South Hadley Summer Concert Series - A Natural Concert Band

A Natural Concert Band to Headline Opening Night of South Hadley Summer Concert Series

 

Acclaimed Tri-State Ensemble Brings Symphonic Wind Music to Town Commons on June 18

 

SOUTH HADLEY, MA — June 4, 2026 — The A Natural Concert Band, a premier symphonic wind ensemble drawing professional musicians from Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire, will perform at the South Hadley Town Commons on June 18, 2026 a  6:30pm, kicking off the 2026 South Hadley Summer Concert Series. In the event of rain, the performance will be held across the street at the Center Congregational Church. The performance marks the band’s first appearance outside of the tri-state border region in many years.

 

Founded in June 2014, the approximately fifty-member ensemble is composed primarily of music educators and professional musicians committed to performing the highest caliber of symphonic wind music. The June 18 program will feature works by celebrated composers including John Williams, Connie Ellisor, Percy Grainger, and Julie Giroux, among others.

 

The concert will also include the Massachusetts premiere of Solutions, by composer Sonya Leonore Stahl. The A Natural Concert Band has a distinguished history of presenting premiere performances, having been the first ensemble to perform Peter Boyer’s Fanfare for Tomorrow following its world premiere by the United States Marine Band at the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden.

 

The concert is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted at the event, with proceeds benefiting the South Hadley Public Schools music program. The band and organizers gratefully acknowledge the support of Gerry’s Music Shop, whose commitment to music education in the region helped make this performance possible.

 

“What an amazing time and honor to have them perform twice on the beautiful grounds of the Whately library,” said Wendy Peppercorn, former Head Librarian at Whately’s S. White Dickinson Memorial Library. “The air was alive with beautiful concert music.”

 

For more information about the A Natural Concert Band, visit the ensemble’s official Facebook page at facebook.com/ANaturalConcertBand. For updates on the South Hadley Summer Concert Series, visit facebook.com/southhadleyrecreation. To support South Hadley Public School Music, donate at  

https://givebutter.com/shmpa-ongoing-support or contact them at www.southhadleymusic.org