2001 Band History Conference

Centre College and the Great American Brass Band Festival invite you to participate in this unique conference devoted to American Band History.

The conference will be presented 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 15, in Weisiger Theatre of the Norton Center for the Arts on the campus of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.

This year's conference investigates topics ranging from Sousa to Custer's Seventh Cavalry Band.

The registration fee of $35.00 covers all conference materials and presentations, as well as the picnic lunch and refreshments at the morning and afternoon breaks. Early registration is recommened. Other events of the Great American Brass Band Festival will continue through Sunday, June 17.

Click here for registration form.

PROGRAM

9:00 a.m.
Introduction and Overview
Frank Cipolla, Program Chair
Professor Emeritus, SUNY Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

9:15 a.m.
The Story Behind Our National March
Paul Bierley
Historian and Author
Westerville, Ohio

9:45 a.m.
Soprano Soloists with the Sousa Band
Charles Conrad
Director, Indiana Wind Symphony and
Indianapolis Youth Wind Ensemble
Indianapolis, Indiana

Ann C. Conrad
Director of Choral Music
Carmel High School
Carmel, Indiana

10:15 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m.
Jullien and The Band: Arrangements of His Orchestral Works
John Graziano
Professor of Music, The City College and
Graduate Center, City University of New York
New York, New York

11:15 a.m.
The Wind Ensemble and Its Players
Frederick Fennell
Conductor Laureate, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
Siesta Key - Sarasota, Florida

11:45 p.m.
Picnic and Outdoor Concert
Olde Towne Brass
Huntsville, Alabama

1:00 p.m.
Willow Grove Park Concerts: 1896-1925
Frederick P. Williams
Historian/Discographer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1:30 p.m.
"Play Something We Can Dance To": Band Music and The Dance
Raoul Camus
Professor Emeritus, City University of New York
New York, New York

Renée Camus
Adjunct Lecturer, American University Library Technician
Library of Congress
Washington, DC

2:30 p.m.
Break

3:00 p.m.
The Seventh Cavalry Band: Custer's Own
Stephen K. Charpie
Professional Musician and Researcher
Los Angeles, California

The New Custer Brass Band
Los Angeles, California