The Allentown Band’s 2026 Family Concert
Yankee Doodling
- Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
Tickets will be available after August 1, 2026
A YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO THE CONCERT BAND
Commemorating America’s Semiquincentennial with American music representing the evolution of bands in America from the Revolutionary period’s fifes and drums to the present-day concert band.
PROGRAM
From the following:
DANIEL KALLMAN
Yankee Doodling: A Young Person’s Guide to the Concert Band
Emile Guida, Narrator
An energetic and comic theme and variations treatment of this favorite tune with narrator to introduce the instruments of the band. This might be thought of as parallel to Leonard Bernstein’s “Young People’s Guide to the Orchestra.”
Fifes and Drums- The Allentown Band’s first documented performance occurred on July 4, 1822, with a band comprised of fifes and drums.
The White Cockade (Traditional)
Brass Band By the mid-19th century, the Allentown Band evolved into a band consisting of brass and percussion instruments.
THOMAS COATES
Northampton Quickstep
MORTON GOULD
American Salute
This is a tribute to all things American, based on When Johnny Comes Marching Home, a folk melody popular in both the north and South during the Civil War
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
Stars and Stripes Forever|
One of the most recognized pieces of music in the world, Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever is the official march of the United States of America.
Emile Guida, Narrator