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  • About the VFMA Band
    • About BandSir.com
    • About the Regimental Band
    • A Short History of the Fanfare Trumpets
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    • Biography of WO2 Philip Evans
    • Eugene Ormandy
    • Upon the Retirement of Col. Feltham
    • The Man Who REALLY Made This Website Possible
    • Concert Tape Catalog 1971-1976
    • Contributors to BandSir.com
    • “The Happiest Millionaire” Premiere – 1967
    • Nixon and the VFMA Band
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  • 1969-1970
    • 1969-1970 Fall Concert
    • 1970 1812 with Phila. Orch.
    • 1969-1970 Early Spring Concert
    • 1969-1970 Late Spring Concert
  • 1970-1971
    • 1970-1971 Concert #1
    • 1970-1971 Concert #2
    • 1970-1971 Concert #3
  • 1971-1972
    • 1971-1972 Fall Concert
    • 1971-1972 Christmas Concert
    • 1971-1972 March Spring Concert
    • 1971-1972 May Spring Concert
  • 1972-1973
    • 1972-1973 Fall Concert
    • WJZ-TV Baltimore Christmas Special in 1972
    • 1972-1973 Christmas Concert
    • VFMA Band at the Kennedy Center in 1973
    • 1972-1973 Spring Benefit Concert
  • 1973-1974
    • 1973-1974 Fall Concert
    • 1973-1974 Christmas Concert
    • 1973-1974 Spring Concert
  • 1974-1975
    • 1974-1975 Fall Concert
    • 1974-1975 Christmas Concert
    • 1974-1975 Spring Concert
  • 1975-1976
    • 1975-1976 Fall Concert
    • 1975-1976 Christmas Concert
    • 1975-1976 Spring Concert
  • Concert Records – Alphabetical
    • Record Album – “The Best Of…”
    • Record Album – “The Cadet Band”
    • Record Album – “Cadet Choir and Glee Club 1962-63”
    • Record Album – “Command Performance”
    • Record Album – “Concert Time”
    • Record Album – “Fantasy”
    • Record Album – “Martial Moments”
    • Record Album – “Music Men of Valley Forge”
    • Record Album – “Old Comrades”
    • Record Album – “Parade And Concert – ’97”
    • Record Album – “Parading the Brasses”
    • Record Album – “The Praise of Christmas” VF & Ellis School Choirs
    • Record Album – “The Spirit of the Forge” (Glee Club and Organ)
    • Record Album – “Spring Festival”
    • Record Album – “Star Spangled Spectacular”
    • Record Album – “Steps of Glory”
    • Record Album – “Then And Now – Volume 1″
    • Record Album – “Then And Now – Volume 2”
    • Record Album – “Valley Forge Presents:A Festival of Music”
  • Dance Band Records – Alphabetical
    • Record Album – “All Is Well” (Dance Band)
    • Record Album – “Color Them Dress Grey” (Dance Band)
    • Record Album – “Dutch Treat” (Dance Band)
    • Record Album – “How Do I Look in Blue?” (Dance Band)
    • Record Album – “In The Mood” (Dance Band)
    • Record Album – “Quiet Country” (Dance Band)
    • Record Album – “Odyssey” (Dance Band)
    • Record Album – “Taps at Reveille” (Dance Band)
    • Record Album – “The Way I Feel About You” (Dance Band)
  • All Records – by Academic Year
    • 1950’s Record Album – “Command Performance”
    • 1960-61 Record Album – “Steps of Glory”
    • 1961-62 Record Album – “Parading the Brasses”
    • 1962-63 Record Album – “Cadet Choir and Glee Club 1962-63”
    • 1962-63 Record Album – “A Community’s Tribute”
    • 1962-63 Record Album – “Star Spangled Spectacular”
    • 1963-64 Record Album – “Concert Time”
    • 1964-65 Record Album – “Martial Moments”
    • 1965-66 Record Album – “Old Comrades”
    • 1966-67 Record Album – “Fantasy”
    • 1967-68 Record Album – “How Do I Look in Blue?” (Dance Band)
    • 1968-69 Record Album – “Taps at Reveille” (Dance Band)
    • 1969-70 Record Album – “Spring Festival”
    • 1969-70 Record Album – “Quiet Country” (Dance Band)
    • 1970-71 Record Album – “Odyssey” (Dance Band)
    • 1971-72 Record Album – “In The Mood” (Dance Band)
    • 1974-75 Record Album – “All Is Well” (Dance Band)
    • 1975-76 Record Album – “Valley Forge Presents: A Festival of Music”
  • Christmas Concerts
  • On The March
    • 1969 Harrisburg Horse Show
    • 1972 & 1975 Harrisburg Horse Show
    • 1979 Harrisburg Horse Show Video
    • 3rd Mess Formations
    • VFMA Drum Cadences
  • Video & Other Recordings
    • 1953 – Eisenhower’s 63rd Birthday (Audio)
    • 1963 – “A Community’s Tribute”
    • 1972 – WJZ-TV Baltimore Christmas Special (Video)
    • 1973 – VFMA Band at the Kennedy Center
    • 1990 – Feltham Alumni Induction and Concert
    • 1991 – VFMA Thanksgiving Tattoo
  • Band Captains & Drum Majors
  • Scrapbook
    • Scrapbook: VFMA Home Movies from Dan Witter
    • Scrapbook: VFMA Home Movies from Jeff Christopher
  • Site Map – BandSir.com
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Farewell VFMA

Band Sir! Posted on September 15, 2025 by Dan WolfeSeptember 15, 2025
Get your chin in and keep reading...
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A Quick Thank You

Band Sir! Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dan WolfeSeptember 10, 2025

Good day!  It’s been a while since any news came out of BandSir.com and today is no exception.  My goal with this post is to thank ALL OF YOU for listening to the great music that we all created together.  I just wanted to express my gratitude to you all for making the site what it is today.  If you’ve been away for a while, this also serves as an invitation to return to the music of our youth and enjoy the forgotten memories that blossom from listening to our collective past.  And please remind your other VFMA Bandsmen friends … Get your chin in and keep reading…

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New Record Added – “A Community’s Tribute”

Band Sir! Posted on July 10, 2025 by Dan WolfeJuly 11, 2025

Check out the new album “A Community’s Tribute.” Many thanks to Norm Arndt for providing the album. It’s contributors like him that make this work. Click here or on the album covers to listen! Here’s some more information: From Norm Arndt, “I have an original of this album if you are interested Dan.. mostly Dirge music by our band but you are welcome to it. Title is ‘A COMMUNITY’S TRIBUTE’ and was recorded when we performed for JFK’s funeral in Philly… 1963 Norm (Buddy) Arndt 62/64JC”. Here’s the text from the back of the album cover: “On November 22, 1963, … Get your chin in and keep reading…

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Not Marches: Tracks I Like

Band Sir! Posted on June 22, 2025 by Dan WolfeJune 22, 2025

Back in this post, I listed some of my favorite marches that are on the site. I got a lot of positive feedback on the playlist idea and so I thought I’d do it again. While there are no marches on this list, there’s a lot of great music and these are some of my go-to’s that I click on when I am looking for someting nostalgic and fun. Send your favorite playlist that you’d like to share and I’ll post it along with any notes you’d like to make. Email address is BandSir.com@gmail.com. Enjoy! Dan Cadet David Hemberger, Soloist, Portrait … Get your chin in and keep reading…

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All Audio Files Are Now Dowloadable!!

Band Sir! Posted on June 12, 2025 by Dan WolfeJune 12, 2025

A couple of years back, I had to replace the audio player on the site because the company that owned the original one went out of business. I switched to AudioIgniter Plus. I assumed that it had a similar download feature. I was wrong. After learning that you couldn’t download individual tracks, I have fixed it so that you can download any one of over 400 individual tracks on the site! (Anything hosted on YouTube will still not download.) To the right of each track name is a download button. It looks like this: Just click on the download button … Get your chin in and keep reading…

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  • Record Album – “Parade And Concert – ’97”
  • Record Album – “Then And Now – Volume 2”
  • Record – “A Community’s Tribute”
  • Record – “The Praise of Christmas”
  • Record Album – “Cadet Choir and Glee Club 1962-63”

Concerts by Academic Year

  • 1969-1970
  • 1970-1971
  • 1971-1972
  • 1972-1973
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  • 1974-1975
  • 1975-1976

Christmas Concerts

  • 1971-1972
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  • Comment on 1969-1970 by Ed Machos (1966 - 1970) August 16, 2026
    The mystery of Colonel Woodside It was the 1971 to 1972 school year and something unusual happened that year. When a school season starts, the faculty gather and stay on till the end of the school year. But there was an exception that year. Colonel Woodside started at the Forge in 1955 and left unexpectedly […]
    Ed Machos (1966 - 1970)
  • Comment on The Man Who REALLY Made This Website Possible by Ed Machos (66 - 70) August 15, 2026
    I’ll have to agree with you, Ron was an interval part of helping preserve our youth in the recordings he produced. Ron started in 1968 and was a civilian faculty member. The following year they made him second lieutenant where he wore a military uniform. He was a great guy and I really enjoyed working […]
    Ed Machos (66 - 70)
  • Comment on 1969-1970 by Ed Machos August 11, 2026
    I do agree with you, Dan, regarding Colonel Woodside He did know his way around the Organ. And he had quite the credentials to back his profession up. He started at the Forge in 1955. And for the four years that I knew him, he never acted with that military protocol like we did with […]
    Ed Machos
  • Comment on Record – “The Praise of Christmas” by Ed Machos August 9, 2026
    I would like to comment on this concert, “The Phrase of Christmas,” regarding an unusual thing that happened in the chapel during this concert. But before I do that, I would like to reach out and say hello to an old choir member, Mark Ray, who has posted his thoughts of this occasion. Hello oh […]
    Ed Machos
  • Comment on 1969-1970 by Ed Machos August 9, 2026
    In reply to Dan Witter. In regards to Dan’s and William’s (Brad) comment regarding the El Morocco restaurant during the Lincoln Center gig. Mike Levine and I started at the Forge in 1966. I was a freshman at that time and he was a year ahead of me. We were both in the choir at […]
    Ed Machos
  • Comment on 1969-1970 by Dan Wolfe August 7, 2026
    In reply to Ed Machos. Good morning and thanks for reaching out. I have a turntable and can adjust the speed with software during processsing, if necessary. Generally speaking, I digitize the tracks on records as is but I will surely consider it. Feel free to reach out to me at danwolfe.us@gmail.com and we can […]
    Dan Wolfe
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