The Advocate Brass Band

The Advocate Brass Band of Danville has come a long way, baby, since it organized in 1987 to perform for a political rally sponsored by The Advocate-Messenger newspaper.
A 2001 trip to Trinidad included a performance in Venezuela. That trip made the sixth and seventh countries and the third continent for the band.
The band added the other countries during a tour of Europe in the summer of 2000. During the tour in July and August, the Advocate band performed in Herforst and Leimen, Germany, and in towns in Luxembourg, Belgium and The Netherlands.
Another big venture for the group was a visit to New Orleans. The band has about 35 members. Members of The Advocate Brass Band include internationally known trumpet player Vince DiMartino, as well as high school band directors, college students, physicians, engineers and retirees. George Foreman, who organized the first Great American Brass Band Festival in 1990, is the conductor.
Exploring the world of newspaper marches has resulted in several recordings for the band. The group's most recent release was "My Old Kentucky Home," where all the songs are related to Kentucky.
The other CDs cover a wide range of selections from probably the best known, "The Washington Post March," to the more local "Advocate-Messenger March," written in 1990 for the band.
The Advocate band usually performs in three spring concerts and three fall concerts in Danville.