London Concert Band

The London Concert Band is a community-based band that started over 40 years ago and has grown steadily over the years to now over 60members. The band is composed of players in ages from seven decades who come from various walks of life and career areas.

Many of the band members have extensive performance experience; several have been music educators. They are and have been members of other performance groups and civic ensembles, as well as university, high school and military bands. Players have continued making music throughout their adult lives or have resumed their earlier interest, much to the enjoyment of audiences. Each Tuesday evening from September through to June, the band’s members gather to rehearse, to prepare for several concerts throughout the year.

The band is conducted by Robert Kennedy, clarinetist and music educator in London. Bob has expanded the repertoire of the band so that it covers a wide range of sources and styles. These include “pops”, orchestral arrangements, original compositions, Broadway musicals, film scores and new and unique arrangements of familiar jazz and swing music, as well as traditional marches. More recently, he has introduced guest performances of instrumental and vocal musicians into concert programs.