Press release:
The Batavia Concert Band Board of Directors is pleased to announce that John Bailey will be the Principle Conductor for the 2013 Batavia Concert Band Summer Concert Series.
A Pembroke native and Akron resident, Bailey is currently a music teacher at the Lyndonville Central School District, where he teaches both general and instrumental music. A French horn player, Bailey is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia, and also serves as conductor for the Pembroke Community Band.
He was selected after the Board of Directors conducted a search for a Principle Conductor this past winter and spring.
“Our audience and band should be looking forward to the enthusiasm that John will bring to programming exciting concerts for the Batavia community in Centennial Park,” said Jill Franclemont, president of the Board of Directors.
“I am looking forward to continuing the fine tradition of music in the park in Batavia on sunny July evenings," Bailey said. "I plan to program a wide variety of music that will appeal to the diverse audience that attends our concerts."
John Kresse will be serving as Guest Conductor for the July 4th Concert in Centennial Park. Currently, Kresse is a Graduate Assistant at the School of Music at SUNY Fredonia.
The Batavia Concert Band will present its first concert on Wednesday, June 26th at Centennial Park in the City of Batavia.
