THE ALLENTOWN BAND

Ronald Demkee, Conductor

100th Anniversary
of West Park Band Shell Opening

The Allentown Band played the opening concert of the West Park Band Shell
on September 17, 1908, under the diretion of Martin Klinger.

All of the selections on this evening's program were played on that concert 100 years ago.
Since encore marches traditionally were not listed on the printed programs,
several fromthat time period have been included.

Program

March: The Man Behind the Gun (1899) .............................................................. John Philip Sousa

Overture "Semiramide" ........................................................................................................... G. Rossini

(Encore) March: The Fairest of the Fair (1908) .................................................. John Philip Sousa

Selection from "Parisian Model" ............................................................... Gertrude & Max Hoffman

Descriptive Conglomeration (Barnyard Frolics) ............................................. Charles Lovenberg