(File Photo: Source for Photo: Christopher Lynch, music historian with the Center for American Music at the University of Pittsburgh, holds a piece of sheet music written by Charles Henry Pace, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh. Lynch and the university are coordinating a project to recognize the pivotal role Pace played in gospel music as an early pioneer of the genre. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) On April 1st, the Monaca Cornet Band will start rehearsals for the 2025 season at 7 p.m. The Monaca Cornet Bandroom will host participants on Tuesday evenings. A music stand is required. Anybody who wants to become new members must know how to read sheet music. For the age requirement, you must be at least in high school to participate. Auditions are not required and the instruments that they are looking for are mallet percussion, horns, and trumpets. You can also email monacacornet@gmail.com if you are interested. The concert schedule in 2025 for the Monaca Cornet Band has not been announced yet.