ColonialBand.org
About ColonialBand.org
The Leominster Colonial Band had its beginnings in 1910, five years before Leominster’s incorporation as a city. Gaspare Bisceglia, a 16 year-old apprentice bandmaster, immigrated to Leominster from his native San Giovanni, Italy and soon gathered together fellow immigrant musicians to form a band. Known originally as the "Banda Regione d'Italia," (Regional Italian Band), Biscegila molded it into an ensemble which could perform both intricate operatic arias and stirring patriotic marches.
