Recent Events

2023 George Washington Dinner

A small group of us were proud to attend the Plattduetsche Volksfest's George Washington Dinner held in the Grand Ballroom.  Pictured here (from left to right): Carl Simonsen, Pete Lauth,  Harold Lorenzen, Bob Mutarelli, and Phil Fontana

The event had a great turnout from the member clubs for this year's honorees:

Richard Killian, Ferdinand Huber, and Larry Dittmer

Rest in Peace

 It is with sadness that we mourn the passing of Theresa "Resi" Ganzel, wife of our retired Tubist and charter member of the FMF - Peter Ganzel.  Rest in Peace, Resi! 

About Us

The musicians

The musicians

The musicians

Flugelhorn:

Pete Lauth

Jorge Lopez

Harold Lorenzen

Bob Mutarelli

Sonia Dittmeier

Nick Simonsen


Trumpet:

Rob Mutarelli


Tenor Horn:

Tom Hacker (Director)

Carl Simonsen

Uwe Greggersen

Sonja Greggersen


Baritone:

Marty Hartmann

Leo Hacker ( Retired)


Trombone:

Gene Dittmeier

Gilbert Sanchez 


Clarinet:

Phil Fontana

 Chrystal Conklin 


Tuba:

Sam Greaker

Hans Peter Ganzel (Retired)


Percussionist :

(SCHLAGZEUGER )

Fred Miehl

Our history

The musicians

The musicians

 In 1967, a common bond brought together 14 men with a plan that started from nothing more than the love of the German folk and brass music of their homeland.  These men wanted to continue playing the music and to keep alive the German musical tradition that they enjoyed in Germany; that first meeting lead to the formation of the Foehrer Musik Freunde.

Since that time our members have dedicated themselves to keeping that sound alive.  We are proud to say that many of these original musicians are still playing with the band today.  Our current group of musicians comes from various nationalities and spans three generations.   We all share the same love for the music and its traditions.

It is with great pride that we have spread our Gemütlichkeit at many festivals in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida and Germany. 

Our sound

The musicians

Our sound

Keeping brass band music (Blasmusik) alive....one fest at a time!

2023 Rehearsal and Performance Schedule

Location

2023 Performances

2023 Rehearsals

 All rehearsals are at:
Plattduetsche Park
1132 Hempstead Turnpike
Franklin Square, NY  11010
(516) 354-3131
and begin at  8:00 PM

unless otherwise specified.

2023 Rehearsals

2023 Performances

2023 Rehearsals

March 1st

March 15th

March 29th

April 12th

April 26th

May 3rd

May 10th

May 17th

May 24th

May 31st


2023 Performances

2023 Performances

2023 Performances

June 10th, 2:30 to 6:30

June 11th, 4:30 to 7:30

Long Island Bavarian Heritage Festival

Plattduetsche Park


July 9th (Time TBD)

Plattduetsche Volksfest

Plattduetsche Park

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