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SSG Phillip Helm
String Bass

Staff Sgt. Phillip Helm is from East Branch, New York and joined the U.S. Military Academy Concert Band in September of 2006.  He earned his Bachelor of Music from West Texas A&M University, where he studied with David Murray.  He also attended the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Linda McKnight.  In addition to his duties at West Point, Staff Sgt. Helm is the principal bassist of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, the assistant principal bassist of the Albany Symphony and performs frequently with the Binghamton, Buffalo, Ridgefield and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestras.  Staff Sgt. Helm is the double bass instructor at Bard College, Dutchess Community College and SUNY New Paltz.  He can be heard on Albany Records and NPR.

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