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from the Hudson Volume 15, Issue 1 LTC Timothy J. Holtan -
Commander Photojournalists: Contributing
Photographers: NEW
FEATURE The U.S. Military Academy Band’s popular “A Hudson Valley Holiday” concert is expanding to two performances this year on December 9th at 7:30 p.m. and December 10th at 3:00 p.m. in the Eisenhower Hall Theatre. This variety show of holiday music will feature the Mid-Hudson Ballet Company choreographed by Estelle and Alfonso and the Fairfield County Children’s Choir directed by Jon Noyes. New York City actor Jay Montgomery will be featured along with Academy Band vocalists, Sgts. 1st Class Laura Bradley and MaryKay Messenger. Music slated is It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, orchestrated by Staff Sgt. Mike Reifenberg; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, featuring trumpeter Staff Sgt. Bryan Uhl; and Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride. Sgt. 1st Class Douglas Richard has cooked up a “TV Land” medley, including arrangements from favorite cartoon and claymation holiday shows: A Charlie Brown Christmas; How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer; and Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.
Guest artists at the West
Point Trumpet Conference
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Stars, Stripes and Sousa!
Marni Nixon
Sgt 1st Class Harvey Tibbs has
been a member of the Jazz Knights trombone section since August of 1984.
Originally from Richmond, Virginia, he received his Bachelor of Music
from West Virginia University. During his 22-year career at West
Point, Sgt. 1st Class Tibbs has performed with such legends as Tony
Bennett and Louis Bellson. Renowned as a specialist in traditional
jazz and swing styles, he is the leader and arranger of the Hudson
Valley Swing Band, an eight-piece ensemble that has been performing
throughout the Tri-State Area since 1993. He has appeared with the
Galvanized Jazz Band, the Gully Low Jazz Band, the Buck Clayton
Orchestra and Vince Giordano's Nighthawks. Sgt. 1st Class Tibbs
continues to perform regularly with Barry Bryson's Swing Street, the
Tony Corbiscello Orchestra and Tom Artin's Tomcats. His Broadway
show credits include 42nd Street and Chicago. In addition to
numerous Jazz Knights recordings, Sgt. 1st Class Tibbs can be heard on
the award-winning centennial tribute to Bix Beiderbecke, Celebrating
Bix (Arbors Jazz). Upon retirement, he will continue to
freelance in the New York City area. 
Sgt 1st Class Dana Kimble has been
a percussionist with the United States Military Academy Band since 1982.
Sgt 1st Class Kimble is an active soloist, clinician and educator who
has appeared throughout North America, Europe and Japan. In 2002,
as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebration for Queen Elizabeth II of
England, Kimble was invited to perform as guest soloist with Her
Majesty’s Grenadier Guards at Buckingham Palace. He has performed
and presented clinics at many leading music schools, educational
conferences and percussion festivals. He has served on the Board
of Directors for the Percussive Arts Society (1999-2002), has appeared
at five PAS International Conventions and has written for its journal.
In addition to his performing duties at West Point, Sgt. 1st Class
Kimble was instrumental in coordinating concerts featuring a number of
world renowned performers. Kimble’s percussion designs are used by
such groups as the Stone Temple Pilots, Boys II Men and the London
Symphony Orchestra. Upon his retirement in July of 2006, Kimble
went to work for Malletech in Neptune, New Jersey. 
Master Sgt. Andrew Csisack, a
native of Somerville, New Jersey, will retire from the U.S. Military
Academy Concert Band with 30 years of service. He served in the
77th Army Band, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; 19th Army Band, Fort Dix, New
Jersey; and the 79th Army Band, Fort Clayton, Republic of Panama before
coming to the U.S. Military Academy Band in May of 1985. His
teachers include Jim Lambert, Tony DiNicola, Buster Bailey and Ralph
Guzman. Master Sgt. Csisack holds a Bachelor of Science in Liberal
Arts from Saint Thomas Aquinas College. Upon retirement, Master
Sgt. Csisack plans to continue working at West Point. 
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Caluori, horn,
from Springfield, Virginia, joined the U.S. Military Academy Concert
Band in August of 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Horn
Performance from Florida State University, where he studied with William
Capps; and a Master of Music in Horn Performance and Music History and
Literature from Southern Methodist University, where he studied with
Greg Hustis. Prior to joining the band, Staff Sgt. Caluori
performed with the Dallas, Jacksonville and Tallahassee Symphony
Orchestras. He also played with the National Repertory Orchestra,
National Orchestral Institute, and Voices of Change, the award-winning
modern chamber music ensemble in Dallas, Texas. 
Staff Sgt. Eric Garcia, percussion,
from Hendersonville, Tennessee, joined the U.S. Military Academy Concert
Band in September of 2006. He received his Bachelor of Music from
Northwestern University and a Master of Music from Cleveland State
University. Prior to joining the band, Staff Sgt. Garcia performed
with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Northshore Chamber Orchestra,
the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, the Youngstown Symphony and the West
Virginia Symphony. His teachers include Bill Wiggins, Michael
Burritt, James Ross, Paul Wertico and Tom Freer. 
Staff Sgt. Phillip Helm, double bass,
from East Branch, New York, 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 Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestras. 
Staff Sgt. Brandon Nelson, bass,
of Dallas, Texas, joined the rhythm section of the Jazz Knights in May
of 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from the
University of North Texas. Prior to joining the band, Staff Sgt.
Nelson was working on his Master of Music in Jazz Studies while
freelancing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. His teachers include
Randy Hamm, Sue Stubbs, Craig Butterfield, Paul Sharpe, Jeff Bradetich
and Lynn Seaton. 
Staff Sgt. Diana Powers,
flute/piccolo, from Shelby, Ohio, joined the U.S. Military Academy
Concert Band in July of 2006. Staff Sgt. Powers received music
degrees from Ohio State University and the Longy School of Music,
studying with Katherine Borst Jones and Robert Willoughby. She
previously served as principal flute with The United States Army Field
Band at Fort Meade, Maryland. Staff Sgt. Powers has performed with
the Annapolis Symphony, Baltimore Lyric Opera Orchestra, the Choral Arts
Society of Washington, and has been the piccolo soloist of Keith Brion's
New Sousa Band since 1997. 
Staff Sgt. Nathan Turner, tuba, of
Eugene, Oregon, joined the U.S. Military Academy Concert Band in
September of 2006. Staff Sgt. Turner studied tuba with Richard
Frazier for seven years at the University of Oregon. Staff Sgt.
Turner has also attended the New England Conservatory of Music, The
Juilliard School and the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory
of Music. His teachers include Abe Torchinsky, Chester Schmitz,
Warren Deck and Tim Northcut. 