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- Reeves wrote over 100 marches before his death from Bright’s disease in March 1900, the bulk of them while leading The American Band. John Philip Sousa sent 200 roses to his funeral, held at Providence’s First Baptist Church of America, and Reeves was buried at the city’s Swan Point Cemetery.
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The American Band is a community band based in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded as a military band in 1837 by Joseph C. Greene. [1] During its early years, the members were the highest paid in the country - even higher than the New York Philharmonic in its first season. [1] Since its founding, the band has performed near-continuously ...
The Station nightclub fire occurred on the evening of February 20, 2003, at The Station, a nightclub and hard rock music venue located at 211 Cowesett Avenue in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, killing 100 people and injuring 230.
The United States of America was an American experimental rock band founded in Los Angeles in 1967 by composer Joseph Byrd and vocalist Dorothy Moskowitz, with electric violinist Gordon Marron, bassist Rand Forbes and drummer Craig Woodson.
Jul 21, 2023 · Following Reeves’ death, Valley Falls, Rhode Island, native and celebrated cornet soloist Bowen R. Church took the leadership role after having been Reeves’ American Band’s main attraction for a number of years (following an impromptu audition for Reeves when the two happened to meet on a train).
Since the death of Dr. Marciniak in May of 1996 the band was under the baton of Dr. Gene Pollart of the University of Rhode Island until his retirement in April of 2013. Currently the Band is under the leadership of Dr. Brian Cardany of the University of Rhode Island.
The American Band is considered one of the best symphonic bands in Southeastern New England, performing classical and contemporary music for winds and percussion at events throughout the Tri-state area.
The American Band is a symphonic concert band comprised of over 50 adult musicians from Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts. Our repertoire is both versatile and traditional with works ranging from classical to popular, marches and operatic overtures to modern works for band.
