About The Band

The Chester County Concert Band is a volunteer community band with a professional director. Band policies and appearances are approved by a Board elected from among the musicians. The band members pay annual dues (presently $35) and we accept a modest remuneration from the majority of our engagements to defray the cost of the music, purchase some band-owned instruments (in the percussion section), and support some recreational activities of the band. The annual Spring and Fall concerts (and their recordings) also provide some income. Our director, David W. Reif, is compensated from the funds collected during the year.

Joining The Band

As the CCCB has grown, we find that some sections of the band are close to being full. We play a wide variety of music, some of which is considered advanced high school or college level. We do not hold formal auditions. Please contact us first to find out if there is space available in your section of the band. Please contact Leslie Burnick (610-436-4696) for more information about joining the band. Thank you for your interest.

Music Director: David William Reif

David W. Reif was appointed Music Director of the CCCB in March, 2004. He currently teaches general music, chorus and handbells at Radnor Middle School in Wayne, PA. He has been the co-director of the Delaware Valley Young Musician's Orchestra since September, 2000. David taught band and orchestra at George Washington High School in Philadelphia, and prior to that, taught band at Rising Sun High School, in North East, Maryland. During his tenure at RSHS, he dramatically increased the size and quality of the band program. During this time, David also directed the Delaware Blue/Gold All-Star Marching Band, sponsored by the Delaware Foundation for Children with Cognitive Disablilities.

In 1992, David graduated Cum Laude from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Music Education and received his Master of Music in Horn Performance in 1999. He studied piano with Benjamin Whitten and Michael Steinberg and horn with Francis Orval and Cynthia Carr. In 1989, he attended the Annual Horn Symposium in Munich, Germany and the International Horn Course, in Budapest, Hungary. Additionally, David has earned 24 graduate credits through the University of the Arts at Villanova University. Highlights include: Instrumental Conducting and the Art of Expressive Phrasing with Jerry Nowak and Band Methods with Quincy Hilliard. David won national auditions to play horn at EPCOT in Walt Disney's 1991 All American College Orchestra conducted by James Christensen. Preparing for three different shows a day taught him that music needs to apppeal to both the audience and the performers alike. His musical selections for the CCCB reflect this philosophy and he designs his rehearsals to be productive, rewarding, professional and fun.

Musical Experience:

  • Chester County Concert Band - conductor, 2004 - present
  • Delaware Valley Young Musician's Orchestra - co-director, 2000 - present
  • Upper Darby Performing Arts Sousa Band - horn, 2004 - present
  • Musical Theater - accompanist / director / bad actor, 1999-present
  • Delaware Blue/Gold All Star Marching Band - director, 1992-2003
  • Wilmington Community Orchestra - horn, 1997-1999 / guest conductor, 2001
  • University of Delaware Wind Ensemble - principal horn, 1989-1991, 1999
  • Delaware Horn Ensemble - organized and conducted, 1998-1999
  • All-County Band, Cecil County, MD - host conductor, 1997
  • All-County Chorus, Cecil County, MD - accompanist, 1995
  • Renaissance Brass Quintet - horn, 1992-1996
  • Newark Symphony Orchestra - horn, 1987-1992
  • University of Delaware Marching Band - Drum Major, 1990
  • First State Symphonic Band - horn, 1984-1988

Officers

officers
L to R: Leslie, Carole, Linnea, Kathy

 

President: Carole Curtis

Duties of Office: Preside over Board of Governors and Band meetings, arrange for all concerts, sign contracts, maintain file of all correspondence and contracts, write and send press releases to media
Member Since: 1989
Past Offices: Vice President
Instrument: Clarinet
Day Job: Administrative Coordinator, former elementary school teacher
Contact Info: clarinetcdw@comcast.net

Vice President: Leslie Burnick

Duties of Office: Assume responsibilities of president when the president is unavailable.  Other duties include section leader, concert mistress, music library assistant, unofficial business manager, unofficial stage manager
Member Since: 1986
Instrument: Clarinet
Day Job: Instrumental music teacher, band and orchestra
Contact Info: Musician12858@aol.com, 610-436-4696

Treasurer: Kathy Knoebel

Member Since: November 2002
Instrument: Clarinet
Day Job: Executive Director, Axiom Data Corporation (a market research and secondary data analysis consulting firm)
Contact Info: kknoebel@axiomdata.com

Secretary: Linnea Golden

Duties of Office: Take note of announcements and distribute to band members; maintain CCCBand.org; aid in design and creation of programs, brochures, and other printed materials
Member Since: Fall 1995
Instrument: Clarinet
Day Job: Web/Database Specialist at a pharmaceutical company
Contact Info: zifa16@yahoo.com