The Milford Concert Band will begin its 28th season as the official band of the City of Milford with its annual “Milford Salute to Vets” concert on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2:30 p.m. at Milford City Hall.
Admission to all band performances is free and the public is invited. The concert will feature soundtrack music from the classic NBC miniseries “Victory at Sea” by Richard Rodgers.
Soon after, the band begins its holiday season shows at the Milford Tree Lighting on Friday, Nov. 25 at 5 p.m. at the town gazebo on the Green. The band will ring out with Christmas and holiday cheer at Milford City Hall on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. with its annual holiday concert, “A Milford Christmas.” A musical reading of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” will be featured. On Sunday, Dec. 22, it will bring the sounds of the holidays to the Milford Senior Center at 1:30 p.m.
The Milford Concert Band is a thirty-piece band made up of local musicians of various talents, from student players to area semiprofessionals to retirees, and performs around 20 shows a year for the public. It is always looking for new musical talent to join its weekly rehearsals on Monday evenings at the Fowler Memorial Building.
