Schedule update! Shore Acres Parade

 Due to construction of the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, the July 4th parade at Shore Acres has been cancelled.  This will likely cancel us for next summer as well. 😞

2026 Schedule!

 The 2026 schedule is here! 

This years' Peruvian celebration will be at La Sagrada Familia (just down the street from Mt. Carmel). 

Note the earlier start times for Good Friday (this year and next). 

 Hope to see you this year!  

2025 Schedule (with notes!)

 Hello!  The new schedule is here! 

 

A few notes: 

-Wickliffe is a new performance this year.  We will be playing at the Italian American Club in Wickliffe from 5-7pm, with dinner afterward.

 -This years Holy Redeemer procession will be a short sidewalk procession only, with a limit of 12 players.  Look for Jesse's email for more details.

-This years Peruvian Celebration will be at Saint Michael's on Scranton.

 Hope to see you this summer!  

2024 Schedule (with notes)!

 Hello!  

Sorry this is a little late this year-our 2024 schedule is now available! 

A couple of notes about some of our jobs: 

Saturday night at Mt. Carmel- we will play one set sitting at 5:00 pm, take a short break, and then go out on the street at 6:00 pm.  Please bring a stand for the first set. 

The Peruvian procession goes from La Sagrada Familia to Mount Carmel one way, without returning. We will organize cars to return to the starting point. 

Don't forget parking for the Feast at Holy Rosary in Little Italy is particularly difficult. For the procession, it is best to arrive early at about 10:00 am, to get a good spot. In the evening, the streets will close at 6:00 pm-so be early and park close! 

Just a reminder-times shown are performance starting times-not job arrival times! Please allow yourself time to set up, get music, and be prepared to play on time.  Processions start after the completion of Mass, and may vary.  Please allow extra time (at least 20 minutes) for this uncertainty. 

Thank you, and see you this summer! 

2023 Schedule!

 Hello everyone! 

The 2023 schedule is here! 

If you were with us on Good Friday and received our schedule then, please note that there has been a change- we've added Holy Redeemer back in on June 11th (which just happens to be our next gig!) You will receive a reminder email from Jesse about a week before our next gig. 

(Good Friday, 2023)

Hope to see you in June!

2019 Schedule!

Hello Everyone!

Our 2019 schedule is here!  Most notable is we play for the Peruvians twice this year.  We will be at Sacred Family at the end of September, and again the following week at St. Michaels. 

Our season starts next week at Holy Redeemer in Collinwood.  Be on the lookout for emails from Jesse about our gigs. 

Hope to see you next week!

Lord of Miracles-Sacred Family

Hi Everybody!

Time for one last procession this year!  Sunday is the Lord of Miracles Peruvian procession at Sacred Family, near Mt. Carmel.  Step off is at 1:30 pm-please arrive early!

If you haven't already done so, please let Jesse know if you can make it!

See you Sunday!

The Feast: Rain or Shine!

Hey everyone!

Many thanks to those who were able to make it to the Feast today-we cannot do this without you!

Even though there is rain in the forecast for Thursday, we need to at least show up by 6 pm.  We will determine whether or not we play once we're there (there have been times when the weather clears up enough for us to play! )

See you tomorrow!

The Feast!!!

It's that time of year again!  Time for the Feast of the Assumption at Holy Rosary in Little Italy!!

The fun starts tomorrow with the procession starting at 11 am.  Please plan to arrive early-with all of the construction happening in the area and it being a normal workday for University Circle, parking will be at a premium.   Don't forget the sunscreen!

Evenings we will step off at 6 pm to walk the neighborhood.  We will have sit down concerts starting at 8:30 pm Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  No sit down on Saturday, but we will be in the candlelit procession starting around 9:30. 

Essential items for the Feast: lyres, music stands, water and Tide-2-Go (white shirts and marinara sauce do not go well together!) 😉 

If you haven't already done so, please let Jesse know if you can attend.

Hope to see you there!

Collinwood Celebration-Holy Redeemer

Hello Everyone!

Don't forget our next gig is the Collinwood celebration procession at Holy Redeemer this Sunday!  Please arrive by 11 to receive your music.  Remember your lyres and sunscreen!

If you haven't done so already, please email Jesse to let him know if you can attend-esp///secially if you play tuba!

See you Sunday!

Thank you and schedule update

Hello everyone!!

First of all, many thanks for those of you who were able to attend the 4th of July parade and Mt. Carmel!  We couldn't do this without you! 😊   Our next gig is at Holy Redeemer on August 5th-hope to see you there!

Second, there has been a slight change to our schedule this year- San Nicola at St. Rocco's was originally scheduled for Sunday, August 12th at 11:00am.   This has been moved to the following Sunday, August 19th at 1:00pm.  I've updated the schedule page and reminders will be sent via email and in person at Holy Redeemer. 

Everyone rest up their chops-the Feast is less than a month away!  😉

🎼🎵

Holy Redeemer-St. Anthony Procession

Hello everyone! 

It's time for another Italian Band procession!  This Sunday (June 10th) we will be at Holy Redeemer in Collinwood for their St. Anthony procession.   Step off is at 11:30 am, so please be there by 11:15 so you can get your music.  Standard white/black dress.

As always, if you haven't done so already, please email Jesse to let him know if you can attend.

Thanks, and see you Sunday!!

St. Marks!

Hello everyone!

Don't forget our first gig of the summer is tomorrow at St. Marks! If you haven't already done so, please email Jesse to let him know if you can make it.  This is an early one-step off is at 9:45am.  Please arrive early so you can get your music!

Hope to see you tomorrow!

2018 Schedule!

Hello everyone! 

The 2018 schedule is now up!  A couple of changes from last year, but old favorites (like the Feast!) are still on!

Thank you to everyone who turned out for the Good Friday procession back in March-we look forward to seeing you at our next gig, St. Mark's on June 3rd!

St. Rocco's Procession

Hi everyone!

Tomorrow is the procession at St. Rocco's. Step off is at 1 pm. Please arrive by 12:45 so you can get your music.   Don't forget your lyres!

Cultural Gardens Parade (71st Annual One World Day)

Hello everyone!

Here is the latest information we have on the parade on Sunday from Jesse.  Disregard any previous information.  Please him know if you will be there, and if you can be part of the small group that will play at the Italian Garden for an additional hour to 90 minutes.

PARKING:

Langston Hughes Library

10200 Superior Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44106

Please be at the library by 10:30 am!

 

Note this is on the south side of Superior, just west of E105St.  The satellite view from google maps shows a small parking lot (15-20 cars?)  Please consider car pooling. 

From this lot, there is a bus that will transport you and other parade members to the British Garden where you will line up for parade.

As the parade winds around and passes the Italian Garden on MLK on it’s way to the end of parade route, the 5-6 band members who will stay at the Italian Garden to play  will step out of the parade as it passes the lower level Italian Garden.The rest of the band continues to the end where they will be bussed back to the library parking lot.  The parade should start at noonish and end around 1pm.

The 5-6 band members will play at the Italian Garden lower level after the parade for an hour or so. After members done playing at Italian Garden, take the staircase on the lower level Italian Garden up to the top of the Italian Garden (East Blvd. level) and flag down one of the 13 seat golf carts to take you back to the British Garden where the bus will take you back to the Library Parking Lot.

The small group will leave the Italian Garden after playing around 2:30 pm so you have time to catch the golf cart on East Blvd. to transport you back to the British Garden where you catch the bus that takes you back to the Library Parking Lot. The bus to the British Garden only runs until about 3:15 pm.  ***Make sure you tell the bus driver when first coming that you need the bus to return later for you at the British Garden.

 

 

St. Rocco's San Nicola

Hello everyone!

Many thanks to everyone who made it out to the Feast last week-as always, we really appreciate it!  Jen Picciano from Channel 19 happened to be at one of the first houses we stopped at Sunday night, and posted a video of us playing to Facebook!  I posted them to our Facebook page, and I will try to post them here for the folks who are not on Facebook.

THIS SUNDAY!  August 21st is the San Nicola procession at St. Rocco's.  This is a very short procession around the church, followed by lunch and more playing!  Please arrive by 10:45am (no later than 11am).  Bring lyres, no stands.

If you haven't already, please let Jesse know if you can make it.

Hope to see you Sunday!

Feast, Night 2 Cancelled

Hello everyone!   Tonight's gig at the Feast has been cancelled due to bad weather.   Apologies to everyone-Mother Nature just did not want to cooperate tonight! 

See you all tomorrow night at 6!

SCHEDULE CHANGE! St. Rocco's San Nicola

Hello everyone!

First of all, many thanks to everyone who came to the first night of the Feast, despite the less than ideal weather conditions!  We got a little rained on, but nothing we couldn't handle! The crowd loved us!

For those of you who couldn't make it last night and missed the announcement-there has been a slight change in our schedule.  San Nicola at St. Rocco's, which was originally scheduled for tomorrow morning, has been postponed until next Sunday, August 21st.   I will update our schedule page to reflect the change.

Hope to see you all tonight!

The Feast 2016!

Hi Everybody!

 

Just a reminder that the Feast of the Assumption starts tonight at 6pm at Holy Rosary!   According to Jesse, we will have a ready room in the school as usual, probably on the 2nd floor.

 

The rough schedule:

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 6 pm -10 (ish)  Walk around the neighborhood, followed by a sit down concert, so bring both your lyres and stands.

Monday: Procession at 11 am, evening walk around and the closing candle-lit procession.  As usual, no sit down on the last night.  Lyres only!

If you haven't already done so, please let Jesse know what you can or cannot attend!

See you tonight!