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| The Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band is gearing up for its first concert in more than two years. |
September 8, 2022
on NPR's Morning Edition
Community bands date back to the American Revolution. The Association of Concert Bands estimates that there are more than 1,000 of them around the country. Several have been playing since the 19th Century, including The Allentown Band in Pennsylvania, which began in 1828. The pandemic has battered these amateur bands but they're getting back to performing, especially after Labor Day.
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