The Great American Brass Band Festival

The conference also provides participants opportunities for interaction with the world-renowned presenters and performers in attendance. Papers will range in topic from Revolutionary War bands to the marches of John Philip Sousa and E.F. Goldman to the Golden Age of American bands at the time of Jules Levy and Patrick Gilmore. The topics chosen in connection with this theme should prove to have the widest appeal, including the specialist scholar and the average layman. Performances will include the U.S. Army “Pershing’s Own” Herald Trumpets in a spectacular multi-media event telling their service to the nation, as well as the famous Terry Everson, internationally renowned trumpet soloist.

Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 Registration 8:55 Welcome and Announcements: Ronald W. Holz, Conference Host 9:00 E.F.G. (Edwin Franko Goldman): Anatomy of a 1933 Leidzen March Ronald Holz Supported by ensemble from Lexington Brass Band 9:35 The Menace of Mechanical Music: John Philip Sousa and the Law Patrick Warfield 10:10 American Bands in the Era of Patrick S. Gilmore Frank Cipolla 10:45 Coffee Break—Fellowship—Exhibits 11:15 Flourishes and Fanfares for Presidents and World Leaders Performance and Special Presentation by The U.S. Army “Pershing Own” Herald Trumpets 12:15 Luncheon (Light music by ensemble from Lexington Brass Band) 1:30 The Inspector of Music Meets the French: Aspects of Fife and Drum Bands in the Revolutionary War Era Raoul Camus 2:15 A War of Blasters: The Great Coney Island Cornet—Trombone Confrontation of 1880 George Foreman 3:00 Coffee Break—Fellowship—Exhibits 3:30 Performance and Special Presentation by Terry Everson 4:10 – 4:40 Panel Discussion With Audience By Today’s Presenters and Performers

Pre-registration: $50.00 per person.

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