Band, 175 Years of Musical Memories. That same year, the book The Band Plays On!: The Allentown Band's 175th Anniversary was published, written by conductor Ronald Demkee. The Allentown Band is part of Allentown's rich musical heritage of civilian concert bands, which also includes the Marine Band of Allentown, the Municipal Band of Allentown and the Pioneer Band of Allentown. Conductors 1828 to 1851: (Unknown) 1851 to 1852: Anthony Heinicke 1853 to 1860: Major Amos Ettinger 1861 to 1878: William Minninger 1879: Lucas Westmeyer 1880 to 1885: Prof. Waldemar Grossman 1886 to 1926: Martin Klingler 1926 to 1976: Albertus ("Bert") L. Meyers 1977: Ronald Sherry 1978 to Present: Ronald Demkee Discography Our Band Heritage, Volume 1: Revisited Our Band Heritage, Volume 2: Revisited Our Band Heritage, Volume 3 Our Band Heritage, Volume 4 Our Band Heritage, Volume 5 Our Band Heritage, Volume 6: A Tribute to John Philip Sousa Our Band Heritage, Volume 7: A Tribute to Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore Our Band Heritage, Volume 8: Remembrance of Switzerland Our Band Heritage, Volume 9: Salute to Bert Meyers Our Band Heritage, Volume 10: America's Oldest Our Band Heritage, Volume 11: Salute to Martin Klinger Our Band Heritage, Volume 12: Band Concert Our Band Heritage, Volume 13: Spectacular Our Band Heritage, Volume 14: Ye Ancients Our Band Heritage, Volume 15: Virtuoso! The Rare and Glorious Sound of Frank Kaderabek Our Band Heritage, Volume 16: Americans We Our Band Heritage, Volume 17: Seasons Greetings Our Band Heritage, Volume 18: Band on Broadway Our Band Heritage, Volume 19: Sesquicentennial: The Music of John Philip Sousa Our Band Heritage, Volume 20: A World of Marches Our Band Heritage, Volume 21: Blockbusters - The Allentown Band & Allen Organ Our Band Heritage, Volume 22: Kaleidoscope - A Collage of Calliet Classics Our Band Heritage, Volume 23: 180th Anniversary Our Band Heritage, Volume 24: Echoes of the 1860s Our Band Heritage, Volume 25: Lest We Forget... Our Band Heritage, Volume 26: Pennsylvania Pioneers Our Band Heritage, Volume 27: Morton Gould Our Band Heritage, Volume 28: Leroy Anderson Our Band Heritage, Volume 29: Sousa Our Band Heritage, Volume 30: Cartoon Classics Our Band Heritage, Volume 31: Tribute to John Williams References Further reading External links Official website Allentown Band Concert bands Culture of Allentown, Pennsylvania Musical groups established in the 1820s