The Merrymeeting Community Band
The Merrymeeting Community Band was founded in the summer of 1992 by Margery Landis with one concert on the Mall in Brunswick, Maine. In 1993 Margery was approached by the Board of Directors of the inactive Brunswick Town Band. They were pleased to see a community band once again in the area and changed the Brunswick band's name to The Merrymeeting Community Band, enabling the group to share resources and retain the original corporation. For several years the band performed year round with benefit concerts in December and April, but now performs during the summer months only.
The Merrymeeting Community Band can be characterized by diversity. The band's repertoire consists of various types of music; its adult members represent varied professions, a range of musical experience, and are residents of towns covering a wide area surrounding Brunswick and the Merrymeeting Bay (for which we are named). The band is multigenerational, with our youngest members entering the seventh grade. We pride ourselves in the many combinations of siblings, parents, and grandparents playing together to form our band.
Our season begins with the Brunswick/Topsham Memorial Day Parade and we perform in a variety of venues throughout the summer, including the Brunswick Mall, the Bath Gazebo, and the Bowdoinham Gazebo. The season ends with performances during Celebrate Bowdoinham Days in September. New members are always welcomed and band students entering grade seven and older are invited to join. We all look forward to the day when our schedules ease up and afford us the opportunity to perform again throughout the year.
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