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February
The Ram’s Horn
Army Field Band And Chorus To Perform
The U S. Army Field Band and Chorus will perform In the White-
vllle High School Auditorium, Friday, March 17, at 8 p. m. This
event is sponsored by the Fine Arts Concert Series and is open to
^The*^U*^*S Army Field Band of Washington, D. C„ is consider^
by music critics to be one of the most proficient and distinctive musi
cal organizations now appearing before the PubUc*
The Army Field Band travels thousand of mUes each year as the
representative band of the Departmentof the Army, and the bandsmen
are famous as ‘The Kings of the Highway.'
The band is composed of approximately 100 of the Army s finest
musicians. Many have studied at the country's finest conserva
tories and schools of music, and some had played with symphonies
and leading dance orchestras before entering the service. All have
been specially selected for assignment to the band.
Major Wilmont N. Trumbull of Arlington, Virginia, the presem
commanding officer and director, assumed this position on August
^*TOe band's concert repeirtolre Is designed to appeal to audiences
everywhere. There are classical, seml-classical ^ popular
selections, choral arrangements, novelty numbers, and of course
military marches. On Its tours abroad, the works of American com
posers have been stressed as an example of our culture. Composi
tions by natives of the country where the band appeared were in
cluded in salute to that country's heritage. „
The Soldier's Chorus, an integral part of the band s pro^am, is
directed by Sergeant Major Eugene Coughlin. This ^oup is featur^
on every program and presents Its own arrangements of well-known
compositions. , „
The Army Field Band has appeared in all 50 states, MexlcOjCan-
ada, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Far East. Concerts in
small communities as well as large cities have brought toe world s
best music to many areas not toured by other major bands.
The Field Band has won considerable fame outside the country
as the result of three tours sponsored by the Department of the Ai'my
and the State Department. The bandsmen have earned official Pr^se
as 'America’s musical ambassadors of good-will, and are credltM
with bringing about a better people-to-people understanding through
The* Field Band toured el^t countries in Europe and the United
Kingdom in 1952. The United Kingdom tour was hi^i^ted by per-
formaces at the opening of the Edinburgh Music Festival and in
Royal Festival Hall in London. Major concerts were also held in
such memorable locations as the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Lux
embourg Gardens in Paris, and the Concert Hall In Amsterdam.
The band toured Europe again in 1957, appearing in twelve coun-
tires. It was the first U. S. service band ever to play In Yugoslavia,
and the first U. S. Army Band to appear in Portugal, Norway, Den-
"^^^1958 the Field Band made its all-airborne trip to the Far Ea^
Playing a total of 45 concerts in 41 days, the band toured Hawaii,
Japan, Korea and Okinawa.
In addition to concert tours, the Army Field Band Is called i^n
to participate in a variety of ceremonial events. It has marched in
Presidential Inaugural Parades, most recent of which was the one
for President Lyndon B. Johnson, January 20th, 1965. The b^d
has escorted the President on special occasions, played for visiting
heads of state in Washin^on and has been called upon to perform
during other numerous Important celebrations. . ,
The Army's most traveled band was organized In March 1946 as the
Army Ground Forces Band, which was later changed to Its present
band's assistant conductor and executive officer Is Captain
Samuel J. Fricano.
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U.S. Army Field Band in front of the nation’s capitol in Washington, D. C.
Major Wilmont N. Trumbull,
Commanding Officer and Con
ductor of the U. S. Army Field
Band.
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Captain Samuel J. Fricano,
Executive Officer and Assistant
Conductor of the Band.
Beatriz Pilapil
To Give Spanish
Music Concert
On Saturday, Mardi 18, at 8
p,m. in the WhltevUle High
School Auditorium Miss
Beatrix PUapU, FUlpino pianist,
will present a program of
SpanMi piano music.
Miss Pilapil presently teach
es at the University of Ark
ansas. She has recently return
ed from a year’s study in
Spain. She Is a student of the
noted pianist, William Gant
Sergeant Major Eugene Cou^-
lln. Director of the Soldiers
Chonis
The "Kings of the Road"
The Soldiers' Chorus
Month Of Culture
pericS°frim FeSar^l4-KhTs^^^^^
Appearing in concert on February 24 will’Hp thP
Salem College Chorus, followed on March 3 bv the worid
famous Don Cossack Chorus and DanSs St pLri?k’s
Day weekend (March 17-IS) will be ?he s«ne of fwo
outstendmg concer^, the Umted States Army Field Band
^ 1?: and On Sat
urday March 18 Beatnce Pilapil, a Phillipine pianist, will
present a concert of Spanish music
Cossack and
Dancers are free to all Southeastern students by simply
showing your I.D. card at the door. Each of these events
is worthwhile, and t^ether, this coming month of con
certs is a bonanza. Probably never before iS tWs a?ea
have so many cultural events been scheduled durine one
month. The Fine Arts Committee is to be highly com
mended for arranging this “month of culture ’’ We en
courage eyeiy student and faculty member to take ad
vantage of these opportunities to enrich his cultural life