Municipal Band of Allentown

The Municipal Band of Allentown is a civilian concert band based in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The band was established in 1923 as the Allentown Police Band, which was renamed to the Municipal Band of Allentown in 1941.[1] Today, the Municipal Band performs a number of times each year in a number of venues, which include concerts at West Park and other locations throughout Allentown and the Lehigh Valley. The Municipal Band is part of Allentown's rich musical heritage of civilian concert bands, which also includes the Allentown Band, the Pioneer Band of Allentown and the Marine Band of Allentown.

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  1. ↑ "History of the Municipal Band of Allentown". Retrieved 2008-06-18.

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