The Philadelphia Freedom Band presents: Unity in Rhythm
Join the Philadelphia Freedom Band's concert band on Sunday, May 5th, for our spring concert playing a selection of dances from around the world. Featuring music from Carol Brittin Chambers, Yasuhide Ito, Alfred Reed, Nubia Jaime-Donjuan, and Michele Fernandez.
Reserve your seat today – click here for tickets!
🗓️ Sunday, May 5, 2024
⏰ 4:00PM
🎟 $20
📍Old First Reformed Church (151 N 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106)
Concert Band
Our concert band holds two concerts annually, one in spring and the other in winter. We present a vast range of music, from classical pieces to pop tunes, centered on an interesting theme. Past themes include: A Compendium of Beasts, The Tonic of Nature, Roaring Twenties, PFB in SPACE, Elements, and Water is Life.
Marching Band
Join our marching band or color guard for our 2024 marching band season! We're so excited to debut our new marching uniforms in May 2024.
Our marching band performs all year long. Check us out at one of our upcoming events – see our calendar for more details!
You can join at any time. We're always welcoming new musicians, color guard members, or volunteers to serve as band aides.
2019 group in front of City Hall.
Contact Marching Band Manager Glenn Scarborough glenn@philadelphiafreedomband.com or Drum Major Sophie Tenaglia-Neil drummajor@philadelphiafreedomband.com for more information.
Join us for our Concert Band spring season – rehearsals begin February 5, 2024!
Practice is Mondays 7-10pm and is located at The Lutheran Church of The Holy Communion, 2111 Sansom St. Philadelphia, PA, 19103.
Contact us with any accessibility/accommodation questions or requests.
We strongly recommend at-home COVID-19 testing before attending each practice. We also have split masks you can use; they are optional at practices. Please stay home if you are not feeling well. Our COVID-19 policy can be found here. Help keep our community safe!
Please keep our practice space cleaner than you found it!
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates. Check out PFB's YouTube channel for throwbacks to parades and concerts past, plus a couple of exciting virtual videos!
Band members, join the internal BAND app for information, day-of event coordination, and community building (see the Member Info page).
A big congratulations to our Jazz Ensemble on their amazing first concert! 🎉
The concert, directed by Esau Jones and hosted by Balena Canto, was held on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 at the Lutheran Church of The Holy Communion.
Jazz Band resumes in February with 2nd and 4th Mondays 9:30-10p after Concert Band for the May 5th concert. The primary Jazz season resumes August 5th 7-10p for a November 2nd, 2024 concert.
We are a proud member of Pride Bands Alliance (formerly the Lesbian & Gay Band Association).
We are supported by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, providing general operating funds from the city of Philadelphia.
We are supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
We are supported by the Jon Sims Endowment Fund.