SKU: GI.G-317206
A History of the Ithaca High School Band 1955-67. Composed by Bruce Musgrave and Frank Battisti. Music Education. 208 pages. GIA Publications #317206. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-317206). ISBN 9781574631593. UPC: 884088530266.
This inspiring story provides an extraordinary model for band programs of today and tomorrow explaining how the most creative high school band program in America's history evolved and functioned daily, with glimpses of individuals involved including Frederick Fennell, Norman Dello Joio, Vincent Persichetti, William D. Revelli, Warren Benson, Richard Franko Goldman, Donald Sinta, Harvey Phillips, Doc Severinsen and Benny Goodman. Click here for a YouTube video on The Best We Can Be: A History of the Ithaca High School Band 1955-67.