1 of that year when the group opened its first headquarters in what was Anthony Hall on the northeast corner of Ferry and Liberty streets. Mary Brock, all straight from London and all under 30 years old, who created the first Salvation Army in Schenectady in 1883. The festivities are all part of the Schenectady corps’ 130th anniversary celebration. A former cornet soloist with the group, Waiksnoris has been conducting the band since 1992 and has overseen tours all over the U.S. The New York City Staff Band is celebrating its 125th anniversary and is led by bandmaster Ronald Waiksnoris. “While the Staff Band is performing one of their big fancy tunes, our kids’ group is going to join right in with them. “Our kids, probably about 15 of them, will get the chance to play with a world-renowned band, and that should be a wonderful time,” said Jones.

Also on Saturday, at the United Methodist Church in Schenectady, the Schenectady corps’ junior group will perform with the Salvation Army’s highly regarded New York City Staff Band. Eric Jones, Schenectady’s bandmaster and the Salvation Army’s divisional music director for all of upstate New York, has been getting both his adult and junior musicians ready for the 2013 “kettle season.” On Wednesday morning, the adult group will play at the Army’s annual “Kettle Breakfast” at Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia and then perform again on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. It won’t be from rooftops, but Schenectady’s Salvation Army bands will be plenty busy this week. WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 603 State St., Schenectady WHAT: A concert celebrating the Schenectady Citadel’s 130th anniversary Salvation Army’s New York City Staff Band

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