MUSIC FROM PLANET EARTH: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

From Boston to Baghdad, Tokyo to Toronto, The United States Army Field Band has been thrilling audiences of all ages for more than 65 years. As the premier touring musical representative of the United States Army, this internationally-acclaimed organization travels thousands of miles each year, telling the Army story and honoring American Soldiers and Veterans at home and abroad. Through its world-class concerts, the Army Field Band fosters the support of the American people for the Armed Forces and supports diplomatic efforts around the
world.

Since its formation in March 1946, the Army Field Band has appeared in all fifty states and in more than thirty countries on four continents. The organization’s four performing
components—the Concert Band, Soldiers’ Chorus, Jazz Ambassadors, and The Volunteers—each travel more than 100 days annually. Tours include formal concerts, school assemblies, chamber recitals, educational clinics, festivals, and radio and television appearances.

The United States Army Field Band is considered by music critics to be one of the most versatile and inspiring musical organizations in the world. Its members, selected by highly
competitive audition, represent some of the finest musical talent in America. More than 65 years as the United States military’s most traveled musicians have earned the Army Field Band the title “The Musical Ambassadors of the Army.”

Julie Ann Giroux was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on December 12, 1961. She graduated from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA in 1984.  Her first published work for concert band, published by Southern Music Company was composed at the age of 13.
Julie began composing commercially in 1984. She was hired by Oscar winning composer Bill Conti as an orchestrator, her first project with Conti being “North & South” the mini-series. With over 100 film, television and video game credits, Giroux collaborated with dozens of film composers, producers, and celebrities including Samuel Goldwyn, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Madonna, Liza Minnelli, Celene Dion, Paula Abdul, Michael Jackson, Paul Newman, Harry Connick Jr. and many others.
Projects she has worked on have been nominated for Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Golden Globe awards. She has won individual Emmy Awards in the field of “Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction”. When She won her first Emmy Award, she was the first woman and the youngest
person to ever win that award. Giroux has also published a large category of classical works with emphasis on original compositions for Wind Band which are published by Musica Propria and distributed internationally.
She is greatly sought after as a composer and recently completing her 5th Symphony “Sun, Rain & Wind” which premiers in June, 2018. Her music has been recorded and reviewed internationally receiving rave reviews and has been performed at major music festivals the world over.
Giroux has been a true force in a male dominated field and has accrued many previously male only awards. She is a member of ASCAP, The Film Musicians Fund, Kappa Kappa PSI, Tau Beta Sigma and a member of the American Bandmasters Association. She is a recipient of the Distinguished Service to Music Medal Award, The Emmy Awards and was the first female composer inducted into the American Bandmasters Association in 2009.

I was born in 1928 and raised during the Great Depression in the tiny village of Elburn, Illinois. I have a B.S. in Education from Northern Illinois University and a Ph.D. in metallurgy from Iowa State University. I retired as a Senior Scientist from Argonne National Laboratory in 1984 and began writing poetry. For my book, ELBURN: 44 MILES TO CHICAGO, I received the Studs Terkel Award from the Illinois Humanities Council. Since 2014, I have been writing memoirs. My poems “A Life of Death” and “Scrappy” and my memoirs “Through the Pane” and "Touch" have been made into multiple award-winning short films which have played in international film festivals. To purchase/rent any of these titles, please visit: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/rondecana

Ludovico Einaudi is known the world over through films and TV. His music has featured in titles including Black Swan, Doctor Zhivago, This is England and many more. In 2011 his track I Giorni was played on Radio 1, and his haunting melodies are timeless in their beauty.

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The United States Air Force Band is the Air Force's premier musical organization. The excellence demonstrated by the Band's Airmen musicians is a reflection of the excellence carried out 24 hours a day by Airmen stationed around the globe. Each member is proud to represent all Airmen, whose selfless service and sacrifices ensure the freedoms we enjoy as citizens of the United States of America. Since its formation in 1941, this world-class organization has inspired billions of listeners through its exhilarating music, engaging concerts and masterful recordings and continues to positively impact the global community.

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