BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Community Band will play a Spring Concert Monday, May 21 at 4 p.m. at Gould Academy Bingham Auditorium. Under the direction of Gould music director Jim McLaughlin, the band practices with the Gould students weekly.

Concert selections include Somewhere by Leonard Bernstein, The Simpsons by Canny Elfin, Pick Up the Pieces by Hamish Stuart, Liberty Bell by John Phillips Sousa, Italians in Algiers by G. Rossini, Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen, Caravan by Duke Ellington, Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison, Aguero by Jose Franco, and Abby Road: a Symphonic Portrait by George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Donations are accepted at the door to defray cost of music. Refreshments will be served following the concert.

Many of the songs are paid for through the Buy-A-Song program. If there is a song or an arrangement you would like to hear, contact any band member and perhaps the music committee can find a suitable arrangement. The entire full-band score costs about $85. The band will play for Memorial Day. The band has a summer concert August 28.

In addition the band will play a concert Monday, August 14 in Waterford. The community band has been organized for 26 years and continues to provide music for the communities. The community band rehearses on Monday nights at 6:45 p.m. at the Gould Academy band room.

New members are always welcome. Young people are especially encouraged to join for the summer as music doesn’t end when school lets out. Music is something to enjoy throughout a lifetime. If you would like more information, contact band president Scott Hynek at [email protected].