Current Membership
Meet the band of today!
More than just a local band performing at church festivals and civic events, The Quakertown Band is known across the region for its performances of both historic and contemporary music.
The band is now 145 years old, and has a unique direct connection with the music that comprises the heritage of band literature. Anniversaries are often commemorated by the band, as a snap-shot, over the last couple decades the band recognized many bechmarks starting with the 150th birthday of John Philip Sousa.
In the early 2000's the band has participated in several anniversary celebrations in conjunction with Willow Grove Park, which during its first 25 years was known as "America’s Summer Music Capitol." This tradition continued in May 2006 when the band was the featured performer group in Abington's gala Centennial celebration.
The Quakertown Band was one of four selected from across the United States for a documentary entitled "Meet the Band – Celebrating Over 200 Years of Community Bands." The hour-long program is awaiting sponsorship for broadcast on public or cable television.
A year long celebration of the band’s 135th Anniversary took place for 2012 including works commissioned by the Quakertown Band to celebrate this special occasion. Magician Sam Sandler also joined in on celebration that March by performing with them through-out the year including the March concert.
IN 2017 the Quakertown Band, thanks to Brittany Garzillo, Reporter/Producer and all the staff with PBS39 WLVT, told a story about The Quakertown Band on our 140th anniversary and Maynard Cressman - long time member of the band then celebrating 60 years with the band. The story aired on FOCUS in early April that year.
The sounds of the Quakertown Band gained national exposure with the production of three CDs: "Firsts and Favorites," "The 125th Anniversary Celebration CD," and "Quakertown Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Celebrating Quakertown’s 150th Birthday," which includes the Quakertown Sesquicentennial March, and most recently a Kickstarter CD Project in 2017 called "Only Quakertown" featuring music specifically written (and/or arranged,) for the Quakertown Band over the years.
The 45 plus-member organization is comprised of both amateur and semi-professional musicians of all ages, many holding music degrees. The typical program includes overtures, Broadway and movie show tunes, big band, swing, and Dixieland music, and marches. Theme concerts can also be arranged.
