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Historic Lowville Village Band to Begin 200th
Anniversary Season July 1st with Concert Featuring Patriotic Songs and
Marches
Published: June 22, 2026 at
09:00 a.m.
By: Announcement
from Lowville Village Band
HISTORIC VILLAGE BAND CELEBRATES ITS 200th YEAR
 Lowville, NY- The Lowville
Village Band has a long and rich history dating back to 1826. For generations, talented community
members from Lowville and the surrounding areas have contributed their time
and talent to provide live entertainment for 200 years. The village band often says of their
traditional summer concert series in beautiful Lowville Veterans Memorial
Park, “come enjoy an old-fashioned outdoor band concert on the lawn”. In
the 1800’s, live band concerts were not old-fashioned, but a staple of the communities entertainment as
electricity, television, and radio were not part of the everyday life of
Lewis Countians.
On July 1, 2026 the Historic Lowville Village Band will begin their
200th year as one of the oldest community bands recorded in the United
States of America. The July 1st
concert will be held at 7:00 PM on the band stand with patriotic songs and
marches being a focal point of the concert.
“American’s We” by Fillmore, Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes
Forever”, Berlin’s “God Bless America”, and a tribute to the armed forces
with the powerful “Armed Forces Salute” arr. by Lowden. The band is bringing back two songs not
heard in many years; “Civil War Suite” by Harold Walters will feature “The
Gathering Clouds” and “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”. George M. Cohan’s Star Spangled Spectacular will feature Mary’s A Grand Old Name, Give My Regards to Broadway, Yankee
Doodle Dandy, and You’re a Grand Old Flag.
In celebration of
the band’s 200th year, there will be special events at each Wednesday night
concert in the park. The first
concert on July 1 will feature food trucks with dinners and desserts. For the kids we will have face painting,
balloon animals, and outdoor games and the playground will be open. In celebration of the 200th anniversary,
Kraft and the fire department will have 200 hotdogs free to the first 200
guests. Activities begin at 5:30 PM
and the Patriotic Concert begins at 7:00 PM. In case of rain, the concert
will be held at the Fair Grounds Pavilion. Be sure to check out the
Lowville Village Bands Facebook Page for more information on the history
and upcoming concerts.
Above photo: Directors AJ
McCall and Kelly Kilcer with the commemorative
sign recognizing the 200th anniversary of the Lowville Village
Band
Historic Lowville Village form
years gone by
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