2002 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.

This theme of this year's conference will be the exchange of music between Europe and the United States.

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PROGRAM

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

9:15 a.m.
P. S. Gilmore: Irish/American Bandmaster
Frank Cipolla

9:45 a.m.
Grafulla, Noll, and Cappa:
Bandmasters of the Famous Seventh Regiment
Raoul Camus
Professor Emeritus, City University of New York, 
New York, NY

10:15 a.m.
Break

10:45 a.m.
Frederick Innes: Trombonist, Bandmaster, and Composer
George Foreman
Associate Professor of Humanities, Center College
Danville, Kentucky

11:15 a.m.
Performance Works by Gilmore, Grafulla, and Innes
Advocate Brass Band
Danville, Kentucky

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

1:30 p.m.
John Philip Sousa: Musician for the World
Paul Bierley
Historian and Author
Westerville, Ohio

2:00 p.m.
Performance
United States Marine Band Brass Quintet
Washington, DC

2:30 p.m.
Break

3:00 p.m.
The Jullien Project: An Update
John Graziano
Professor of Music, The City College and Graduate Center
City University of New York
New York, NY

George Foreman

John Laverty
Director of Bands, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

3:45 p.m.
Performance
The Munich Trumpet Ensemble
Munich, Germany

Location: Weisiger Theatre of the Norton Center for the Arts; Centre College; Danville, Kentucky

Fee:  $35 covers all conference materials and presentations, as well as lunch and refreshments at the morning and afternoon breaks.

EARLY REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED!

For more information, contact:
Debra Hoskins
Norton Center for the Arts; Centre College
Danville, Kentucky 40422
(859) 236-4692 or toll free 877-448-7469