Community Music Since 1943

Hollis Town Band

Announcements

First Rehearsal for 2025-2026 Season!

Our first rehearsal for the season is Wednesday, September 3 - 7:30 PM on the second floor of the Hollis Town Hall.

We're always delighted to welcome new players!

For more information, please contact our director David Bailey, htbdirector@gmail.com or call at (603) 883-2448

Annual Concerts

A Christmas, Chanukah, Winter, Kwanza, New Year's, Whatever You Want to Call it Concert

The band's annual "Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, Winter, New Year, Whatever You Want To Call It Concert" is held at the Hollis-Brookline High School Auditorium.

The concert is cosponsored by the band and the Women's Fellowship of the Hollis Congregational Church.. The price of admission is one non-perishable food item, to be donated to local homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Refreshments may also be purchased before the concert and during intermission.

The concert features a wide variety of works for band and chorus, including symphonic pieces and popular holiday classics. Included each year are a sing-along and a rousing rendition of Handel's Messiah.

Accompanying the band in many of the pieces is a chorus, whose members are drawn from the surrounding area. If you would like to participate in the chorus, rehearsals start in mid-October from 7:30 to 8:15 PM on Wednesdays.

No auditions - if you're breathing, you're in!

Pops Concert

The Annual Pops Concert is held at the Alpine Grove Banquet Facility, near the junction of Routes 111 and 111A in Hollis.

Start off spring right with an afternoon of fine music and fine desserts, surrounded by friends and neighbors.

Throughout the concert, an enticing dessert buffet fills the center of the Alpine Grove; it is open to all ticket-holders.

An entire table may be reserved If you have a group of 10 - just let us know.

Strawberry Festival

The band's annual Strawberry Festival is always held on the 4th Sunday in June from 2pm until 4pm on Monument Square in the middle of the village of Hollis. The Strawberry Festival is cosponsored by the band and the Hollis Woman's Club. In the event of rain, the Strawberry Festival is held inside Hollis Brookline Middle School on Rt. 122.

The band program consists of a variety of marches, symphonic, popular and patriotic pieces - admission is free.

The Hollis Woman's Club will be selling strawberry shortcakes and sundaes made with Hollis-grown strawberries, just-baked shortcakes, fresh whipped cream and delicious ice cream.

Apple Festival

The band's annual Apple Festival is held on the first Sunday of October on Monument Square in the center of Hollis, NH It is cosponsored by the band and the Hollis Brookline Junior Cavaliers. In the event of rain the Apple Festival is held inside Hollis Brookline Middle School.

The band program consists of a variety of marches, symphonic pieces, and popular music - admission is free.

Available for purchase are home-made apple pies (baked by band members and members of the Hollis Woman's Club), home-made apple crisp, and Ice Cream.

A raffle will be held for various prizes, including the ever-popular chance to conduct the band in "The Stars and Stripes Forever".

Players Wanted!

Interested in playing with the Hollis Town Band?

We'd be delighted to have you join us. All that we ask is that you have a band instrument, be able to play sixteenth-notes and read music. The skill level of band members ranges from novice to semi-professional, but what we're most interested in is having fun making music. We rehearse most Wednesday evenings ( Wednesday after Labor Day through the third Wednesday in June ) from 7:30 to 9:00PM on the second floor of the Hollis Town Hall.

The band has performances throughout the year from
September through July but we take August off completely.

For more information, please contact our band director

David Bailey

htbdirector@gmail.com

(603) 883-2448

About The Band

The Hollis Town Band was founded in 1943 to provide Hollis, New Hampshire area students with an opportunity to play in a band. Initially called the Hollis Church School Band, the band gained its current name in 1965.

Over the years, the band has provided area students and adults with an opportunity to grow together musically while performing a wide variety of music. Currently, the band includes 80 members from Hollis and many surrounding towns in southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts.

In addition to providing the opportunity for local students to perform in a band, the Hollis Town Band also sponsors the Schellenberg-Twichell-Jeynes Memorial Scholarship, given in the spring to deserving band members entering college or attending music camps. The scholarship is named in memory of longtime members and supporters of the band.