Concerts in the Park with the Batavia Community Band

The Batavia Community Band will be hosting two “Concerts in the Park” during the remainder of 2024. One takes place on Sunday, Sept. 8 and one on Sunday, Oct. 6. Both are from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Peg Bond Center on the Batavia Riverwalk. In case of bad weather, the concerts will be held in the Council Chambers at Batavia City Hall next to the Riverwalk. 

These concerts will consist of music from many different genres, including marches and Broadway show tunes, as well as a dusting of a little American Patriotism. 

These concerts will be enjoyable for young and old alike. Bring a lawn chair, blanket or just sit on the grass for quiet afternoons of beautiful music down by the river. 

The Batavia Community Band, under the umbrella of the City of Batavia, was organized in the Fall of 2013 to play for Batavia city events and celebrations. Now in our eleventh year, we are over 60 members strong. The band has brought together many former musicians who live in Batavia and the surrounding towns that wanted to pick up their instruments once again. New members are always welcome.

Membership in this band is voluntary; there are no ticket costs for our concerts, nor is there a membership fee to play with the group. Donations are gladly accepted to help offset the cost of new music at any time during the year. The director of the Batavia Community Band is Mr. John Heath, retired director of the Batavia High School band. 

For more information, please email bataviacommunityband@gmail.com.