJ. - The band will present its Annual Spring Concert on Friday, April 10, 2026 at Edison Intermediate School Auditorium, 800 Rahway Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey. The band will perform a challenging program of four extended selections: Symphonic Songs for Band, by Robert Russell Bennett; Celebration by Philip Sparke; Ballet Music from Faust, by Charles Gounod; and Cartoon, by Paul Hart.

The band highlighted its 2025 concert season (the band's 113th season) with its annual Summer Concert Series in Westfield's Mindowaskin Park and its annual Spring Concert in Edison School, Westfield, featuring "Sun Dance", "From Every Horizon", "Hebrides Suite", "Spring Song", "Suite of Old American Dances" and "Dance of the Comedians". The band also joined the Edison Intermediate School Broadway Singers for its 36th annual Holiday Concert in December, 2025.

The band was formed in 1912 and first performed its Summer Concert Series in Mindowaskin Park in 1918 when the park opened to the public. This season, the band celebrates the 22nd anniversary season for the band's conductor and music director, Dr. Thomas N. Connors.

All of the band's concerts are free to the public.

The band encourages experienced area musicians to consider joining the band, which rehearses each Wednesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Westfield Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield. For further information, please contact the band at info@westfieldcommunityband.com or contact band manager Barry Rosenberg at 908-337-9073.

The Westfield Community Band is sponsored in part by the Westfield Recreation Department. The band's performances are also made possible by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.