National Civil War Field Music School
www.nationalcivilwarfieldmusicschool.com


The National Civil War Field Music School is being held June 13-15, 2008 at Pamplin Historical Park http://www.pamplinpark.org/, which is located on original battlefield ground near Petersburg,VA. Students will be housed in reproduction Civil War winter huts and will receive musical and military training from first-rate instructors.

The school is being run by the National Association for Civil War Brass Music, Inc. (NACWBM), a non-profit organization which is also the parent organization of The Federal City Brass Band and the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band.

The President of the NACWBM Board of Directors is Mr. Michael Vice, retired curator at Gettysburg National Military Park, and the Board includes several retired military, respected musicians/scholars, and educators. They are excited about this undertaking, noting it falls under the NACWBM charter to “Educate musicians seeking to re-create the roles of bandsmen and field musicians of the Civil War era in the arena of living history.”

The Music Faculty for the school will include:
• Jari Villanueva, Bugle, USAF Band Drum Major, Principal Musician Federal City Brass Band, Director of Bands UMBC, Bugler in “Gods and Generals”
• George Rabbai, Bugle, bugler extraordinaire of the Mifflin Guard, music faculty Rowan University, music heard in Ken Burns’ “Baseball”
• Chuck Woodhead, Bugle, Chief Bugler, 1st Division ANV
• Doug Hedwig, Bugle, 27 years Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Trumpet Professor at Brooklyn College, member Federal City Brass Band
• Tim Ertel, Fife, Principal Musician The Fort McHenry Guard
• Joe Korber, Fife, Principal Musician The National Regiment
• Jeb Hague, Fife, Drum, The Old Guard
• David Loyal, Drum, The Old Guard
• Jason Maines, Drum, Principal Drummer The National Regiment
• Stephan Southard, Drum, Co D 3rd US
• Bill Bynum, Fife, Principal Musician The Carolina Legion Fife and Drums

The Military Staff for the school includes:
• Bill Watson, Military Commander
• Chris Anders
• Scot Buffington
• Andrew Dangel
• Joel Hummel
• Michael Schaffner
• Jim Tate
• Michael Vice

(most folks here know the credentials of the Military staff, but their bios are on the website-I'm honored to have them associated with the school)

The 26th NC Regimental Band will also attend to support this school!

I personally am thrilled to have such wonderful musicians and military step up to teach our young musicians.

Our website is www.nationalcivilwarfieldmusicschool.com Look for ads too, starting in November, and please help us spread the word by telling others! A poster is available on the website under Registration and Forms.


Meanwhile if you are interested, please mark the date. You can reserve a spot today by e-mailing fieldmusicschool@nationalcivilwarbrassmusic.org or contact me personally at jvmusic@erols.com


Thanks

Jari Villanueva
Music Director, The National Civil War Field Music School



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