Celebrate the Fourth with the Morris Plains Community Band

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From the Morris Plains Community Band:

Morris Plains Community Band to Perform Free July 4th
Patriotic Concert with Choir

The Morris Plains Community Band, a 40-piece traditional concert band, will perform a free concert on Sunday, July 4th, 2021, at 6 pm in Roberts Garden Park, 99 Mountain Way in Morris Plains.

The concert will feature a special program of patriotic songs in keeping with the Independence Day Holiday. A highlight of the concert will be a 20-member choir joining the band for a performance of several patriotic songs.

The Morris Plains Community Band was founded in 1888 and led by local blacksmith Larry Monahan for 52 years until his death in 1940. The band was renamed the L. Monahan Memorial Band in his honor and continued to perform until it finally disbanded in 1953.

Reactivated in 2015, the band rehearses on Wednesday evenings in the Morris Plains Community Center, and is made up of musicians ranging in age from 14 to 87.

Designed to be a no-pressure opportunity for musicians of all levels and all ages, the music is easy (about high school level), there is no cost, and just as important, no commitment or obligation.

People are welcome to participate on any basis that they enjoy and fits their lifestyle. The player who joins us occasionally is just as welcome as the musician that attends every week.

The group performs regular concerts; mostly for people who don’t get an opportunity to hear live music very often – nursing homes, senior citizen groups, etc. And again, participation in the concerts is just as optional as the rehearsals.

The Morris Plains Community Band is conducted by Larry Ripley, a retired musician and bandleader who is the third member of his family to lead a town band.

To learn more about the Morris Plains Community Band, contact Larry at 973-998-1081.

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