A Celebration of Bands in Montgomery Coutny

A Celebration of Bands Comes to Montgomery County on Sunday, February 22nd at Souderton Area High School. Our entire community is invited to what will be the first event of its kind. a Celebration of Bands which will include the Merion Concert Band, the Montgomery County Concert Band and the Quakertown Band, with additional music from the Souderton Area HS Jazz Band. Hosted by the Montgomery County Concert Band, the event is designed to celebrate and support our area community bands, whose members come from all walks of life, but share one important thing…the love of making music!
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The Bands will perform a varied repertoire from standard and contemporary literature for band to the Broadway stage, classical transcriptions, marches and patriotic melodies. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Sound of Music, the most successful film musical in history, the Montgomery County Concert Band will play highlights from the musical. Epic March by John Ireland and The Saint and the City by Jacob de Haan, round out their portion of the program.
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In addition to the community bands, the Souderton Area High School Jazz Band will entertain in between the community band performances. The Jazz Band is conducted by Adam Tucker. For more information on this eclectic collection of local musicians, please click, www.montcoband.org. Best of all, this concert is free and open to the public, and the facility is handicap accessible. Free will donations will be accepted
in support of our area bands, musicians and artists.
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Celebration of Bands
Souderton Area High School
625 Lower Rd.
Souderton, PA 18964
February 22nd @ 3pm