The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” - Meet the Musicians

Meet the Musicians

Conductors
Ensembles
Rosters
History

Conductors

COL Thomas Rotondi, Jr.
Leader and Commander
Director, The U.S. Army Concert Band
LTC Andrew Esch
Deputy Commander
Director, The U.S. Army Band Downrange
LTC John Clanton
Executive Officer
Director, The U.S. Army Strings
CW5 Charles H. Vollherbst
Associate Conductor
Director, The U.S. Army Blues

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

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-present)

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 Thursday, June 17, 2010 2:59 PM | Meet the Musicians