Buffalo Valley Brass

Judith Blee - Trumpet

David Heberlig - Trumpet

Karen Mansfield - French Horn

W. Thomas Mecouch - Trombone

John P. Letteer - Tuba

The BUFFALO VALLEY BRASS, organized in 1982, is comprised of musicians from Lewisburg, Mifflinburg, and State College.  Their repertoire includes Christmas, classical, Dixieland, folk, jazz, spirited marches, patriotic, pop, and religious music. The Brass has performed in many central Pennsylvania communities as well as at the State College First Night, Mifflinburg’s Christkindl Market, and even at the White House in Washington, D.C.   Additionally, their performances have included their annual Christmas Concerts with the Buffalo Valley Singers, church services, school assembly programs, building dedications, arts festivals, weddings, summer concerts in the park, dinner entertainment for service clubs, and shopping mall concerts.  Organizations or persons interested in engaging the BVB should contact John P. Letteer, Lewisburg @ 570-523-3756 or any member of the quintet.

Judy Blee (trumpet & piccolo trumpet) lives in Lewisburg and is a retired music teacher from the Lewisburg Area School District.  David Heberlig (trumpet), also from Lewisburg, is a retired elementary principal from the Lewisburg School District and a former instrumental music teacher and band director.  Karen Mansfield (French horn) lives in State College and is Director of Hotels for the HFL Corporation, which owns and operates the State College Comfort Suites and Sleep Inn.  Tom Mecouch (trombone) resides in Mifflinburg and is a counselor at Lewisburg’s Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School.  John Letteer (tuba), also a resident of Lewisburg, is a retired elementary and middle school instrumental music teacher and band director from the Lewisburg Area School District.