Marine Band of Allentown

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12/21/2025

It's a beautiful day for a Christmas concert. Please join us at 2:00 at the Active Life Center, 1633 Elm St., Allentown. You can be certain that you will leave in the spirit of the season!
(The parking lot is behind the building on the Fairview St. side. And admission is, as always, free.)

09/14/2025

Sunday, Sept. 14 - beautiful weather at a beautiful park. Come join us at 3:00 pm at West Park (16th & Linden Sts.) for our final concert of the summer season. This will be a Tribute to Ray Becker concert. Ray was our conductor from Jan. 1962-April 2006. The program will feature many of his compositions and more; he was a truly gifted composer, and the amazing thing about his works is that they did not all sound similar. Sometimes when you hear something by Mozart that you never heard before, you think, gee, that sounds like Mozart. But Ray's style was quite diversified, and his works are very enjoyable to both play and listen to. (It would be great if you comment on that point after you hear the concert.)
And again, it will truly be a family affair. Ray's son Matt is the conductor of the band since 2021; Matt's wife Brenda will be in the percussion section. Ray's daughter Ronda will sing, and Matt's daughter Brianna will sing and be the announcer for the program. And Ray's son-in-law will be in the trombone section.
There are plenty of benches, and there is plenty of room if you prefer to bring chairs or a blanket. And the park is pet-friendly.
And the concert is, of course, free.
(The current forecast is for no rain, but just in case it is wet, we will move to the Active Life Center at 1633 Elm St.; parking is in the rear off of Fairview.)
Hope to see you there!!

07/20/2025

In light of the possibility of showers, tonight's West Park Concert Series performance will be held indoors at Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm Street. Thanks for your support, and we look forward to seeing you tonight!

06/21/2025

Enjoying a lazy summer Saturday? Looking for a cheap date? Join us tonight at Midway Manor Park at 7:00 and enjoy great music and the fresh air. Bring chairs. 2020 E. Pennsylvania St. or 1103 N. Tacoma St. will get you there if you are using GPS. Free as always.

03/27/2025

It's time to mark your calendars for Saturday, April 5. We will present our spring concert at 3:00 at Christ Lutheran Church, 1245 Hamilton St., in Allentown. Free parking in the lot across the street or on the street. Admission is free. Conductor Matt Becker has prepared a most enjoyable program with something for everyone's taste, including Strike up the Band, Zampa Overture, Atlantic Zephyrs (featuring Tom Heinick on trombone), Amazing Grace, America, the Beautiful, Armed Forces Salute, and more. Hope to see you there!!

06/15/2024

It's going to be a beautiful evening for a concert. Fortunately, we are playing one. Join us on the east side of Allentown at Midway Manor Park. If you don't know where it is, you can use 2020 E. Pennsylvania St. for your GPS. Or if you know where A-Treat on the boulevard used to be, it's just a few blocks north of there between Tacoma and Ulster Streets.
Matt has chosen a very entertaining program including Tiger Rag, A Tribute to Jerome Kern, A Bona-fide-Beguine and Holiday for Trombones (featuring Mitchell, Tom, and Tim), three favorites from Leroy Anderson, and more.
The concert starts at 7:00, and be sure to bring chairs!

12/09/2023

Looking for a way to get into the holiday spirit? Look no more, as the Marine Band is presenting a holiday concert this Sunday, Dec. 10, at 3:00 pm at the Active Live Center at 1633 Elm St. in Allentown. Selections include Sleigh Ride,
a medley of Christmas songs from the Broadway stage,
Dona Nobis Pacem, White Christmas, Three Moods of Hanukkah,
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Hallelujah Chorus, and of course, A Christmas Sing-Along, and more. Free admission, as long as you promise to sing along. :)

Please allow us to introduce Intern Conductor MITCHELL HOURT, a senior music education and classical trombone major at M...
08/12/2023

Please allow us to introduce Intern Conductor MITCHELL HOURT, a senior music education and classical trombone major at Moravian University, and SAMANTHA SHERMAN, an eighth grade mallet percussionist at Lansdale's Pembroke Middle School and Special Guest Soloist for tomorrow night's concert at West Park!

Samantha will be featured in our performance of "Serenade for a Picket Fence," a concert march by Norman Leyden, accompanied on mallet percussion by Marine Band members Brenda Weckerly and Matthew Becker.

Mr. Hourt will also delight the audience with his trombone solo on "Thoughts of Love," a concert waltz by Arthur Pryor.

To learn more about these spotlight performers, and to view the full program planned for Sunday night's concert, please visit our website at https://www.allentownmarineband.org/

Congratulations to soloists Mike Schaffer and Alec Rubery, as well as the rest of the Marine Band of Allentown on a grea...
08/05/2023

Congratulations to soloists Mike Schaffer and Alec Rubery, as well as the rest of the Marine Band of Allentown on a great concert last night! We'd also like to thank our audience members for their tremendous enthusiasm and support throughout the show!!

As viewed from the back of the band, you can see "Benny the Bass Clarinet" playing an encore, accompanied by Cindy Geho on piano.

Our next performance will be at West Park in Allentown on Sunday, August 13, at 7:30pm.

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1633 W Elm St
Allentown, PA
18102

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610-442-9868

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