South Shore Band -An adult community band serving Staten Island, NY

We are now back to our regular weekly Monday evening rehearsal schedule at The Reformed Church of Huguenot Park, 5475 Amboy Road (at Huguenot Ave.)

The South Shore Band is a volunteer adult community band based in Staten Island, N.Y. New members are always invited to join.

Our members include professionals, amateurs, and some musicians who had long been away from active playing. All find the South Shore Band an ideal way to continue with active ensemble playing. We offer a relaxing and friendly atmosphere and now have over 40 active members.

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Our mission: "To provide a supportive and inspiring community band environment where musicians can share in the growth of musical expression, performance, and service to the community".

The South Shore Band offers service to our local communities through concerts, performing at civic events...and other occasions where we can deepen the general public's appreciation for live performance and instill a greater pride in our community.

Rob Butler is our new Music Director. Rob has been with our band since 1998 leading our Percussion Section. He has a Master's Degree in Percussion Performance from Brooklyn College, is Organist for St. Christopher/St. Margaret Mary RC Church, teaches music in a number of Catholic Elementary School's across Staten Island, has been Music Director for a number of Community Theatre and High School musical productions, and has arranged a number of musical scores for our band. We are fortunate to have someone with Rob's vast experiences taking up the baton duties for the South Shore Band.

Rehearsals are held every Monday evening at The Reformed Church of Huguenot, 5475 Amboy Road, Staten Island, NY 10312 (at Huguenot Avenue). We continue to rehearse throughout the summer time as well. For more information please contact Ann-Marie Leonard, Band President at 718-356-6865, via email, or call/text my mobile number at 646-436-1918. New members interested in joining are invited to visit us at any weekly Monday evening rehearsal.

Click on "Schedule of Events" within our site to learn more about upcoming appearances for the Band.

Site Last Updated: 5/02/2025

"Current conditions": Weekly rehearsals resumed Monday, June 14, 2021 after a 15 month COVID pause on a "conditional basis". Until further notice in order to return to rehearsing members must be fully vaccinated (at least 14 days prior to returning), have not been in contact with anyone testing COVID positive recently, and adhere to our hosts "off limits" areas within the building(s). Mask wearing is optional. For our added safety, a portable air filtration system will be used during our rehearsal time.

Effective Oct 7, 2019 we are welcomed into our new permanent rehearsal home at The Reformed Church of Huguenot, 5475 Amboy Road, Staten Island, NY 103012 (at Huguenot Avenue). Thank you Rev. Troia and the congregation of The Reformed Church of Huguenot for your generous hospitality for our community group. We celebrate these new beginnings.

Jan 15, 2019: No longer welcoming our community band, we were required by St. Paul's UMC to move out of our long time rehearsal "home". Thank you Gateway Community Outreach for welcoming us until we found a more permanent space to call "home".

In late June 2018, the band was honored to receive citations of appreciation from the Boy Scouts of America as well as from Beauvais Hudson American Legion Post for our music support on behalf of our community.

The South Shore Band is excited to welcome new and returning members to our community band family. We always have space for more new people so come on down to visit with us and learn more about our community band.

The South Shore Band welcomed:

Thomas Meaders back to our Bass Clarinet section July 27, 2015
Kevin Kosakevitch on Stand-up Bass on February 22, 2016
Matthew Sullivan to our Oboe Section in June 2017
Yuri Levitsky to our Clarinet Section in 2017
Denise Canlon to our Flute/Picc Section on June 14, 2021
Krissy Murnieks back to our Flute Section on June 21, 2021
Kathy Murnieks back to our Alto Sax Section on June 29, 2021
John Coangelo to our Flute Section on August 9, 2021
Matt Pecora to our Percussion Section on September 27, 2021
Terry Shields to our Flute Section on March 28, 2022
Mahasin Pomarico to our Trombone Section on July 11, 2022
Pat Ricardella to our Flute Section in January 2023
John Baranello to our Tenor Sax Section in March 2023
Leo Freynk to our Bassoon Section in March 2023
Shaina Fox to our Baritone Horn Section in May 2023
Christina Romano to our Flute Section in May 2023
Sara Stein returning to our Flute Section in June 2023
Carole Santarsiere returning to our Flute Section in June 2023
Jim DeFranceso returning to our Clarinet Section in October 2023
Malcolm Stokes to our Trumpet Section in April 2024
Tim Fung to our Trombone Section July 22, 2024
Justin Hernandez to our Trumpet Section in August 2024.
Nick Geller to our Tuba Section on Sept 9, 2024
Ember Ollom to our Baritone Horn Section on Jan 27, 2025
Tom Ostrand to our Clarinet Section on Jan 27, 2025

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To get a sense of the music that we are currently rehearsing you can click on “Folder Music List” to view the content of our rehearsal folders. This music list is updated regularly as music is added to our folders as we progress in various concert performance preparations (note: march book music is not included in this listing).

New members are welcome in all sections. We are in particular need for added members to the following sections: Trombone/Low Brass and Percussion. Can always use added French Horns as well.

You can click on “Schedule of Events” for information regarding 2025 appearance dates as well as the 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 & 2008 schedules. The scheduling process is always quite active with many of our events being ongoing commitments year after year. If you are interested in having the band perform please contact us early as our calendar of events that we are able to accept fills quickly.