Take in the Northfield Community Band at Taste of Northfield

Thursday night the Northfield Community Band performed its first concert of the summer at , playing Broadway hits under the direction of Rachel Gorden Mercer.

The band presents a free concert series every June consisting of four Thursday evening performances in the downtown park. The concert series continues at 6 p.m. on June 14 alongside the . Mercer will again conduct as the band plays movie music for cinema fans.

Assistant Professor of Music, Dr. Jun Qian, will conduct the final two concerts at 7 p.m. on June 21 and 28. The last concert of the summer will coincide with the opening of the Northfield Girl Scouts’ 100-year anniversary exhibit at the .

The band is open to any high school or adult instrumentalist eager to share their talents. Rehearsals are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, until June 27 in the band room. Contact Mary Williams at Mary.Williams@nfld.k12.mn.us for more information.

Sponsors include the and . The band also receives contributions from .