The 15th Annual Liberty Band Festival will present a free concert at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at Montoursville Area High School, NorthcentralPA.com reported. Williamsport’s Repasz Band hosts the festival, which runs Oct. 16-18 in Lycoming County.
According to NorthcentralPA.com, musicians will rehearse Friday and Saturday, followed by a band banquet Saturday evening and the public performance Sunday.
Nearly 120 musicians from Central Pennsylvania and at least 14 states are expected to perform under conductor Jari Villanueva, a retired U.S. Air Force musician and arranger, NorthcentralPA.com reported. The concert program features American music in connection with the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration.
The program includes works by composers including Morton Gould, Robert W. Smith, Charles Ives, Elmer Bernstein, Karl King and George Gershwin, according to the article.
