History Conference set for 2011 Brass Band Fest with Sousa Focus

History Conference set for 2011 Brass Band Fest with Sousa Focus

Danville, KY – Set for 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday, June 10 at Danville High School, the History Conference at the 2011 Great American Brass Band Festival will have a strong focus on the music and life of John Phillip Sousa.

Music historians, band enthusiasts, and folks interested in American culture can look forward to a day of band scholars and performers paying tribute to the famous musician. John Phillip Sousa IV, great-grandson of Sousa, will also attend the event.

Events on the program agenda include presentations on fascinating topics such as a detailed study of Sousa performance practice with live demonstrations by the Indiana Wind Symphony led by Colonel John Bourgois of the United States Marine Band, Sousa and his relationship with baseball, and the connection between Sousa’s band music and musical theater.

Performances include a march concert by Indiana Wind Symphony, a luncheon concert by Dodworth Saxhorn Band, and a mini-recital by young trumpet sensation Natalie Dungey.

Here’s a look at the full schedule:

Band History Conference: Sousa Symposium Schedule (Subject to Adjustment)

8:30—9:00 Registration

9:00 Welcome and Announcements: Ronald W. Holz, Conference Host

9:05 A Short Sousa March Concert: Indiana Wind Symphony

9:20 Pat Warfield, University of Maryland and Smithsonian: The March as Musical

Drama and the Spectacle of John Philip Sousa

10:00 Jon Mitchell, University of Massachusetts (Boston): John Philip Sousa’s

Adaptations of His Band Works for Theater Orchestra

10:35 Coffee Break—Fellowship—Exhibits

11:00 Colonel John Bourgeois, retired director, United States Marine Band: Aspects

of Sousa Performance Practice

12:10 Luncheon (concert by Dodworth Saxhorn Band))

1:10 John Philip Sousa IV: Sharing latest exciting developments in both film and

book concerning his great grandfather.

1:50 Charles and Ann Conrad, Indiana Wind Symphony: The Sousa Band’s Soprano

Soloists and Their Repertoire

2:30 Mini Recital—Natalie Dungey , Trumpet

3:00 Coffee Break—Fellowship—Exhibits

3:20 Scott Schwartz, University of Illinois, Sousa Archives: John Philip Sousa and

Baseball

4:00—4:30 Panel Discussion With Audience By Today’s Presenters

Click on the link to register for the event: http://www.gabbf.org/assets/90/History_Conference_Registration_Form.doc

For more information on the conference, contact Ron Holz ronald.holz@asbury.edu

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