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USMA Band Bicentennial Concert Series
The Eisenhower Hall concerts are free and open to the public. The Carnegie Hall performance is by invitation only.
Due to changing security requirements at West Point, call the
band’s hotline at 845-938-2617, or check the
USMA Special News section
before leaving for the concert. Also, allow extra
travel time to move through the military police checkpoint.
Friday, 18 January 2002 at 8pm
Jo Anne Worley, guest vocalist
The Concert Band had the pleasure
of performing with Jo Anne Worley at its third bicentennial
concert at Eisenhower Hall Theatre. She entertained the
audience with several parodies, including If I Had a Rich Man
and Worley's Grand Opera, and showed a more serious side
with Irving Berlin's God Bless America. The Concert Band
also performed the Quincy Hilliard bicentennial work Fanfare for
Freedom. The band transcription of Nancy Bloomer
Deussen's Reflections on the Hudson - An
American Poem, was premiered and conducted by Lieutenant Colonel (retired)
Virginia Allen (former deputy commander and transcriber of the
work). Staff Sergeant Troy Messner, on horn, interpreted
Bride of the Waves, by Herbert L. Clarke. Also performed
was the new bicentennial work Valor, by James Barnes;
and In a Cause called "Glorious", by Stephen
Melillo.
More info can be found at the Band website
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Jo Anne Worley's work covers everything from television, movies and stage productions, to game shows, talk shows,
commercials, cartoons, and opera. Her distinctive brand of humor landed her a four-year
stint on the Emmy winning television show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In |
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SSG Troy Messner solos on the horn |
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LTC Deitrick and the USMA Concert Band welcome Jo Anne Worley on stage |
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LTC Deitrick with composers, guest conductor and guest vocalist Jo Anne Worley. |
Friday, 15 February 2002 at 8pm
Sylvia McNair, guest vocalist; Cadet Glee Club
Two-time Grammy Award-winner Sylvia McNair will sing a Richard
Rodgers medley with the Concert Band and the Cadet Glee Club, to
include My Funny Valentine, Hello, Young Lovers and
I Wish I Were in Love. She will also perform An American
Anthem, composed by Gene Scheer and arranged for band by
Staff Sergeant Douglas Richard. The Cadet Glee Club, under the
direction of Constance Chase, will offer Randall Thompson's
Last Words of David, Irving Berlin's God Bless America,
and the traditional West Point songs The Corps, Alma Mater
and On, Brave Old Army Team. Also featured on the program
will be Cadet Regimental Chaplain (Major) Greg Cruell speaking
the inspiring words contained in the bicentennial work
Buffalo Soldiers, by James Kimo Williams.
More info can be found at the Band website
Sunday, 7 April 2002 at 3pm
Featuring the Jazz Knights. Details to be announced.
Friday, 26 April 2002 at 8pm
Featuring the Concert Band and Federal Republic of Germany Army Band. Details to be announced.
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18 January 2002
15 February 2002
7 April 2002 26 April 2002
A series of concerts at Eisenhower Hall featuring the
USMA Band and specially composed Bicentennial music.
There will also be an invitation-only concert
at Carnegie Hall, 15 March 2002.
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