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REGIMENTAL BAND
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Cadet
bandsmen range
in age from 14 to 21 years. Drawn from all over the world, they are
awarded scholarships for their
musical talents and receive music theory instruction. They are able to travel and acquire performance experience in a variety
of settings. Most importantly, however, bandsmen receive an excellent education at
Valley Forge, both musically and academically.
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 The Coronation Heraldic Fanfare Trumpeters are also members of
the Valley Forge Regimental Band. These bandsmen routinely perform prior to Sunday Chapel
services on campus throughout the fall and spring, and they provide regal significance to
special school functions such as military "dining-ins" and the opening of new
facilities. For more information on the musical program involving these magnificent
instruments, click here.
The Valley Forge Regimental Band has appeared in the inaugural parades of several U.S.
presidents and has performed at the inaugurals of filely every Pennsylvania governor
since the founding of the institution in 1928. The Band has also presented a concert at a
formal White House dinner and appeared with the famed Philadelphia Orchestra at the
Academy of Music in Philadelphia and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
They have also performed with the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra.
 The Band maintains a busy schedule, playing daily for the
Corps formations at Valley Forge, as well as for regimental reviews,
weekly parades in the fall and spring, three formal concerts on
campus, the annual Military Tattoo, and many outside concerts for
civic and charitable organizations.
Special engagements include the annual performance at the
Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg and the Devon Horse
Show, appearances with the Philadelphia Phillies
and the Philadelphia Eagles, and numerous appearances at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Constitution Center, and Philadelphia’s Union League.
The Band has also performed in the Washington, D.C. St. Patrick’s Day Parade and has
traveled to Europe several times to perform:
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January 1996, the
Band performed in Paris and London, |
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March 1998, the Band
traveled to Holland, Belgium and Germany to perform, |
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January 2000, the
Band opened the Lord Mayor’s Parade in London on New Year’s
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June
2004, the Band
performed in
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American Celebration of Music in France & Belgium. |
For an audition, or for more information on
the Valley Forge Regimental Band,
contact Bandmaster
Paul Clark at (610) 989-1248.
Recordings
of the Forge Band and Choir
The Valley Forge Band has made a number of CD recordings. CDs available for purchase from VFMA&C for $15* each are:
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Valley Forge Military Academy: A Military Tattoo 1995 |
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Entire ceremony
from 1995, including performances from the Field Music drum and bugle
corps,
the Regimental Band, the Regimental Choir, and the
Washington Memorial Pipe Band. Copyright 1995. |
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Valley Forge Bands and Chorale: Then and Now, Volume 1 |
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Band
performances from the "Feltham Era," that time
period named for COL D. Keith Feltham, Director of Music
for VFMA&C from 1949 to 1976. Includes
recordings of the Herald Trumpets fanfare group, which was
founded by Feltham in 1953. Copyright 1996. |
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Valley Forge Bands and Chorale: Then and Now, Volume 2 |
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Recordings from
the Regimental Choir and Band under the leadership of LT
COL Robert V. Woodside and COL Danny Jaynes, respectively.
Copyright 1996. |
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Valley Forge Band: Parade and Concert '97 |
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Twelve
selections recorded under
the direction of COL Danny Jaynes in his 11th year as
Bandmaster. Copyright 1997. |
*Please make check payable to
VFMA and submit to:
CPT Cecilia Beatty, Director
of Music Programs
VFMA&C
1001 Eagle Road
Wayne, PA 19087-3695 |
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VFMA&C
Bandmaster:
CW4 Paul Clark, USA (Ret)
Phone: (610) 989-1276
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