Re: Re: Army Band "Pershing's Own" Tuba Vacancy


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Posted by Sad Commentary on March 28, 2002 at 12:30:42:

In Reply to: Re: Army Band "Pershing's Own" Tuba Vacancy posted by Chuck Jackson on March 27, 2002 at 22:27:35:

It's a sad commentary on our youth that so many players are ineligible for a service band because of their WEIGHT! If that's not an incentive to get in shape I don't know what is!

I'm far too old (my active duty service was as an artillery officer in the '70s), but if I were a young professional player I'd jump at the chance to play with one of the premier service bands. When I was at The Virginia Military Institute in the late '60s, I played under LTC Paul Beierly (sp) who had just retired after many years with the Army Field Band. A wonderful man and conductor, from whom I learned much, and who strongly encouraged my musical development.


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