Member Spotlight Red Hill Band June 6, 2025

125th Anniversary Concert Soloist Blair Beard

Blair Beard, a member of the band for 35 years, is a soloist with the band for his second time. Blair started playin with the band in 1969, took a leave of absence from the band to teach on Long Island, NY and then start a family.

Returning to the band he has served as Business Manager, Personnel Coordinator, President, and now Vice President.

Beard, now retired, taught instrumental music for 42 years. He attended classes at Manchester College and holds a B.S. in Music Education and a Master of Music from West Chester University. He also attended Villanova University and for the past 12 years served as a woodwind repair technician.

Red Hill Band

When the Red Hill Band formed in 1900, our intent was to provide enjoyable entertainment to families in our community. Since then our community has experienced many changes, but our intent has remained unchanged. With about 15 performances each summer, the Red Hill Band entertains crowds of all ages throughout the Montgomery County area. Our artistic mission is to continue the tradition of band concerts in parks and at civic and social events, playing marches, show tunes and other traditional concert band music.