Meet the Musicians
Conductors
COL Thomas H. Palmatier
Leader and Commander
MAJ Tod A. Addison
Deputy Commander
Director, The U.S. Army Strings
CPT Randy Bartel
Associate Conductor
Director, The U.S. Army Ceremonial Band
Director, The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets
CPT Richard A. Winkels
Associate Conductor
Officer-In-Charge, The U.S. Army Concert Band- CW4 Gordon K. Kippola
Associate Conductor
Director, The U.S. Army Blues
Director, The U.S. Army Band Downrange 
CSM Mitchell D. Spray
Command Sergeant Major
Ensembles
The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”
Unit Biography
The U.S. Army Blues
Ensemble Biography
The U.S. Army Brass Quintet
Ensemble Biography
The U.S. Army Ceremonial Band
Ensemble Biography
The U.S. Army Chorus
Ensemble Biography
The U.S. Army Concert Band
Ensemble Biography
The U.S. Army Band Downrange
Ensemble Biography
The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets
Ensemble Biography
The U.S. Army Strings
Ensemble Biography
Ensemble Rosters
The U.S. Army Blues
Ensemble Roster
The U.S. Army Brass Quintet Ensemble Roster
Ensemble Roster
The U.S. Army Ceremonial Band Ensemble Roster
Ensemble Roster
The U.S. Army Chorus Ensemble Roster
Ensemble Roster
The U.S. Army Concert Band Ensemble Roster
Ensemble Roster
The U.S. Army Band Downrange Ensemble Roster
Ensemble Roster
The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets Ensemble Roster
Ensemble Roster
The U.S. Army Strings Ensemble Roster
Ensemble Roster
Support Staff
Support Staff Roster
Group Roster
The Band’s History
Overview
The Early Years (1922-1942)
World War II
The Auxiliary Band
The 1950s and 1960s
The 1970s
The 1980s
The 1990s
The 2000s
Unit Commanders
Warrant Officer Francis Leigh (1922)
Warrant Officer William J. Stannard (1923-1935)
Captain Thomas F. Darcy (1935-1946)
Lt. Colonel Hugh J. Curry (1946-1964)
Colonel Samuel R. Loboda (1964-1976)
Colonel Eugene W. Allen (1976-1990)
Colonel L. Bryan Shelburne, Jr. (1990-2000)
Colonel Gary F. Lamb (2000-2005)
Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr. (2005-2011)
Portions of this section based on “A History of The. U.S. Army Band to 1946” by David C. McCormick, Ph. D. dissertation, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1970.
Uniforms and Insignia
Updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:30 PM | Meet the Musicians
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