2025-12-10 Maine Pops “Harbor Brass” at Rock Row Medical Campus

The Maine Pops Concert Band’s Brass Quintet following their December 10 performance at the Rock Row Medical Campus in Westbrook. From left to right, Nate Caron (trumpet), Alison McCarty (French horn), Tom Mackie (tuba), Jim McDonough (trombone) and Larry Langmore (trumpet). Photo by Steve Barrett
Patients and visitors to the Rock Row Medical Campus in Westbrook got a special holiday treat on December 10, as they were entertained by the Harbor Brass – the Maine Pops’ brass quintet – in the building’s main lobby.

The quintet – trumpeters Larry Langmore and Nate Caron, trombonist Jim McDonough, French hornist Alison McCarty and tubist Tom Mackie – conducted the first of two holiday concerts at the Westbrook facility. The set list for the December 10 performance was:

Joy to the World,
Kanon,
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,
Adeste Fidelis,
Emperor Hymn,
Jesu,
Bethena,
Cantata,
Carol of the Bells,
Silent Night,
Deck the Halls, Hark the Herald Angles Sing,
We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

The Harbor Brass will return to the Rock Row Medical Campus on Friday, December 19 for a 3 p.m. performance – the final Maine Pops small ensembles performance of the holiday season.

Author: Steve Barrett

Steve Barrett is a retired government public affairs official with 43 years of experience (23 military, 20 with Federal Government). Married since 1987. Twin daughters are high school language teachers. Steve is a retired competitive marching band photographer, having photographed for Arundel High School (2002-2017), USBands (2011-2025) and the New England Scholastic Band Association (2021-2025). Played trumpet/flugelhorn recreationally with the Anne Arundel Community College community jazz band from 2007-2017. Now performs recreationally with the Maine Pops Concert Band and is an elected member of the band's board of directors. Holds a Master of Arts Degree in Communication from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland University College. Barrett is originally from Montour Falls, NY.

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