Concert Schedule

THE ALLENTOWN BAND
(Last Updated: July 22, 2010)

2010 Concert Schedule

Tentative
Expect frequent updates!
Check back often for updates and programs!

· Sunday March 7, 3:00 PM - "Shamrock and Thistle", Empie Theater, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, $10.00 at the door. Info: call 610-439-3303. With Geoffrey Gallante, trumpet prodigy, Steve Reisteter, clarinet, Clearnce Weber, euphonium, and the award winning Washington Memorial Pipe Band from Valley Forge, playing the memorable songs of Ireland and Scotland. Program (click link above) includes Londonderry Air, Scotland the Brave, Highland Cathedral, Riverdance, Brigadoon, Mannin Veen, Amazing Grace and much, much more. Muhlenburg College will be on spring break, so lots of free parking will be available. General admission $10.00.

· Sunday April 18, 3:00 PM - Historic Zion's UCC Sanctuary and Liberty Bell Shrine Museum, Allentown, PA. "Music from the War Periods of American History" with a tribute to the First Defenders of the Civil War and Veterans of All Wars. Featuring the ringing of the 1769 Allentown Liberty Bell and Pip the Mouse conducting the Allentown Band. Tickets: $10.00 regular admission, $8.00 for members of the Liberty Bell Shrine Museum, available at the museum, 610-435-4232, or visit www.libertybellmuseum.org.

· Saturday April 24, 2:00 PM - Kennedy Center Preview Concert, Octave Hall, Allen Organ, Macungie. $10.00 at the door.

· Sunday April 25, 8:00 PM - Showcase Concert, Washington International Music Festival, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. Thanks to our fans, the "followers bus" applications are now closed. If you were not able to reserve a spot for the trip to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, please consider joining us on Saturday April 24 for the Preview Concert, at Octave Hall, Allen Organ, in Macungie.

· Sunday May 2, 3:00 PM - Festival of Bands, Trexler Middle School, 851 N. 15th Street, Allentown. Featuring members of Allentown's four city bands: The Allentown Band, Pioneer Band, Marine Band of Allentown, and the Allentown Municipal Band.

·  Sunday May 9, 7:00 PM - "Mother's Day", Springhouse Middle School, 1210 Springhouse Road, Allentown. Co-Sponsor: South Whitehall Township Recreation Department. FREE

· Saturday May 22, 7:30 PM - Salvation Army 125th Anniversary Concert with the Salvation Army National Capital Band from Washington, D.C. at the Mellow Theater, Scranton, PA. For FREE tickets, call 570-344-9878 or pick up tickats at the Lackawanna College reception desk. (Directions, click here.)

· Sunday May 23, 9:30 AM - Muhlenberg College Commencement.

· Sunday May 23, 7:00 PM - Annual Side-by-Side Concert with select musicians from area high schools playing side-by-side with the Allentown Band, Symphony Hall, 23 N. 6th Street, Allentown. Guest soloist Jason Ham, U.S. Military Academy Band and guest conductor Lt. Dae Kim, Deputy Conductor, U.S. Military Academy Band, West Point, New York. Tickets $10.00 available at the door, or contact Jack Baker at 610.867.1578.

This project was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its regional arts funding partnership, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). State government funding for the arts depends upon an annual appropriation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and support from the National Endowmnet for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Lehigh Valley Arts Council.

Acknowlegements for 2010 Side-by-Side Concert

The Bessie Graham and Florence Flach Music Fund (Sponsor)
Allentown Band Education Committee, Ruthan Kipp, Chair (Sponsor)
Allentown Band Association Staff: Sheila Evans, Executive Director
Side-by-Side Coordinator: Debbie Heiney, Allentown Band Outreach
Lt. Dae Kim, Guest Conductor, Deputy Commander, US Military Academy Band
SFC Jason Ham, Euphonium Soloist, US Military Academy Band
CD Recording and Photo, Jerry Tyson, AMP Recording and Duplicating Services

· Monday May 24, 9:30 AM - Lehigh University Commencement.

·  Sunday May 30, 7:00 PM - Springhouse Middle School, 1210 Springhouse Road, Allentown. Co-Sponsor: South Whitehall Township Recreation Department. FREE

· Monday May 31, 2:00 PM - Cabaret Tent, Allentown's Mayfair Festival of the Arts, Cedar Beach, Allentown (Rain or Shine).

· Sunday June 6, 6:30 PM - Luthercrest Retirement Community, 800 Hausman Road, Allentown (Rain or Shine). FREE

· Saturday June 12, 1:30 PM - Flag Day Salute to Veterans, with Evelyn Stewart, soparano. Bethlehem Rose Garden, 8th Avenue and Union Boulevard, Bethlehem. Sponsored by Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley. FREE

· Saturday June 12, 7:00 PM - "Tango Fandango", Arts Park, 5th Street at Allentown Art Museum. FREE

· Tuesday June 15, 7:30 PM - "Tango Fandango", West Park, 16th and Turner Street, Allentown. FREE

· Monday June 14, 7:00 PM - Annual Flag Day Program, West Park, 16th and Turner Street, Allentown. Co-sponsor: Allentown Flag Day Association. Rain site is Allen High School Auditorium, 17th and Linden Streets. FREE

· Saturday June 19, 1:30 PM - Art in the Park, West Park, 16th and Turner Street, Allentown. FREE

· Sunday June 27, 7:30 PM - "The Great American Songbook", West Park, 16th and Turner Street, Allentown, PA. FREE

· Friday July 2, 7:30 PM, Sousa Concert, with Eric and Phoebe Fennell, West Park, 16th and Turner Street, Allentown. FREE

· Sunday July 4, 7:00 PM - "Concert Sundaes in the Park", with Eric and Phoebe Fennell, Concert Sundaes in the Park. Bring lawn chairs. Rain site: Indian Crest Middle School, 139 Harleysville Pike, Souderton (Route 113). FREE

· Sunday July 18, 6:30 PM - Haines Mill, Centronia. Sponsored by the Lehigh County Historical Society and Lehigh County. Bring lawn chairs. FREE

· Tuesday July 20, 7:30 PM, West Park, 16th and Turner Street, Allentown, PA. FREE

· Friday July 23, 7:30 PM, Music of John Williams, West Park, 16th and Turner Street, Allentown, PA. FREE

· Sunday July 25, 7:30 PM, Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, West Park, 16th and Turner Street, Allentown, PA. FREE

· Sunday August 1, 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:30 PM, Kutztown Day, Kutztown Park. 66th Consecutive Appearance. FREE

· Sunday August 8, 7:30 PM, West Park, 16th and Turner Street, Allentown, PA. FREE

· Tuesday August 10, 7:00 PM - Waldheim Park, Allentown. 95th Consecutive Appearance. FREE

· Wednesday August 11,7:00 PM - Phoebe Home, 1923 Turner Street, Allentown. FREE

·  Saturday August 14, 6:00 PM - William Delong Memorial Park, 233 Bowers Road, Bowers, PA. Bring lawn chairs. FREE

·  Saturday August 21, 7:00 PM - Midway Manor, 2020 E. Pennsylvania Street, Allentown, PA. Bring lawn chairs. FREE

·  Friday August 27, 7:30 PM - Concert with Summer Harmony, Parkland High School.

·  Saturday September 4, 6:15 PM, 7:15 PM, 8:15 PM - Goshenhoppen Park, East Greenville, PA. 88th Consecutive Appearance.

·  Monday September 6, 5:00 PM - Lehigh Country Club, Allentown. Private concert for club members, in celebration of their centennial anniversary.

· Sunday September 12, 3:00 PM - Annual Tribute to Bert Meyers, Allentown Band conductor for 50 years, West Park, 16th and Turner Street, Allentown, PA. FREE

·  Sunday November 7, 7:00 PM - Dallas Middle School, 2000 Conyngham Avenue, Dallas, PA. Concert for the benefit of veterans and their families, sponsored by the Back Mountain Men's Ecumenical Group. Check back later for ticket information.

·  Tuesday November 9, 10:00 AM and 12:00 Noon, Symphony Hall, Youth Concerts, sponsored by the Bessie Graham Music Trust.

·  Sunday November 21, 3:00 PM - Salute the Troops Concert, Freedom High School, 3149 Chester Avenue, Bethlehem, PA. Tickets $10 at door. Sponsored by the Bethlehem Morning Star Rotary for benefit of Veterans Wing at Victory House of the Lehigh Valley. Call 610-882-2466.

·  Tuesday November 23, 7:00 PM - Annual Holiday Dinner Concert, Holiday Inn Conference Center, Fogelsville, $32.00 reservations required. Call Anita for reservations - 610-439-3303. Additional information will be coming to the web site.

·  Sunday December 5, 3:00 PM - Annual Holiday/Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Concert with Summer Harmony Men's Chorus and Merchant Marine Fanfare Trumpets, Symphony Hall, 23 North 6th Street, Allentown. $10.00 at the door. Call Jeff for tickets - 610-439-3303.

The Allentown Band gratefully acknowledges sponsorship
of the Annual Holiday/Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Concert
by PPL Utilities

Concert Locations and Directions

In case of rain, unless otherwise indicated, West Park concerts will be rescheduled at a later date. All Concerts are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated.