Musicians
Bringing Music to Life Since 1829
Music Director - Fred Hughes
Fred’s 50-year career as a musician that
began at age 12 in The New Holland
Band. His father, Fred Sr., played tuba in
the band and young Fred accompanied
his father to rehearsals and
performances from his earliest
recollections. Before he could perform in
The New Holland Band, he pulled the
bass drum on parades and the annual
Memorial Day Pilgrimage. He began
studying keyboards and low brass at the
age of 8 and by age
12 was performing alongside his father in
the New Holland and Bainbridge Bands
on tuba and in his dad’s jazz group on
organ.
Fred has performed in all 50 states,
Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, and
Europe. He was a member of the First
Army and Eighth Army Bands as a tuba
player, and pianist for the Army’s premier
touring jazz ensemble - - the Jazz
Ambassadors. A sampling of the jazz
festivals at which he has performed
include the Newport, Montreux, Nice and
North Sea Jazz Festivals. He has
conducted symphony orchestras to
include the Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Cincinnati Pops and Chicago Lyric Opera
Orchestras. He can be heard on over 30
recordings and his book, The Jazz Pianist:
Left Hand Voicings and Chord Theory was
originally published by Warner Brothers
Publications and is now available from
Alfred Publications. For Fred’s complete
biography visit fredhughes.com.
Fortunate to have many great teachers
and mentors in his life, Fred’s
experiences as a young apprentice in the
community and professional
organizations of Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania provided the opportunity
and training that have shaped him into
the musician he is today.
Leon Hillard - Assistant Music Director
Leon Hillard is the Assistant Director and
Swing Band director for The New Holland
Band. He is a graduate of Elizabethtown
College and West Chester University in
Music Education who retired from public
school teaching as an instrumental music
instructor in 2011. He is currently an
adjunct trumpet professor at
Elizabethtown College, plays with the
Dave Stahl Sacred Orchestra, and
continues to teach privately in the Gap
and New Holland area.
Flute/Piccolo
Georgia Dimaano
Flute
Beth Ann Shirk
Kate Wenrich
Anna D'Agostino
Oboe
Rebecca Hartranft
Brian Hammond
Bassoon
Shannon Jarvis
Susan Herr
Clarinet
Robert Hoch
Suzanne W. Haddon
Fred Spaziani Jr.
Sarah Orton
Lisa Ann Summers
Frances Mesko
Chelsea Lenz
Michele Nisula
Dakota Summers
Cameron Frank
Madi Ament
Mike Chapman
Deborah Foote
Eb Clarinet
Katherine Hoch
Bass Clarinet
Dorothy Meck
Saxophone
Warren Daugherty
Thomas Daugherty
Kathryn Michalowski
Skyler Orton
James Hartranft
Horn
Jonathan Rehrer
Meredith Good
James Johnston
John Grumbine
David Dishong
Cornet/Trumpet
Leon Hillard
Laura Good
Caleb Good
Emma Kauffman
Jay Boyer
Kathy Kirchoff
Cecilia Stoltzfus
Jeff King
Bruce Wanner
Cody Mellinger
Trombone
Rodger Anderson
Ron Evans
Fred Nisula
Alan Krock
Jude Kauffman
Sandy Harris - Bass Trombone
Euphonium
John R. Zimmerman
D. Michael Ressler
Janice Mills
Carson Lefever
Tuba
George W. DeMers
Bruce Smith
Saraiah Hoover
Bill Handy
Percussion
Glenn I. Gordon
Richard Fitz
Chuck Vollherbst
Kerry Moyer
Ryan Fegley
Don Reed
Librarian
Joyce S Hutt
Emeritus Members
Arthur A. Futer, Bass Drummer
Marlin Houck, Music Director
Dr. Kenneth Laudermilch, Music Director
Isaac Witwer, Founder of the Band
George W. Weaver, Trumpeter
Samuel O. Zimmerman, Music Director
Life Members
Clarence Bowers
Geoffrey L. Davis
Arthur A. Futer
Robert I Rentz
Charles and Martha (Marty) Roland
James W. Stauffer, Jr.
J. Michael Terry
George and Nancy Weaver
William L. Weaver
A.J. Young
Honorary Members
Mr. and Mrs. Luther G. Baumbach
Mr. G. Keith Funk, Jr.
Dr. Henry Gas
Mrs. Violet Helenthal
Dr. Kenneth Laudermilch
Dr. and Mrs. Ray E. Martin
Herr Kurt Schnakenbuerg
Mr. Richard A. Tshudy
Mrs. Esther Weil
He was an associate instructor for the All-
American Youth Honors Band during the
1980's with performances throughout
Europe, Mexico and Hawaii. He has
performed in many show bands through
the last four decades, performing songs
from the 1960's to present day music.
We would like to thank the following
organizations for their generous
support of our mission . . .
Isaac Witwer Award
2023 - United Veterans Council of New Holland
2024 - New Holland Area Historical Society