Ken Arsenault, former Hawthorne Brook Middle School Band Director, will be conducting the

Townsend Military Band at its Thursday, August 4^th, concert on the Townsend Common.  Mr. Arsenault has played trumpet in the Townsend Band for many years and conducts the band occasionally.

The Friends of the Townsend Library will host the lawn party to be held in conjunction with the August 4^th band concert.  They will be offering hot dogs, popcorn, fried dough, and soda and bottled water for sale.  A wide variety of home baked goods will also be available.

Children attending the August 4^th concert may pick a lollipop in hopes of winning a prize and play the bean bag toss and fish pond games.  A bounce house will be set up on the Common for their entertainment and temporary tattoos will be available.

There will be a recruiting table where people may learn about the Friends of the Townsend Library as well as their Haunted Trail event in October and find out how they may get involved with one or both.

Area residents of all ages are encouraged to bring their lawn chair or blanket to the Common that evening so they may sit and socialize with other concertgoers while they enjoy good music, refreshments, and fresh air.

The Townsend Military Band will open its concert at 7:30 by playing Hildreth's arrangement of “Our Director March” and Custer's adaption of “The Saints Hallelujah”.  “Highlights from Oklahoma” arranged by Yoder, the “Baby Elephant Walk” arranged by Moss, and Hildreth's arrangement of “Under The Double Eagle” will be performed. Custer's adaption of “Just A Closer Walk With Thee” and “The Wrong Note Rag” arranged by Ricketts will be played. Sousa's “Willow Blossoms” and “The Thunderer March” by Sousa will be included in the first portion of the concert.

Following intermission “The Nutmeggers March” by Osterling and “Cherish” arranged by de Camp will be played.  Holst's “Second Suite for Military Band in F Major” and “The Liberty Bell” by Sousa will be performed before the band concludes its concert at 9:30 p.m. by playing the “Star Spangled

Banner”.

Military Band Concert 8-11-2022

The Townsend Fire/EMS Relief Association will host the lawn party at the Townsend Military Band’s Thursday, August 11th, concert on the Townsend Common.  Townsend Fire/EMS personnel will be selling hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and sausages with peppers and onions to hungry concertgoers.  They will also offer cold soda and bottled water for sale.  Fire/EMS personnel will set up a bounce house and several yard games on the Common that evening for the enjoyment of young people attending the concert.

The Townsend Military Band will open its concert at 7:30 by playing Hildreth's arrangement of “Our Director March” and Custer's adaption of “The Saints Hallelujah”.  “Highlights from Oklahoma” arranged by Yoder, the “Baby Elephant Walk” arranged by Moss, and Hildreth's arrangement of “Under The Double Eagle” will be performed. Custer's adaption of “Just A Closer Walk With Thee” and “The Wrong Note Rag” arranged by Ricketts will be played. Sousa's “Willow Blossoms” and “The Thunderer March” by Sousa will be included in the first portion of the concert.

Following intermission “The Nutmeggers March” by Osterling and “Cherish” arranged by de Camp will be played.  Holst's “Second Suite for Military Band in F Major” and “The Liberty Bell” by Sousa will be performed before the band concludes its concert at 9:30 p.m. by playing the “Star Spangled Banner”.