Ringgold Band
Quality Concert Band Entertainment Since 1852
We are pleased to announce our 2025winners.
Ariel Metzger is a senior at Conrad Weiser High School. He is heavily involved in the music program there and participates in the Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Pit Orchestra, Chorus, Choraleers, and Vocal Octet. Ariel will receive $1000.
Our runner-up is Penn Christian Glenn Hoffert is a highly achieved senior at Wilson High School. At school, Penn plays with the String Orchestra, Jazz Band, and in the pit for the school musicals.
You can learn more about the Ringgold Band Young Artist Award and prior winners here
Ringgold Band 173rd Anniversary Spring Concert
Tickets for the Ringgold Band 173rd Anniversary Spring Concert are now on sale!
The concert will be held at our new venue, the
Muhlenburg High School Auditorium
400 Sharp Ave
Reading, PA 19605
On Sunday, April 6th, 2025 at 2:00 PM. Doors open at 1:00 PM
Ringgold Band Hosting the East Coast Band Conference
East Coast Band Conference 2025
The thirteenth East Coast Band Conference will again be hosted by the Ringgold Band in Reading, PA. The date is Saturday, March 22, 2025.
The conference, dedicated to band history and repertoire, will consist of 30-minute talks from 9 a.m. until noon and an open rehearsal of rare band works from 2 to 4 p.m. Both events will take place in the Ringgold band’s rehearsal room at 3539-A Freemont St., Laureldale, PA 19605. The rehearsal room is a veritable museum of Ringgold Band history and by extension Reading band history.
The conference is free of charge and there is no formal registration. In order to estimate the attendance, however, please notify me at hcrissey45@gmail.com of your intent to attend. I hope to see you there.
Here is the list of the 30-minute presentations in the morning:
1) Jim Shufelt -The Carlisle, PA Band
2) William Rehrig – Out of Hiding: Music That Has Been Accumulating
Dust for Far Too Long
3) Timothy Kaiser – “Good Music at the Disposal of Everyone”: Inside
the Frank Simon Archive
4) Jon Mitchell – Juan Morel Campos and the Ponce, Puerto Rico Municipal Band
5) Dave Detwhiler – Sousaphone Milestones in Sousa’s Incredible Band
6) Jari Villanueva – A History of Taps (with reference to bands)
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