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And so, with about 30 men, he began the “Verdi Band of Norristown.” And now 96 years later, his legacy and his music continues. Two years ago the Verdi Band officially became a nonprofit 501(c)(3) institution in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
They sailed from Naples on the transatlantic Rex on July 7, 1936, arriving in Norristown, Pa. on the 16th, the day when the Italian community of that city celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. There was a concert of the Verdi band that night under the direction of Maestro Loreto Marsella, founder of the band.
By 1940 it was home to 38,181 Norristonians, making it the most populous borough in Pennsylvania before declining in the decades after World War II, and in fact it was described in that year as "the most populous independent borough in the United States."
Feb 22, 2023 · The Verdi Band is not only the sole survivor of this important piece of Italian- American history, but it is thriving and active, now in its 102nd consecutive year. Not even the recent pandemic stopped its music.
Artists from Norristown, PA. Artist. Active. Genre & Styles. Jimmy Smith. 1950s - 2000s. Jazz, Pop/Rock, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion. Jaco Pastorius. 1960s - 1980s.
Bands and Bandsmen: The United States before 1920. From the 1890s until peaking around 1910, scores of inde- pendent, professional touring bands roamed the United States playing at local "opera houses," amusement parks, resorts, and fairs.
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Jan 19, 2016 · This small, yet rich collection contains programs dating 1886-1889 for the Academy of Music, the Chestnut street Opera house, a music hall in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the Grand Opera House at Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue and the Chestnut Street Theater.
