DAVE NEITH ORCHESTRA

THE DAVE NEITH ORCHESTRA WAS ORIGINALLY THE BETHLEHEM ELKS BAND IN THE 1940'S. USUALLY PERFORMED AT LOCAL WELCOME HOME EVENTS FOR UNTIED STATES GI'S RETURNNING HOME FROM OVERSEAS IN WORLD WAR II. THIS ORGINAZTION CHANGED TO THE LEADERSHIP OF DAVE NEITH. THE DAVE NEITH ORCHESTRA HAS PERFORMED AT MUSIKFEST TWICE. WE PERFORM REGULARLY AT THE ROSE GARDEN IN BETHLEHM, WEST PARK IN ALLENTOWN, MEUSER PARK WILSON, PA WINDGAP PARK AND OTHER AREA CONCERTS. WE PERFORMED AT THE BIG BAND SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER IN DALLAS PA, NAYLOR WINERY SUMMER SOUNDS, NISSLEY WINERY SOUNDS ON THE LAWN, HOTEL HERSHEY BIG BAND DANCES, LANDSFORD, PHILLIPSBURG CATHOLIC, LIBERTY H.SCHOOL CLASS REUNIONS. ANNUALLY PLAY THE V.I.P. LEHIGH AUTO SHOW AT STABLER ARENA. AFTER WE LOST OUR LEADER DAVE NEITH TO CANCER, 2 MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WERE ASKED TO CO-LEAD THE BAND AND KEEP THE DAVE NEITH ORCHESTRA NAME AND IT'S MUSIC ALIVE, RICK WASALICK & STEVE LOMBARDI. RICK HAS TRAVELED WITH THE US AIR FORCE BAND TROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND IS OUR VOCALIST. STEVE IS FROM BERKLEE COLLEGE BOSTON, MASS. AND HAS TRAVELED WITH BUDDY RICH AND DIZZY GILLISPIE. AS ALWAYS OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP THE BIG BAND ERA ALIVE! WE ALWAYS PLAY WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR AND DANCE TO. GOOD DANCE MUSIC.