The Praise Band was organized in
August of 2003 with much help from Brian Hildreth, Robert Young,
and the Music Leadership Team with the appointment of Mick & Alison Hansler as co-directors, and $5,000.00 worth of instruments and sound equipment to get started. Mick & Alison began Asbury's first praise band and got us on our feet with the more current compositions and style. Under their leadership the group grew to about 8-10. Their style was a more electric sound that supported a solo leader with back-up singers.
Brian Hildreth assumed leadership for the band in January of 2006, and under his direction the group grew quite a bit with a style leaning more towards a folk ensemble. They added a couple more singers, two more guitar players, a keyboard player, and electric bass. In September 2006 Robert Young came on board as our musical director continuing our positive movement as an ensemble. At present we are eight singers strong, flute, keyboard, percussion, bass guitar, three amplified acoustic guitars, and Jim Belestri, the best sound tech guy on this side of the Shore. The sound is good and we enjoy praising God every Sunday with our skills and abilities. God is good to us.
If you would enjoy connecting with us in any way... to help support our ministry, or the possibility of becoming a member of the band, etc., please feel free to say hello after worship, or you are more than welcome to call the church office and speak with Robert Young or connect with him at robert@asburyweb.org; or you are also more than welcome to connect with Brian Hildreth at hildreth5@comcast.net. God bless.
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