Merion Concert Band

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Merion Concert Band Winter Concert "Lifetime of Music"

Sunday, February 12th, 3:00 PM

Harriton High School
600 North Ithan Avenue
Rosemont, PA 19010


The Merion Concert Band continues its 32nd season with a free concert on Sunday, February 12th at 3:00 PM at Harriton High School in Rosemont.  The concert features clarinet soloist Anthony Wastler playing von Weber’s Concertino for Clarinet.  Also on the program are the first two movements of Gounod’s Petite Symphonie, a chamber piece featuring 10 musicians; the Shostakovich Prelude Op. 34 No. 14 and Folk Dances; and Divertimento for Band by Persichetti.  This first annual “Lifetime of Music” concert will conclude with select local high school students joining the band for the last two pieces, Jacob’s William Byrd Suite and Fillmore’s His Honor March.  The “Lifetime of Music” concert was developed to recognize the achievements of local high school musicians and to help bridge the gap between the school band and the community band.  Many students are unaware that there are performance opportunities for the non-professional musician beyond high school and college, and this event will help inform and educate high school band students about musical life beyond the school years.

The concert is free and open to the public. There is ample parking and the facility is wheelchair accessible. For more information, call (215) 527-5075 or (215) 429-4142 or visit the band’s website at www.merionconcertband.org.



Don't forget to check us out on You Tube!  Simply go to You Tube (www.youtube.com) and type Merion Concert Band in the search window to see a list of the pieces that were performed on 11/6/11.  Click on the one(s) you want to hear and enjoy!


We are actively seeking bassoon, tenor sax, french horn, tuba and percussion players .  If interested, please call or contact Conductor Nathan Snyder.

Information:  (215) 429-4142 or (215) 527-5075

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2011 Board of Directors of the Merion Musical Society

Nathan Snyder Conductor Nathan@merionconcertband.org

Merri Lee Newby President MerriLee@merionconcertband.org

David Urffer Vice-President    Dave@merionconcertband.org

Gail Hoffman Treasurer Gail@merionconcertband.org

Michael Ramage Secretary Mike@merionconcertband.org

Karri H. Giamporcaro Librarian Karri@merionconcertband.org

Alan Kaplan Director-at-Large Alan@merionconcertband.org

Michael Maizel Director-at-Large Michael@merionconcertband.org

Geoff Schad Director-at-Large Geoff@merionconcertband.org

Allen Tollen Director-at-Large Allen@merionconcertband.org

Please contact info@merionconcertband.org for more information about the Band.

The Merion Concert Band always welcomes new members. Please contact info@merionconcertband.org for more information.