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Singer Band Membership is open to all musicians who enjoy playing brass, woodwind and percussion instruments. We rehearse, or play concerts weekly, as noted on our Events page. Musicians of all ages who can play band music at the high school-graded level are encouraged to join us.

Concerts are open to the public unless noted otherwise on our Events Page.


The repertoire of the The Singer Band consists of a variety of styles, including big band standards, marches, show tunes, popular hits, novelty numbers, and classical favorites.


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The Singer Band of Mechanicsburg, PA is an all-volunteer concert band, based near Harrisburg in Central Pennsylvania. The band was originally known as the Keystone Band but changed its name to the Seventh Pennsylvania Voluntary Infantry Band when its members joined the service during the Civil War. 
After the war, the band reorganized under the direction of David Singer and became the Singer Cornet Band. This is the early history of one of the oldest town bands in Central Pennsylvania.

The Singer Band is supported by the Mechanicsburg Recreation Board.
Singer Band History
Our Director
Meet Walter "Wally" Choplick 
On behalf of the Band Officers, we welcome Mr. Walter Choplick as our new director and at the same time, thank Denny for serving as our director since the Spring of 2017.
  
Walter Choplick is a 2012 graduate of Lebanon Valley College earning both a Bachelor of Arts in Music (trumpet) and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. He earned his Master’s of Music in Wind Conducting from Messiah College in 2016. 
  
 Currently, Wally is enrolled at Concordia University - Wisconsin pursuing a Doctor of Education in Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement. 
Currently, Wally is working at Lebanon Valley College as a Career Coach. Prior to LVC, he taught 7-12 band, as well as general music studies in the Shenandoah Valley School District. Wally then moved on to the Gettysburg Area School District teaching 7-12 band. 
  
Wally has played with the UNICO, now the Upper Schuylkill Band out of Shenandoah, PA. He also played with the Ringgold Band from Reading, PA, known infamously as “The Band that Killed Sousa.” 
  
The Band Officers