Louis J. Panella


Louis J. Panella was an American musician, composer, and teacher. He wrote many popular songs, both music and lyrics, and many pieces for concert bands. He was the brother of Frank Panella. Louis Panella played trumpet with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and taught trumpet at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. His best known composition is a concert band march, American Red Cross.

Partial list of songs

  • My Sunshine Rosie Rose
  • Love Tokens
  • That Spooky Rag Words: Geo E Roesch
  • Echoes of the Chimes
  • Pansy Blossoms
  • At the Dance
  • Wedding Day
  • Carolina Lullaby `Words by: Walter Hirsch
  • The Pitt Panther Hail to Pitt Words: Howard E. Reppert
  • Moonbeams
  • Dance of the Kewpies
  • The Woodpecker
  • An Old Familiar Song a tribute to Stephen Collins Foster, Lyrics by Devolco C. Potter

Partial list of works for band