Category Archives: New Program

New Concert Added and An Updated One

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There’s been one new concert added to the BandSir.com site and one update.

BandCrestThe new concert is the Fall 1973 concert.  It features Cadets Wesley A Cramer & Joseph A. Gigliotti as Soloists on Lo! Hear the Gentle Lark and includes Victory at Sea.

One note:  Cut 8, Fiddler on the Roof has a rather serious drop out in the middle of the track.  It must have been on the master tape as the two copies of the tape in my possession have exactly the same flaw.

For the 1972 Second Spring Concert, a cut of Orpheus in the Underworld has been added.  I was trying to find a good copy of it and found one on Randy Jenkins‘s tape.  Thanks, Randy!  ‘Preciate that a lot!

I still have one concert, a few records and a half dozen odds and ends to get through but I THINK at this point everything is in the computer at this point.  I’ll keep you posted.

Thanks for your patience!  And thanks especially for your contributions!

Dan

New Concerts Added!

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BandSirSquareI’ve added three concerts to the library.  They are all three from the 1970 – 1971 academic year.

Many thanks to Randy Jenkins, one helluva French Horn player for providing the tapes for these three and to Skip Mahler for being so kind as to coordinate getting the tapes to me for digitizing and posting.

I wasn’t able to identify all of the titles of the music in these recordings.  What I knew I added.  I’m asking you to help fill in the blanks.  If you know the title, shoot me an email and I’ll update it.  Other than the academic year, I don’t know the dates that these concerts occurred.  Let me know if you know which one was the winter concert, spring concert, etc.

Here are the links!  Enjoy!

Dan

1970 VFMA Band Concert #1

1970 VFMA Band Concert #2

1970 VFMA Band Concert #3

Another New Album Posted

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I’m on a roll this weekend.  (‘Bout time, huh?)

Good evening!

I just finished editing, restoring and posting the VFMA Band Record Album “Spring Festival.”

Spring_Festival_Cover

 

Both back and front covers are included on the record’s page along with an embedded player that’ll play the entire album.  And as always should you find broken links, or errors in the program material, please email me.  I’ll do my best to fix whatever’s wrong right away.

Thanks again to Bruce Daggett for the digital files!

Enjoy the weekend, everyone!

Dan Wolfe
74-76JC
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New VFMA Record Album Posted

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Good evening!

I just finished editing, restoring and posting the 1962 VFMA Band Album “Parading the Brasses.”

Parading_the_Brasses_Cover

This was a particularly difficult four-hour restoration project because the digital files were recorded from a very scratchy and pop-filled vinyl recording.  I’ve done my best to make these tracks listenable, if that’s a word.

Both back and front covers are included on the record’s page along with an embedded player that’ll play the entire album.  And as always should you or any of your IMF agents find broken links, or errors in the program material, please email me.  I’ll do my best to fix whatever’s wrong right away.

Thanks to Bruce Daggett for the digital files!

One other thing:  The little symbol at the top right of the title that looks like a cartoon thought bubble is for your comments.  Click on that and you’ll be taken to the comment dialogue for that post or page.

Enjoy the weekend, everyone!

Dan Wolfe
74-76JC
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