Gilford Community Band

Check out these magnificent mugs. This motley crew of musical miscreants has been spotted all throughout the Lakes Region this past week.

We got things rolling with our outstanding Christmas concert last Sunday. Our director then led the New Horizons Band (New Horizons Musical Organization of the Lakes Region) at the Tilton Veteran's Home on Tuesday. Yesterday, several of our members joined the Gilford Community Band as they kicked off the town's candlelight stroll in the afternoon, with even more of our talented family performing with the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra, who wowed a packed house at Colonial Theatre in the evening.

If you see any of these individuals around the area this December with an instrument in hand, approach with extreme caution. They're armed with the holiday spirit and should be considered very merry. 🎅

We are so excited for the Annual Gilford Village Candlelight Stroll this Saturday, December 9th! The Gilford Community Band will be performing at GCC from 4-5pm to kick off the stroll, and the Gilford Community Church Youth Events will feature outdoor carnival games from 5-7pm! We hope to see you there! 😊

Come join us on Saturday at the Gilford Community Church at 4pm as we kick off the Gilford Village Candlelight Stroll!

Unfortunately the band was unable to find a truck to pull the trailer in the parade. We are sad to not be a part of it, but look forward to seeing everyone for the evening concert at 8pm on the Bandstand :-)

The band is currently looking for a large truck with hydraulic power to tow a large flatbed for the band in tomorrow's parade. Please contact Jenny Hancock at Gilford Park and Rec at 603 832-8783 if you are able to help out!

The weather is looking like it's going to cooperate for our final concert of the summer tonight at 7pm on the Gilford Village Field Bandstand! Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and come listen to our movie themed music concert. Music from movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean, How to Train Your Dragon, and Beauty and the Beast. Hope to see you tonight!

Come join us for our third concert of the season tonight at 7pm on the Gilford Village Bandstand! Bring a lawn chair, it's going to be a great night.

Our season continues with our second concert of the summer tomorrow night, Wednesday the 19th, at 7pm at the Gilford Village Field Bandstand. We have some fun tunes including Leroy Andersons the Syncopated Clock, a new piece called Halcyon Hearts that was written by female composer Katahj Copley, and a piece that features our amazing euphonium player, Dan O'Meara, called By Loch and Mountain. Hope to see you in the audience!

Great night for our first concert!

First concert of the season is TOMORROW, Wednesday, July 5th at 7pm at the Gilford Village Bandstand. Guest director Sean Meagher will be leading the band thru some of your favorite tunes including Stars and Stripes Forever and other patriot songs. The Thompson Ames Historical Society will also be there serving strawberry shortcake, so come early to grab a good spot and enjoy the food and music!

Rehearsals start Wednesday, May 31st from 6-7:30pm in the Gilford HS Band Room and continue every Wednesday until the end of August. Hope to see everyone then, new faces are always welcome!

Join us Saturday at 4pm in the Gilford Community Church as we kick off the Annual Gilford Village Candlelight Stroll!

Looks like we are going to get some rain showers tonight, so we will be moving our concert inside the Gilford High School Auditorium. Tonight we will be featuring our amazing flute section on a blues piece and welcome Danielle Janos in our clarinet section as guest conductor on a piece as we wrap up our summer season. Hope to see you at 7pm for our final regular concert of the season. We will be back for Gilford Old Home Day on the 27th.

Please join us tonight for our third concert of the summer at the Gilford Village Field at 7pm as we kick off August with familiar songs such as tunes from Top Gun and Disney films. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, as well as dinner if you're feeling it, and enjoy the summer evening as we entertain you.

Concert 2 will take place Wednesday night on the Gilford Village Field Bandstand at 7pm. Come listen to the band play songs such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Summon the Heroes, Instant Concert (5 second clips of about 30+ songs), and several marches. Bring a lawn chair, sunglasses, cold water, and dinner to enjoy while we entertain you.

Thank you to Aimee Breton and Chris Banks for these pictures tonight!

Thank you to the 125+ audience members who joined us tonight to kick off our 2022 season! It was so nice to see familiar faces in the audience, from neighbors, to former students/band members, to returning home alumni, thanks for coming out to support the band members and listen to us play! Thank you also to all the band members and others who helped get our equipment back and forth between the school and thr Bandstand tonight. We will be back in two weeks, see you then!

Also, if you have any pictures or videos please share them with us!

Gilford Community Band updated their information in their About section.

Don't forget about our first concert of the 2022 season on the Gilford Village Bandstand tonight at 7pm. Come early for strawberry shortcake, compliments of the Thompson Ames Historial Society 🙂

We are back on the Gilford Village Bandstand after a two year hiatus starting Wednesday, July 6th at 7pm. The Thompson Ames Historical Society will be serving strawberry shortcake, so make room for dessert, and come down to listen to familiar tunes such as the theme from Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Arc, Beach Boys Medley, God Bless America, and Stars and Stripes Forever. In case of rain we will see you inside the Gilford HS Auditorium. If you can't make this concert we will be doing three more on July 20th, August 3rd, and August 17th. Hope to see you there!

Gilford Community Band updated their business hours.

Our first rehearsal of the 2022 Summer season starts Wednesday at 6pm in the GHS Band room. If you used to play an instrument and have thought about getting back into playing this is your opportunity! We have a nice mix of students, professionals, and retired community members who make up this group. Rehearsals are every Wednesday from 6-7:30pm.

Thank you to Debbi Gibson for filling in last minute for our Candlelight Stroll Concert in the village and to all the band members who came out and played in the group and to our wonderful audience members!

Our concert was moved back due to change of date for the Candlelight Scroll. We will be playing in the Gilford Community Church on Sat, Dec 18th starting at 4pm, with guest director Debbi Gibson. Hope to see you then!

Our first inside rehearsal since 2019. Getting ready for our Christmas Concert inside the Gilford Community Church on Dec 11th during the Gilford Village Candlelight Stroll.

It's now easier to send Gilford Community Band a message.

Our final concert for the summer season is TONIGHT at 7:30pm behind Gilford High School, near the baseball field. Bring a chair and maybe dinner, and come enjoy listening to tunes you're familiar with, including: The Mandalorian Theme, Avengers Theme, The Pink Panther, Puttin' On the Ritz, and several marches. This concert will be directed by three talented ladies: Debbi Gibson who is the retired band director from Laconia High School, Danielle Janos who graduated from Gilford High School in 2014 and is currently the band director at Laconia Middle School, and Hannah O'Brien who graduated from Plymouth State in 2020 and is the current music teacher at Gilford Elementary School. Come join us!

Join us tonight on the Gilford Bandstand as we play a Patriotic concert in conjunction with the Thompson Ames Historical Society. We will be playing a handful of songs that we encourage audience participation in, including: My Country Tis of Thee, God Bless America, and others. Come at 7pm for strawberry shortcake and stay for the 7:30pm concert, lead by our assistant conductor Rachel Auger.

First concert of the summer starts tomorrow night (Wednesday) at 7:30pm on the bandstand. The first two concerts of the summer will be lead by Rachel Auger, our new Elementary music teacher. She will be leading the group through several well known pieces such as Three Ayres from Gloucester by Hugh, His Honor by Fillmore, and several pop tunes such as It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing, and Simple Gifts. Our soloists for the evening are recent grads Ben Altmire, Leah Gardner, and class of 2019 student Troy Gallagher on Haskell's Rascals, a snare drum trio. Bring a blanket and come welcome Rachel and the 2017 GCB!

Our first rehearsal of the season kicked off last night and we had a strong turn out of flutes, horns and low brass. If you live locally and used to play an instrument, please consider joining us Tuesday night's from 7-8:30pm in the Gilford HS Band room.

Rehearsals for the 2017 season will be starting next week, Tuesday, May 16th from 7-8:30pm in the Gilford HS Band room. We have a new associate conductor this season, as well as two themed concerts planned. Our first concert is scheduled for Wed, June 21st at 7:30pm. Hope to see you at rehearsal or our first concert!

We need 8 students housed for the Gustavus Wind Orchestra visit Feb 2nd. Can anyone help?

Due to some technical issues and a mis print in the paper we had a small audience for our concert yesterday, but will be back in June! Saturdays concert was our final one of the year, it was moved from the concert we usually do on the 3rd Sunday in December, so don't show up at the school next week :-)

Rehearsals for our Christmas concert have begun! Tuesday nights from 7-8:15pm. Our concert will be held on Saturday, December 10th at 4pm, right before the start of the Gilford Village Candlelight Stroll. Hope to see you!