Belleville Philharmonic Percussion

The Belleville Philharmonic Society was founded on November 19th, 1866.   The Philharmonic presented its first concert on January 26, 1867. The Society's first conductor was Theodore Decker, who began the annual schedule of concerts that is unbroken to this day--making the Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra the nation's second oldest symphony orchestra in continuous operation.

Some of our percussion equipment, it seems, has been with the orchestra for almost as long as it has existed.  Our 32" timpani has seen much better days — most likely during the Nixon administration.  Our suspended cymbal and crash cymbals are dented.  Our concert snare drum is a beginner model, far from idea for concert use.

We are hoping to raise $5,000 to replace our 32" timpani, perform some upkeep and maintenance on the other timpani, replace our cymbals and snare drum, and hopefully aquire a new tam-tam/gong.

Any donation, no matter how big or small, will help the Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra carry on a nearly 150 year tradition of beautiful classical music.

Thank you,

eric kohn
percussionist
Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra