Rhinebeck Legion Band

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Welcome to the Rhinebeck Legion Band web site!  

These pages are designed to provide you with information about:

• our band
• our summer concerts

Please visit here throughout the summer for new information and up-dates.

We look forward to seeing you at our concerts!

2025 Season Soloists...

Greg McCurty (guest conductor) started on cornet in 4th grade, switching to tuba in 7^th grade and adding string bass before graduating from F.D.Roosevelt High School in 1970. He then attended Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam.  Over the years, Greg has been a member of numerous Hudson Valley groups, including The Last Chance Jazz Band, Mosaic, The Red Wing Blackbirds and the AFM Local 238 Marching Band (leader) & Concert Band.  He is retired from Vassar College after 31 years of employment. Currently, Greg performs with the Rhinebeck Legion Band (since 2021), The Bearcats Jazz Band, Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra, the Saugerties Community Band and the Kingston Rotary Band.

Zach Povall (guest conductor, vocal soloist) has been a member of the Rhinebeck Legion Band playing clarinet and bass clarinet since 2016.  He holds a B.M. in Music Education from SUNY Fredonia and is pursuing an M.P.S. in Social Justice Education studies from SUNY New Paltz.  Zach currently teaches Band at Marlboro Elementary School and Directs the Marlboro High School Drama Club Productions.  When not teaching, Zach enjoys writing music and has begun self-publishing his works with J.W.Pepper.  His recent publication, “Pulse of Triumph,” was premiered by the Rhinebeck Legion Band in 2024.

Noah Shulman (tuba soloist) is in his third season with the Rhinebeck Legion Band.  He started playing brass instruments when he was 5 years old.  After a growth spurt, he took up the tuba as his primary instrument. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, Noah studied privately with Phil Vanouse for most of his younger years and played with numerous groups, including the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and the River City Youth Brass Band. He currently studies privately with Alec Mawrence and plays with the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra. 

Elizabeth Van Kleeck (vocal soloist) joined the Rhinebeck Legion Band in 2022.  She began playing the flute in the 4^th grade with Connie Kessel, her teacher.  Elizabeth currently attends the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam for music education with a concentration in the vocal track.

 2025 Future Public Concerts: 

Previous Concerts: 

Wells Manor - CANCELED!

- Lawn Concert - 

Located off of Astor Drive at 6 Wells Manor Lane, Rhinebeck.

• 7:00 p.m. Concert is free and open to the public.
• Bring your own seating.
• We will set up next to the Community Center.
• If raining at concert time, the concert is canceled.
• See below for directions.

Rhinebeck Recreation Park

- Lawn Concert - 

Located next to the pool on Traver Lane, Rhinebeck.

• 7:00 p.m. Concert is free and open to the public.
• Bring your own seating.
• We will set up just south of the pool & Pavilion.
• If raining at concert time, the concert is canceled.
• See below for directions.

St. James' Episcopal Church

- Lawn Concert - 

Located on Rt. 9, across from the Vanderbilt Manson, Hyde Park.

• 7 p.m. Concert is free and open to the public.
• Bring your own seating.
• If raining at concert time, the concert will be held in the Parish Hall.
• St. James' Episcopal Church - link.
• See below for directions.

Clinton Alliance Church - Youth Center

- Lawn Concert - 

Located at 1191 Centre Road, Rhinebeck, behind the Youth Center Building.

• 7 p.m. Concert is free and open to the public.
• Bring your own seating.
• We will set up across the road from the Church on the lawn behind the Youth Center.
• If raining at concert time, the concert will be held in the Youth Center gym.
• See below for directions.

Linden Avenue Middle School

- Lawn Concert - 

Located at 65 W. Market Street, Red Hook.

• 7:00 p.m. Concert is free and open to the public.
• Bring your own seating.
• We will set up on the Linden Avenue side of the building.
• If raining at concert time, the concert is canceled.
• See below for directions.

Starr Library  

- South Lawn Concert - 

Located 68 W. Market Street, Rhinebeck.

• 6:45 p.m. Concert is free and open to the public.
• Bring your own seating.
• We will set up near the library's lower entrance.
• If raining at concert time, the concert is canceled.
• See below for directions.

St. Christopher's Catholic Church

- Lawn Concert - 

Located at corner of Rt. 9 & Garden Street, Red Hook.

• 6:45 p.m. Concert is free and open to the public.
• Bring your own seating.
• We will set up on the lawn between the church and the rectory.
• If raining at concert time, the concert is canceled.
• See below for directions.

1798 Quitman House 

- Lawn Concert & Ice Cream Social - 

Located on Rt. 9, just north of the 9/9G intersection, Rhinebeck.

• 6:30 p.m. Concert is free and open to the public.
• Bring your own seating.
• If raining at concert time, the concert is canceled.
• Quitman Resource Center link.
• See below for directions.