Interview: Chippewa Valley Concert Band 30 years weau.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from weau.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This is the St. Patrick’s Day edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion and features Irish music. We open with and Irish tune that is the official march of the U.S. First Cavalry Division: \“The Gary Owen March.\” The tune was the favorite of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, sometimes referred to as General Custer, who was the commander of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment. During one battle in 1874, Col. Custer ordered the 7th Cavalry mounted band to perform the march while leading his soldiers into battle. In 1876, the band members were not present at the Battle of the Little Bighorn (also known as Custer’s Last Stand) because their horses were needed as backup mounts for the cavalrymen. The band played the march while standing when the regiment left camp. Ultimately, the band did go to the battle site to recover the wounded and escort them to safety.
Cowichan Symphony Society ends season on a high tide with sea songs and shanties cowichanvalleycitizen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cowichanvalleycitizen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The penny whistle, or tin whistle, is an easy to play portable instrument long associated with traditional American folk music. This book includes a wide variety of musical favorites that can be played on a
Carson City Symphony, Carson Chamber Singers present 39th 'Holiday Treat' concert Sunday carsonnow.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from carsonnow.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.