WHEELING, W.Va. – West Virginia Independence Hall (WVIH) in Wheeling will host a free concert by the community Serenade band on Saturday, June 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. The music will include traditional jazz and popular tunes.
Established in 2018 with a grant from the non-profit Try This West Virginia, the Community Serenade band includes trumpets, saxophones, clarinet, keyboard, bass, drums, violin, and viola players led by local jazz cornet player, Matt Hill. Other members of the Community Serenade band include Laurie Ruberg, Frank Prebeg, Jim Kowalski, Lou Horacek, Vicki NeCastro, John Egan McAteer and Louis Hart.
The Community Serenade jazz band provides an engaging activity where traditional, modern, and popular music selected by the group is played and enjoyed with guidance from music director Hill. Providing a safe and welcoming opportunity for people of all ages to play instrumental music together helps promote individual wellness, social bonding, and community vitality.
The Community Serenade band practices weekly at Christ United Methodist Church in Wheeling. Local musicians interested in joining the band can contact Laurie Ruberg at lfruberg@gmail.com for information about the next practice, playlist, and upcoming performances.
For more information about WVIH and the performance, contact Debbie Jones, WVIH site manager, at (304) 238-1300 or Deborah.J.Jones@wv.gov.
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PHOTOGRAPH: Members of the Community Serenade band (left to right) Laurie Ruberg, Frank Prebeg, Jim Kowalski, Lou Horacek, Vicki NeCastro, John Egan McAteer, Louis Hart, and music director Matt Hill. Photo provided by the Community Serenade band.
