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	<description>Your Ultimate Source for America&#039;s Greatest Military Music</description>
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		<title>White House Easter Egg Roll</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House Easter Egg Roll, which draws flocks of children and their families onto the South Lawn of the White House for egg rolling and other games, has become a yearly tradition that dates back to 1878; however, it wasn’t until 1889 that President Benjamin Harrison first invited John Philip Sousa and the Marine Band to perform during the celebration. “It is a thrill to be a part of the time-honored practice of rolling Easter eggs on the White House South Lawn on Easter Monday,” said Marine Band historian Master Gunnery Sergeant Michael Ressler. “It has become a great tradition for the Marine Band and we look forward to being a part of the festivities every year.”]]></description>
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		<title>2 Concerts, 1 Week!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the rare privilege of hearing two of the greatest touring big band jazz bands in the past week. Last Wednesday, March 23, I attended a concert by the superb US Air Force Airmen of Note at Ingram Hall at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. This past Tuesday, March 29, I was equally lucky to here the US Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors at Centennial High School in Franklin, TN. Both concerts were magnificent.]]></description>
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		<title>The American Bandmasters Association and John Philip Sousa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Bandmasters Association and John Philip Sousa Contributed by Jack Kopstein Written by Jennifer Scott, 1995 Edited by Thomas V. Fraschillo, William J. Moody, 2006 During the early part of the twentieth century, the concert band performed more music of quality to the public than any other type of musical organization. Concert bands traveled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s Military Bands</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MilitaryMusic.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research contributed by Dr. Jill M. Sullivan of Arizona State University detailing the history of women in military bands.]]></description>
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		<title>24 Notes That Tap Deep Emotions</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/04/24-notes-that-tap-deep-emotions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MilitaryMusic.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALTISSIMO FEATURE ARTICLE 24 Notes That Tap Deep Emotions Jari A. Villanueva Altissimo is proud to present the history of “Taps.” We are pleased to provide this article with the permission of the author, Jari A. Villanueva (pictured below). Please access his website]]></description>
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		<title>Community Band Spotlight: Fairbanks Community Band</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/04/community-band-spotlight-fairbanks-community-band/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MilitaryMusic.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community Music from the Golden Heart of Alaska CONCERT BANDS IN THE LAST FRONTIER Contributed by Jack Kopstein Edited by Krista Slinkard Today&#8217;s Fairbanks Community Band is part of a long tradition in Fairbanks history. Fairbanks bands have existed almost continuously from the near the beginning of the 20th century, but names and dates are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Yule Hits the Charts!</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/03/cool-yule-hits-the-charts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Air Force Band album has hit the charts! Congrats to SMSgt Joe Jackson and the USAF Airmen of Note on this exciting accomplishment!! &#8220;Cool Yule&#8221; is available on iTunes from Altissimo here. The following announcement was posted on the USAF Band&#8217;s website (view original post here). &#8220;Cool Yule Climbs the Charts!&#8221; by Master Sgt. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vinyl</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/01/vinyl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MilitaryMusic.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This interesting article is proof that you never know what you&#8217;ll find at the flea market! A Note about the author, Lt. Justin Thompson: He is an officer serving with the Canadian Forces 4th Air Defense Regiment. He is an artillery officer. This story is very fascinating and has a great deal of human interest. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Allen, Respected Military Musician</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/01/virginia-allen-respected-military-musician/</link>
		<comments>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/01/virginia-allen-respected-military-musician/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MilitaryMusic.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We at Altissimo! think it&#8217;s only appropriate to recognize those who&#8217;ve made a significant contribution to the musical world, and if it&#8217;s military music, even better to recorgnize them. This month we&#8217;d like to introduce you to someone we think is pretty special. Our contributor, Jack Kopstein, sent us an email about Virginia Allen. She [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Into Battle Armed with a Trumpet &#8211; from CNN.com</title>
		<link>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/01/going-into-battle-armed-with-a-trumpet-from-cnn-com/</link>
		<comments>http://militarymusic.com/blog/2010/01/going-into-battle-armed-with-a-trumpet-from-cnn-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MilitaryMusic.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this great article from CNN.com! If you can&#8217;t click it, copy and paste into your web browser: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/05/vif2.pilot.trumpet/index.html]]></description>
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