Brass Performance @ Manassas

[Chris Troiano]

Here is my group, the 8th Green Machine Regiment Band from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, performing a piece at Manassas on period instruments and mouthpieces!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2419886148315287

 

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[JOHN42768]

Thanks, nice job

 

[Tennis]

Thanks, Inspiring

 

[Tennis]

I played brass many years ago; somehow heat and humidity were not concerns...

 

[Tennis]

Pretty sure that my baritone was CW vintage

 

[Chris Troiano]

Pretty sure that my baritone was CW vintage

What kind of horn was it?

 

[lupaglupa]

That was so great! Thanks for sharing

 

[Claude Bauer]

Here is my group, the 8th Green Machine Regiment Band from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, performing a piece at Manassas on period instruments and mouthpieces!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2419886148315287

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Huzzah! That's the style! Looking forward to seeing you at Balls Bluff in Northern Va. on Sat. October 24!

 

[Claude Bauer]

There will be a living history event at the Balls Bluff battlefield in N. Va. on Oct. 24. The 8th GM Band will be there, as well as Union and Confederate infantry and artillery doing firing demos and talking to visitors about the soldier's life and the battle that took place. There will also be an opposing forces skirmish. Here is the anticipated schedule of events:

Event Schedule
11:00 AM - Battlefield Tour with Joe Fioramonti
11:30 AM - Cannon Placement
Noon - Skirmish Line, 3rd US Regulars & 2nd Maryland Infantry, Co. A
1:00 PM - Civil War Music 8th George Mason Division Band
2:00 PM - Artillery Demonstration
3:00 PM - Remembrance

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Oliver Wendell Holmes Speech
• Roll call of the KIA
• Empty Chair Song
• Taps

3:30 PM Event closes.