The New York Staff Band and USA East Territorial Music Department have launched a new Signature and Heritage series. The Signature series replaces the department’s current Triumphonic Collection and will feature three new titles a year. The Heritage series will consist of re-prints of popular American Band Journal pieces that are out of print and […]
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The band was once again privileged to be on duty last weekend at the Centennial Memorial Temple in New York City to publicly welcome The Messengers of the Kingdom session as the Eastern Territory’s newest Cadets. The special guest speaker for the night was National Commander Commissioner David Hudson who brought the word. This is always […]
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Future All-Stars Weekend February 23-25, 2018 Fifty-five young people from around the USA Eastern and Canada/Bermuda Territories gathered at Star Lake Lodge for the New York Staff Band’s Fifteenth Annual Future All-stars Weekend, sponsored by the Green Family Foundation. The weekend represents an intended desire by members of the New York Staff Band to identify, […]
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Used by permission from SA Bandsman – Issue 79, December 2017. For subscriptions visit http://www.britishbandsman.com/my-account/buy-subscription
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The New York Staff Band is pleased to announce the results for the 15th annual Future All-Stars weekend, February 23-25, 2018. FAW 2018 is intended for Salvationist musicians aged 13 to 18 and will consist of expert musical instruction by members of the NYSB, as well as times of Bible study, spiritual renewal and great […]
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October 30, 2017 Assistant Territorial Music Secretary Thomas Scheibner talks to Major Thomas Mack. During his tenure as Program Director at Star Lake Musicamp (1975—1981), concurrent with his role as Territorial Music Secretary, Thomas Mack led Star Lake in a period of dynamic resurgence in numbers of campers, quality instructional staff and in the level […]
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Last weekend the band commenced its 131st season of music ministry by participating in the welcoming to the cadets at the Centennial Memorial Temple in New York City. Led by Bandmaster Derek Lance in his second season as Bandmaster, the band’s goal is to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through musical excellence and the […]
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The New York Staff Band is pleased to announce the very first NYSB Composer Contest. Below you will find a description of the guidelines, eligibility and submission requirements for the contest. Please direct all questions to Brindley Venables at brindley.venables@use.salvationarmy.org. GENERAL INFORMATION APPLICATION DEADLINE: All submissions must be received by 11:59PM on November 1, […]
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Used by permission from The Brass Herald – Issue 68, May – July 2017. For subscriptions visit www.thebrassherald.com.
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Used by permission from Brass Herald. For subscriptions visit www.thebrassherald.com.
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When Devonte Thompson trains budding young musicians at the Manhattan Citadel Corps in East Harlem, he sees in them a lot of himself. Thompson began attending the corps when he was eight and learned how to play several musical instruments. Now 19, he is the youngest member of the New York Staff Band (NYSB). “People […]
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March 17 – 19, 2017 Picture the scene… Friday the 17th March, Star Lake Lodge in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, 66 enthusiastic brass players and percussionists, 30 New York Staff Band (NYSB) members, 2 incredible guests, 2 support staff and 3 Pastoral officers. Put this all together and you have the makings of a very loud, […]
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