Past Directors
The very first Red Lion School Band came into existence during the 1933-1934 academic year with the first concert held on March 11, 1934 in the Red Lion Opera House (eventually known as the Municipal Building) located on the corner of First Avenue & Charles Street. Below is a list of band directors for the past 86 years and the number of years they served as high school band director.
1933-1934 Louise Hetrick (1 year)
1934-1935 Ruth Whitmore (1 year)
1935-1936 Gerald Woerner (1 year)
1936-1943 H. Richard Diehm (7 years)
1943-1948 Karl Forssmark (5 years)
1948-1956 Robert Surplus (8 years)
1956-1969 George A. Ward (13 years)
1969-1986 John E. Gouker (17 years)
1986-1987 Robert Slamp (1 year)
1987-1995 Clay M. Sattazahn (8 years)
1995-present Curtis H. Crone (24 years)
Red Lion Area Senior High School Band Directors
Taken at the band's 75th Anniversary Concert in May 2009
Pictured left to right: Robert Slamp, John E. Gouker, Jeffery A. Wise, George A Ward (seated),
Curtis H. Crone, Clay M. Sattazahn
