Allentown Band
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The Allentown Band is a civilian concert band based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
It is oldest civilian concert band in the United States, having been in continuous existence since its first documented performance on July 4, 1828. John Philip Sousa recruited at least twenty members of The Allentown Band for his own group.
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[edit] Conductors
- 1828 to 1851: (Unknown)
- 1851 to 1852: Anthony Heinicke
- 1853 to 1860: Major Amos Ettinger
- 1861 to 1878: William Minninger
- 1879: Lucas Westmeyer
- 1880 to 1885: Prof. Waldemar Grossman
- 1886 to 1926: Martin Klinger
- 1926 to 1976: Albertus Meyers
- 1977: Ronald Sherry
- 1978 to Present: Ronald Demkee
[edit] Discography
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 1: Revisited
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 2: Revisited
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 3
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 4
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 5
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 6: A Tribute to John Philip Sousa
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 7: A Tribute to Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 8: Remembrance of Switzerland
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 9: Salute to Bert Meyers
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 10: America's Oldest
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 11: Salute to Martin Klinger
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 12: Band Concert
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 13: Spectacular
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 14: Ye Ancients
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 15: Virtuoso! The Rare and Glorious Sound of Frank Kaderabek
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 16: Americans We
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 17: Seasons Greetings
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 18: Band on Broadway
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 19: Sesquicentennial: The Music of John Philip Sousa
- Our Band Heritage, Volume 20: A World of Marches
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[edit] Further reading
- Demkee, Ronald (2003). The Band Plays On!: The Allentown Band's 175th Anniversary. Publishing Plus PA. ISBN 0-97261-581-5.
