Community Band Festival Comes to Montgomery County
On Sunday, February 28 at 2 p.m. at Souderton Area High School, the community is invited to the second annual Community Band Festival, featuring the Montgomery County Concert Band, the Pottsgrove Community Band, and the Quakertown Band. Hosted by the Montgomery County Concert Band, the concert celebrates area community bands, whose members come from all walks of life, but share one important thing – the love of making music.
The Bands will play a varied repertoire from standard and contemporary literature for band to the Broadway stage, classical transcriptions, marches and patriotic melodies. The grand finale, Stars and Stripes Forever, will feature all three bands en masse. The audience is invited to meet the band members while enjoying free refreshments after the concert.
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Founded in 1995 by Stephen Frederick and Paul Ferla, the Montgomery County Concert Band is conducted by Charles Neidhardt, assisted by Bret Mascaro and Ryan Pongras. John Meko is the director of the Pottsgrove Community Band, an organization that began in 1959. The oldest of the three bands is the Quakertown Band, a group that boasts a tradition of continuous performance since 1877. Quakertown is conducted by Richard Karschner.
Further information, as well as directions to Souderton Area High School located at 625 Lower Road, can be found at: www.montcoband.org. The concert is free and open to the public and the facility is handicap accessible. Free will donations accepted and appreciated.