Ghent Band Celebrates its 124th Year with its 2023 Concert Series
The band welcomes back conductor, Ghent native and Taconic Hills High School music teacher T.J. Russell. “It is truly an honor to be leading the Ghent Band. I’ve grown up with the group and I feel like the band is my family,” Russell said. “It’s a privilege to take my place in a long line of Ghent Band conductors and to be a part of the band’s rich history.” A number of Russell’s former and current students comprise the concert band.
All concerts are free of charge and provide a chance to unplug and unwind the same way people did a century ago. “One of the few changes to the band is our size. We often bring forty musicians, the most in our history,” noted Band Historian Gregg Berninger. “Listening to the Ghent Band is like traveling through time, relaxing just like folks have since 1899.” Concert goers can expect a little something for everyone—a mix of marches, show tunes, waltzes, and even light classical.
2023 Concert Schedule
PAST CONCERTS
- Wednesday, August 23, 7:00pm
At the Village of Kinderhook Bandstand - Wednesday, August 16, 7:00pm
At the Village of Kinderhook Bandstand - Saturday, August 12, 2:00pm
At Copake Memorial Park - Wednesday, August 9, 7:00pm
At the Village of Kinderhook Bandstand - Wednesday, August 2, 7:00pm
At the Village of Kinderhook Bandstand - Sunday, July 30, 2:00pm
At the Austerlitz Historical Society Blueberry Festival - Saturday, July 29, 2:00pm
At the Columbia County Volunteer Firefighters Association Parade - Wednesday, July 26, 7:30pm
At the Ghent VFW Gazebo - Wednesday, July 19, 7:30pm
At the Ghent VFW Gazebo - Monday, July 17, 6:30pm
At the Chatham Public Library - Wednesday, July 12, 7:30pm
At the Ghent VFW Gazebo - Wednesday, July 5, 7:30pm
At the Ghent VFW Gazebo