The first of the Maine Pops Concert Band’s summer concert series got a wonderful start when the band performed before a fairly large community crowd at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Kennebunk, ME on June 25.
Nearly 80 members of the Maine Pops made the trek to the church grounds located between Kennebunk and Wells to perform 10 pieces from its fall 2024 and spring 2025 concerts.
Under the Direction of David Watts, the band performed:
The Star-Spangled Banner
Rakes of Mallow
Summer of ’69
Travelin’ Music
Three Celtic Dances
Indiana
Star Trek Symphonic Suite
An American in Paris
Seventy-Six Trombones.
The Maine Pops has four public and three private performances slated between now and August 15. The band’s next public concert is Wednesday, July 16 at Portland’s Heseltine Park, located in the Woodfords Corner neighborhood of Portland, ME. Concert begins at 7 p.m. In August, the band has public performances at the Bath Library Gazebo Park on August 1 at 6:30 p.m., followed by an August 13 concert at 7 p.m. at the Cape Elizabeth Green in Cape Elizabeth, ME. The Maine Pops concludes its public performance season with a 6 p.m. concert at the annual Scarborough (ME) Summerfest on August 15.
