The Hilton-Parma Gazebo Band, under the direction of Dr. Charles P. Schmidt, will perform free community Christmas concerts in Hilton and Greece. The first concert will be at Hilton Baptist Church, 50 Lake Avenue, Hilton, on Friday, December 1, at 7:30 p.m. The second concert will be performed at Orchard Community Church, 2285 Latta Road, on Friday, December 8, at 7:30 p.m. Donations of non-perishable food items to benefit the Hilton and Greece Community Food Shelves, respectively, may be made at the door.
This year’s concert continues the tradition of free community Christmas concerts by the Gazebo Band at area churches, which began in 2013. This year’s Christmas concerts will feature a program of standard concert band literature and traditional holiday music. The band will play works by Leroy Anderson, Irving Berlin, Robert Sheldon, Henry Fillmore, Chris Sharp, John Edmundson, and George Gershwin.
The Gazebo Band is an all-volunteer organization and is comprised of dedicated musicians from across Monroe, Wayne and Orleans Counties. From its beginning, the band’s purpose has been to give area adult musicians a place to enjoy their musical gifts and share them with the community.
The Gazebo Band was founded in 1984 and was first directed by Hilton Music Educator, Gordon Bascom. The current conductor, Dr. Charles Schmidt, is in his fifteenth year of conducting the band. Mary Reazor, the last remaining charter member of the band, serves as the band’s manager, librarian, and lead trombonist.
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