About Us
Birth of the Stamford NY Summer Concert Series
One day, in the summer of 2020, Jim Kopp, a local musician grew tired of practicing at his kitchen table and decided to go down to the local park and play in the gazebo instead. After setting up, a customer of the nearby restaurant sat down with their take out for lunch and started listening. The musician thought: “If I make this a regular occurrence with myself and other musicians playing during lunchtime in the park, I may be onto something here.” He asked a local benefactor if they would support such an endeavor, proposing that it would help the struggling local businesses (and not to mention the musicians) that were affected by Covid-19 restrictions. They agreed and he started scheduling other local musicians to take a turn and play on a weekly basis and help promote visiting the various stores, shops and restaurants in Stamford, NY. And with that, the High Noon Concert series was born.
This event grew with more members of the community consistently gathering week after week with lawn chairs and blankets. So much so that the next year, it was decided to add a few Wednesday evening concerts and the year after that, some Sunday afternoons. During the summer of 2023 Summer, over 1,200 audience members were treated to over 20 different acts during the various High Noon, Wednesday Evening and Sunday afternoon concerts that featured genres such as Country, Jazz, Classic Rock, Rhythm & Groove, Bluegrass. Golden Oldies, Acoustic Rock, Blues and even a Summer Camp Singalong for the local children's camps.
In the fall of 2023, it was decided that more help was needed to manage this endeavor. “The Board of Musication” was formed with Jim Kopp, Doug Decker and Bobby Curious - who all volunteered their efforts to help coordinate, schedule and promote this concert series that continues to grow, now with local businesses sponsoring specific concerts. Larger supporters such as The West Kortright Center, Coldwell Banker Timberland and Community Bank have generously been added to provide underwriting of these concerts in addition to the support that was already in place in year’s past from The Robinson Broadhurst Foundation and the A.Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation.
All concerts are free of charge and held in Stamford Veteran’s Memorial Park, 97 Main Street, Stamford, NY.
(Rain location is The Function at Catskills Junction, 28 Railroad Avenue, Stamford, NY 12167.
The Stamford, NY Summer Concert Series
The Stamford, NY Concert Series is based in the Stamford Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street/Hwy 23, Stamford, NY.
Local musicians perform from mid-June to mid-September.
Free Admission - bring a lawn chair or blanket in the park to enjoy the music. We encourage you to visit all of our local businesses before/after.
In the event of rain, the concerts are moved indoors to
The Function at Catskills Junction, 28 Railroad Avenue, Stamford, NY 12167 (behind car wash and laundromat).
The High Noon Tunes Concert Series runs Thursdays from mid-June to mid-September
and features different local musicians who will be providing music for the lunchtime crowd from Noon to 1pm.
Grab lunch at local restaurants or cafes and/or bring your own.
The Wednesday Evening Concert Series runs from mid-June to mid-September
and features a different local band or group of musicians who will be providing music from 6 to 7.30pm.
The Sunday Afternoon Concert Series runs from June through September
and features a different local band or group of musicians who perform from approximately 3 to 4.30pm on the last Sunday of the month.
Current board members are Jim Kopp, Robert Kennedy, and Doug Decker
Our Venue
The Stamford, NY Concert Series is based in the Stamford Veterans Memorial Park at 97 Main Street/Hwy 23, Stamford, NY, where local musicians perform from mid-June to mid-September. Free Admission - bring a lawn chair or blanket in the park to enjoy the music. We encourage you to visit all of our local businesses before/after each show. In the event of rain, the concerts will likely be moved indoors to The Function at Catskills Junction, 28 Railroad Avenue, Stamford, NY 12167 (behind car wash and laundromat). Like or follow our social media accounts below for changes and last minute updates.