Harold J. Crosby Band Holiday Concert

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The Harold J. Crosby band presents its holiday concert on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Performing Arts Center, 8-12 Main Street Dexter, Maine 04930. This holiday concert has both traditional carols and songs of the season, including a premiere performances of A Canon for Christmas. Featured selections include All I want for Christmas is You, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Stille Nacht Gallop (a special Silent Night arrangement) , a Christmas Sing-a-long and other seasonal music. Hot Beverage and desserts are provided. -Admission is by donation at the door. The Harold J. Crosby Community Band of Dexter was organized by the band’s current conductor, Earl R. Lord, in 2006. Known then as the Dexter Community Band, the band consisted of ten musicians, a number which quickly grew. Over the years since, the band has averaged 20-25 musicians. In 2014, the band changed its name to the Harold J. Crosby Community Band to honor Dexter native and composer, Harold Josiah Crosby, a contemporary of John Philip Sousa and a march king in his own right by composing regimental marches during World War 1. The band is a member of the New Horizons International Music Association and the Association of Concert Bands. For more information, contact Earl Lord, crosbycommunityband@gmail.com https://www.cuthbert-foundation.org/