Welcome to the Band


​The Wakefield Concert Band is a community band consisting of both amateurs and former professional musicians from South Kingstown as well as other parts of Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut. The membership of the band ranges from high school students to mature adults. The band rehearses weekly and performs ten concerts a year.

Performances include an Annual Spring Concert, several holiday concerts in Wakefield, Pawtucket, and  Newport and  five summer concerts at Marina Park in South Kingstown. The  Spring ​Concert helps raise money for South County Hospital in addition to providing music scholarships to deserving high school students. Since 2008 the band has raised over $130,000 for South County Hospital.​
The Wakefield Concert Band
​will be performing Holiday Concerts this year:
Dates: 

Friday, December 3, 2021, 5:50 pm
Christmas Tree lighting
Neighborhood Guild, South Kingstown 

Monday, December 6, 2021, 7:00 pm
Holiday Concert
South Kingstown High School
215 Columbia Street
Wakefield, RI

Monday, December 13, 2021, 6:30 pm
Jesus Saviour Church
509 Broadway
Newport, RI

Band members will be following current COVID-19 protocols. We expect our audience to adhere to state and local guidance concerning the virus.

Masks are mandatory regardless of vaccination status. Thanks in advance.

Stay safe and thanks for all the support from our wonderful fans! Updates will follow when we have them. 
​The Wakefield Concert Band is a community band consisting of both amateurs and former professional musicians from South Kingstown as well as other parts of Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut. The membership of the band ranges from high school students to mature adults. The band rehearses weekly and performs ten concerts a year.