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The Penn State Behrend Concert Band’s annual spring performance will be held Tuesday, April 18, at 8 p.m. in McGarvey Commons at the college.

Take a musical journey with the Behrend Concert Band

The Penn State Behrend Concert Band’s annual spring performance will be held Tuesday, April 18, at 8 p.m. in McGarvey Commons at the college. The program, titled “Journeys” is intended to be a musical travelogue across several continents.
The Penn State Behrend Concert Band’s annual spring performance will be held Tuesday, April 18, at 8 p.m. in McGarvey Commons at the college.

Behrend Concert Band

The Penn State Behrend Concert Band’s annual spring performance will be held Tuesday, April 18, at 8 p.m. in McGarvey Commons at the college. The program, titled “Journeys,” is intended to be a musical travelogue across several continents.

A portrait of Beth Potter, an associate professor of microbiology at Penn State Behrend.

Beth Potter, with Purple Martins

Beth Potter, an associate professor of microbiology at Penn State Behrend, studies the microflora on bird eggs. To get the eggs, she is trying to lure a colony of Purple Martins to the college.

A close-up of Purple Martin hatchlings at Penn State Behrend

Purple Martins at Penn State Behrend

Purple Martins were hatched at Penn State Behrend in 2015 and again in 2016. Beth Potter, an associate professor of microbiology at the college, studies the microflora that coats the birds' eggs.