Mon Valley Community Band to play at McKeesport Rib Fest
By JIM BUSCH
For the MV Independent
Music and laughter filled the lower level of Donora Public Library Wednesday evening as the Mon Valley Community Band rehearsed for its performance at the McKeesport Rib Fest.
The band will perform a medley of popular tunes at 2 p.m. Saturday on the Lions Bandshell stage in Renziehausen Park. The concert is free and open to the public, though visitors should bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.
The Mon Valley Community Band has gone through many changes since its founding as the Sons of Italy Band by John Jannotta in the early 1900s.
In the first half of the 20th century, it was known as the Monessen Fireman’s Band and the Monessen City Band. The band broke up after Jannotta died in the 1950s, but it was revived a decade later.
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