Southeast PA Community Ensembles
This schedule below encompasses performances for more than fifty community bands and youth ensembles in Southeastern Pennsylvania, as far west as Lancaster and as far north as Allentown.
Further down on this page, the Index of Bands and Index of Youth Ensembles contains links, contact information, and rehearsal information for all of the ensembles. Check websites for the most up-to-date information, as schedules may change. The index is also a great way to discover local ensembles you might like to join or hear!
Every effort will be made to keep this information current, but if you find an error or omission, please send it to john@keystonemusicrepair.com.
2026 Community Ensemble Performance Calendar
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Updated 10/2/26!
Youth ensemble performances are in italics
Saturday, October 3
12:00pm - Quakertown Community Band at Lehigh Valley Zoo, Schecksville (zoo admission required)
Sunday, October 4
10:30am - Wyomissing Band at Calvary United Church of Christ, Reading (mini-concert after 10:30 service)
2:00pm - Quakertown Community Band at Peter Becker Community, Harleysville (private)
3:00pm - Rohrerstown Community Band at Ascension Lutheran Church, Willow Street (Pops Concert)
5:00pm - Merion BAnd at The Harriton Preserve, Bryn Mawr (this is an outdoor concert in a park, free ice cream!)
Tuesday, October 6
7:00pm - Malta Band of Lancaster at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim (private)
Wednesday, October 7
12:30pm - Lukens Band at Dock Woods, Lansdale (private)
Saturday, October 10
7:00pm - Macungie Band at Luther Crest, Allentown (private)
Sunday, October 11
3:00pm - Malta Band of Lancaster at Church of the Apostles UCC, Lancaster
Monday, October 12
7:00pm - Montgomery County Concert Band at Brittany Pointe Estates, Lansdale (private)
Tuesday, October 13
7:00pm - Spring Valley Community Band at Parkhouse Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Royersford (private)
Wednesday, October 14
1:30pm - Lukens Band at Handi-Crafters, Coatesville (private)
Thursday, October 15
10:00am - Allentown Band at Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown (Youth Concert)
Friday, October 16
10:00am - Allentown Band at Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown (Youth Concert)
Saturday, October 17
2:00pm - Allentown Band at Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown (Youth Concert)
7:00pm - Boyertown Alumni Marching Unit at Boyertown Halloween Parade
Monday, October 19
7:00pm - Boyertown Alumni Marching Unit at Bally Halloween Parade
Saturday, October 24
10:00am - Hearts for Music at the Disabilities Resources Fair, Union Lutheran Church, Schnecksville
Sunday, October 25
3:00pm - Allentown Band at Christ Lutheran Church, Allentown
4:00pm - Delaware Valley Wind Symphony at Holland Middle School
4:00pm - Allegreto Chamber Orchestra & Overture Symphonic Orchestra at Barshinger Center for the Perf. Arts, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster
Tuesday, October 27
7:00pm - Young People’s Philharmonic, Junior Strings Philharmonic, & Hearts for Music at Christ Lutheran Church, Allentown
Sunday, November 1
2:30pm - Chester County Concert Band at Fugett Middle School, West Chester
Saturday, November 7
11:00am - Lampeter-Strasburg Community Band at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg (museum admission required)
Sunday, November 8
2:00pm - West Chester Band at Tel Hai, Honey Brook (private)
3:00pm - Allentown Band at Northeast Middle School, Bethlehem
3:00pm - Marine Band of Allentown at First Baptist Church, Lansdale
3:00pm - Pennsylvania Symphonic Winds at Peirce Middle School, West Chester
Wednesday, November 11
9:00am - Malta Band of Lancaster at Homestead Village, Lancaster (private)
7:00pm - New Holland Band at The Chapel at Garden Spot Village, New Holland (Veterans Day Concert)
7:30pm - Chester County Youth Orchestra at St. Martha Villa, Downingtown (private)
Sunday, November 15
3:00pm - Allentown Band at Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown
3:00pm - Merion Concert Band at Welsh Valley Middle School, Narberth
5:00pm - Ringgold Band at DoubleTree by Hilton Reading (Dinner Concert, reservations required)
Wednesday, November 18
7:30pm - Chester County Youth Orchestra at The Great Hall at Immaculata University
Friday, November 20
7:30pm - Tri-County Band of Feasterville at Poquessing Middle School, Feasterville
Saturday, November 21
4:30pm - YOBC Wind Symphony and Philharmonia Orchestra at Holland Middle School
Sunday, November 22
12:00pm - Philadelphia Freedom Band at Mayfair-Holmesburg Thanksgiving Parade, Philadelphia
3:00pm - Montgomery County Concert Band at Souderton Area High School
3:00pm - West Chester Band at Alumnae Hall at Immaculata University
3:00pm - Philadelphia Youth Orchestra at Marian Anderson Hall at The Kimmel Center
3:00pm - Liberty Youth Wind Symphony at Madeleine Wing Adler Theater at West Chester University
3:00pm - Philadelphia Sinfonia at Temple University Performing Arts Center
4:00pm - YOBC Concert Winds and Symphony Orchestra at Holland Middle School
Tuesday, November 24
7:00pm - Allentown Band at DeSales University Center
Saturday, November 28 - Municipal Band of Allentown at Phoebe Allentown (private)
Sunday, November 29
3:00pm - Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra at Perelman Theater at The Kimmel Center
Tuesday, December 1
7:30pm - Chester County Concert Band at Riddle Village, Media (private)
Wednesday, December 2
7:30pm - Chester County Concert Band at Shannondell, Audubon (private)
Thursday, December 3
6:30pm - Pioneer Band of Allentown at Phoebe Allentown (private)
Saturday, December 5
10:00am - Lukens Band at Coatesville Christmas Parade
12:00pm - Wyomissing Band at Wyomissing Stone House (Lighting of the Greens)
2:00 & 3:00pm - Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra at Please Touch Museum (museum admission required)
7:00pm - Boyertown Alumni Marching Unit at Mstar Church, Bechtelsville
Sunday, December 6
12:30pm - Lukens Band at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown (private)
2:00pm - Ringgold Band at Reformation Lutheran Church, Reading
2:00pm - New Holland Band at The Barn at Paradise Station, Ronks (Holiday Pops, reservations required)
3:00pm - Macungie Band at Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church, Allentown
3:00pm - Philadelphia Youth Symphonic Band at Goodhart Hall at Bryn Mawr College
3:00pm - Young People’s Philharmonic & Junior String Philharmonic at Christ Lutheran Church, Allentown
7:00pm - Jenkintown Community Band at Immaculate Conception Church, Jenkintown
7:00pm - Lampeter-Strasburg Community Band at West Willow United Methodist Church, Willow Street
Tuesday, December 8
7:00pm - Spring Valley Community Band at Parkhouse Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Royersford (private)
Wednesday, December 9
1:30pm - Lukens Band at Hand-Crafters, Coatesville (private)
7:15pm - Chester County Concert Band at Southeastern Veterans’ Center, Spring City (private)
Thursday, December 10
1:30pm - Lukens Band at Harriton House (private)
7:30pm - West Chester Band at Freedom Village at Brandywine, Coatesville (private)
Friday, December 11
5:30pm - Lukens Band at National Iron and Steel Heritate Museum, Coatesville
Saturday, December 12
2:30pm - Chester County Concert Band at Fugett Middle School, West Chester
7:00pm - Marine Band of Allentown at Luther Crest, Allentown (private)
Sunday, December 13
3:00pm - Marine Band of Allentown at Christ Lutheran Church, Allentown
3:00pm - Wyomissing Band at Zion Evangelical Congregational Church, Mohnton
4:00pm - Delaware Valley Wind Symphony at Holland Middle School
4:00pm - Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra & Reading Symphony Junior String Orchestra at Kutztown University
4:00pm - Municipal Band of Allentown at Fullerton Fire Company, Whitehall (Holiday Dinner Concert)
5:00pm - Avanti Winds & Crescendo Junior Orchestra at First United Methodist Church, Lancaster
Tuesday, December 15
6:30pm - Macungie Band at Phoebe Allentown (private)
7:30pm - Spring Valley Community Band at Community Music School, Trappe
7:30pm - West Chester Band at United Methodist Church of West Chester
Sunday, December 20
3:00pm - Lancaster British Brass Band at Ware Center for the Arts, Lancaster
Thursday, December 31
1:30pm - Red Hill Band at Souderton Mennonite Home (private)
Index of Community Bands
If you're looking for somewhere to play your instrument in Southeastern PA, there's a community band near you! Use the information below to find and contact one of the outstanding concert bands in your area before attending a rehearsal.
Every effort will be made to keep this information current, but if you notice an error or omission, please send it to john@keystonemusicrepair.com.
| Ensemble Website | How Do I Join? | Rehearsal Information (contact band before attending!) |
|---|---|---|
| Allentown Band | Use contact info on website | Monday evenings at band hall |
| Boyertown Alumni Marching Unit | Open to BASH alumni and district residents. Email boyertownalumnimu@gmail.com | Contact for info. |
| Chester County Concert Band, West Chester | Email or call Leslie Burnick, president: 484-639-9118, info@cccband.org | Wednesday evenings, Fugett Middle School, West Chester |
| Delaware Valley Wind Symphony, Newtown | Monday evenings, Holland Middle School | |
| Doylestown Symphonic Winds | By invitation, email | Rehearse and perform one summer concert annually |
| Exeter Community Band | Contact through Facebook or email ehazrael@gmail.com, open to all | Tuesday evenings, contact for info. |
| Hearts for Music Pennsylvania | Complete participant registration form on website or email. Open to musicians of all ages and abilities with and without special needs. HFM IS AN ORCHESTRA, not a band, but their mission is unique so I'm including them here. | Friday late afternoons, Union Lutheran Church, Schnecksville |
| Jenkintown Community Band | Complete membership form on website or email | Summer rehearsals Tuesday evenings, remainder of the year Sunday afternoons, Immaculate Conception Church, Jenkintown |
| Keystone Band of Rehrersburg | Contact through Facebook | Contact for info. |
| Lampeter-Strasburg Community Band | Wednesday evenings, Community United Methodist Church, Lancaster | |
| Lancaster British Brass Band | Contact through Facebook or email Robert Belser, president: bobjuliebelser@comcast.net | Contact for info. |
| Lititz Community Band | Monday evenings, Lititz Moravian Church | |
| Lukens Band, Coatesville | Call or email Richard Albright, band manager, openings posted on "join" section of website: 443-618-4172, lukensband1911@gmail.com | Monday evenings in basement of Lukens Executive Office Building, Coatesville |
| Macungie Band | Use contact form on website, union membership required | Tuesday evenings, Church of the Good Shepherd, Alburtis |
| Malta Band of Lancaster | Use contact form on website or email | Friday evenings, Church of the Apostles, Lancaster |
| Marine Band of Allentown | Use contact form on website or email Matt Kapun, business manager: mkapun@rcn.com | Contact for info. |
| Marple Newtown Community Band, Media | Call Anthony Wastler, conductor: 610-308-8692 | Monday evenings, Congregation Beth Israel, Media |
| Merion Concert Band | Thursday evenings, contact for info. | |
| Montgomery County Concert Band | Email Jan Jochems, personnel manager, openings posted on "news" page | Contact for info. |
| Municipal Band of Allentown | Email John Middlecamp, business manager: jkm930@verizon.net | Contact for info. |
| New Holland Band | Sunday afternoons February and March, Tuesday evenings all other months at Band Hall | |
| Oley Valley Alumni and Community Band | Sunday evenings, contact for info. | |
| Penn View Brass Band, Norristown | Use contact form on website or call John Shaw, director: (610) 971-9378 | Sunday evenings, contact for info. |
| Pennsylvania Symphonic Winds, Wayne | Monday evenings, Valley Forge Middle School, Wayne | |
| Philadelphia Freedom Band | Use membership form on website or email | Monday evenings, Merz Hall at Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, Philadelphia |
| Philadelphia Wind Symphony | Complete Audition Form or email | 3-4 rehearsals in the two weeks before each concert, contact for info. |
| Pioneer Band of Allentown | Contact for info. | |
| Pottsgrove Community Band | Contact through Facebook, open to all | Monday evenings, Pottgrove High School |
| Quakertown Band | Complete membership form and email Rubin Cornier, personnel manager: Rubin@quakertownband.org | Thursday evenings at Band Hall |
| Red Hill Band, Pennsburg | Use contact form on website or call Robert Lawrence, assistant director: 610-653-1775 | Thursday evenings, contact for info. |
| Ringgold Band, Reading | Use contact form on website | Monday evenings at Band Hall |
| Ringgold New Horizons Band, Reading | For senior citizens returing to music or learning for the first time. Use contact form on website | Contact for info |
| Rohrerstown Community Band | Email Gary Peters, director: imglp59@hotmail.com | Thursday evenings, contact for info. |
| Southampton Community Band | Complete membership form on website or email | Thursday evenings, Southampton Estates Retirement Community |
| Spring Valley Community Band, Trappe | Complete enrollment form on website or email | Tuesday evenings, Community Music School, Trappe |
| Tri-County Band of Feasterville | Use contact form on website | Monday evenings at Band Hall |
| Verdi Band of Norristown | Contact for info. | |
| West Chester Community Band | Complete membership form on website or email Joe Gehring, director: director@wcband.org | Wednesday evenings, Alumnae Hall at Immaculata University |
| Wyomissing Band | Email Jennifer Redcay, director | Tuesday evenings, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Shillington |
Index of Youth Ensembles
There are over 20 independent youth orchestras and wind ensembles in Southeastern Pennsylvania, serving students from elementary school through college. Rehearsal and audition information can be found below. Orchestras in this list are full symphony orchestras, which include winds, brass, and percussion, unless otherwise noted.
Ensembles are grouped together by their parent/umbrella organization.
Every effort will be made to keep this information current, but if you notice an error or omission, please send it to john@keystonemusicrepair.com.
| Parent Org. | Ensemble Website | Who is Eligible to Join? | Rehearsal Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County Youth Orchestra | Open to students age 12-18 by audition | Wednesday evenings, Peirce MS, West Chester | |
| Delaware County Youth Orchestra | Delaware County Youth Orchestra | Open to students in grades 7-12 by audition | Tuesday evenings, Ardmore Presbyterian Church |
| Delaware County Young Musicians' Orchestra | Open to students in grades 4-12 (most in 7-9th grade) by audition | Thursday evenings, Strath Haven Middle School | |
| Young Musicians' Band | Open to intermediate students of all ages by audition | Thursday evenings, Strath Haven Middle School | |
| Liberty Youth Wind Symphony, West Chester | Open to High School students by audition (wind, brass, and percussion) | Sunday afternoons, West Chester University | |
| Nextgen Youth Music, Lancaster | Allegretto Chamber Orchestra | Open to students in grades 8-12 by audition | Sunday afternoons and/or Tuesday evenings, First United Methodist Church, Lancaster |
| Overture Youth Orchestra | Open to students in grades 8-12 by audition | Sunday afternoons and/or Tuesday evenings, First United Methodist Church, Lancaster | |
| Crescendo Junior String Orchestra | Open to string players in grades 4-8, no audition required | Sunday afternoons, First United Methodist Church, Lancaster | |
| Avanti Winds | Open to woodwinds and brass in grades 6-9, no audition required | Sunday afternoons, First United Methodist Church, Lancaster | |
| Philadelphia Sinfonia | Philadelphia Sinfonia | Open to musicians age 14-23 by audition | Saturday afternoons, Howard Center for the Arts (Roman Catholic HS), Philadelphia |
| Philadelphia Sinfonia Players | Open to students age 11-18 by audition | Saturday mornings, Howard Center for the Arts (Roman Catholic HS), Philadelphia | |
| Phliadelphia Youth Orchestra | Philadelphia Youth Orchestra | Open to musicians age 15-21 by audition | Saturday mornings, PYO Music Institute, Philadelphia |
| Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra | Open to students age 13-18 by audition | Sunday afternoons, PYO Music Institute, Philadelphia | |
| Young Musicians Debut Orchestra | Open to students age 12-17 by audition | Saturday afternoons, PYO Music Institute, Philadelphia | |
| Bravo Brass | Open to brass and percussion players age 12-21 by audition | Monday evenings, PYO Music Institute, Philadelphia | |
| Philadelphia Youth Concert Band | Open to students age 10-15 by audition | Saturday mornings, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr | |
| Philadelphia Youth Symphonic Band | Open to musicians age 14-22 by audition | Saturday afternoons, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr | |
| Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra | Open to brass, percussion, & saxophonists age 15-22 by audition | Thursday evenings, PYO Music Institute, Philadelphia | |
| Reading Symphony | Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra | Open to students in grades 9-12 by audition | Monday evenings, Berks Catholic High School |
| Reading Symphony Junior String Orchestra | Open to string players in grades 4-8 by audition | Saturday mornings, Reformation Lutheran Church, Mt. Penn | |
| Youth Orchestra of Buck County | YOBC Symphony Orchestra | Open to middle and high school students by audition | Sunday afternoons, Bucks County Community College |
| YOBC Concert Winds | Open to high school students by audition | Sunday afternoons, Bucks County Community College | |
| YOBC Philharmonia | Open to middle and high school students by audition | Sunday afternoons, Bucks County Community College | |
| YOBC Wind Symphony | Open to elementary and middle school students by audition | Sunday afternoons, Bucks County Community College | |
| Young People's Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley, Allentown | Young People's Philharmonic | Open to students in grades 9-12 by audition | Tuesday evenings, Christ Lutheran Church, Allentown |
| Junior Strings Philharmonic | Open to string players in grades 5-9 by audition | Weekly rehearsals, Christ Lutheran Church, Allentown |