Great Turnout for Mt. Hood Park Association's 4th of July Concert

In one of the most beautiful venues in Melrose, a large audience attended the Association’s 34th annual July 4th Concert at Mount Hood featuring music with a patriotic theme. This program was supported in part by a grant from the Messina Fund for the Arts. The Middlesex Concert Band of Wakefield, under the direction of Mark E. Olsen, provided spirited arrangements of many patriotic and show tunes to the enthusiastic approval of the audience.

The festivities began by introductory remarks by Association president, Myron F. Dittmer, Jr. with remarks by Ward 6 Councilor Peter Mortimer. A beautiful rendition of our National Anthem was sung by local professional singer and actress, Carissa Scudieri.
During the evening, music selections included, “Sweet Trombone Rag”, “Drummers’Delight”, “Jaszzin’ It Up”, “Dixieland Jam”, and a special tribute “Salute to Bob Hope”.

The final and most exciting song of the evening included the band’s rendition of” Stars and Stripes” which included our popular “Parade of Children” who waved their American flags while parading around the venue.

The Association would like to extend our special appreciation to the following companies and organizations that helped make this event such an impressive success this year. They include, Melrose Park Commission, Melrose Park Department, the Melrose Recreation Department, Golf Management Company, LLC, who provided free popcorn and lemonade for the children, Hillside Printing, LLC, Inc., who provided the programs, and of course, the Middlesex Concert Band for their extraordinary music presentation.

For more information on the Mt. Hood Park Association, visit our web site at www.mthoodpa.com, contact Myron F. Dittmer, Jr. at (781) 665-8172 or email him at mdittmer@mthoodpa.com.