Episode 197 - Virginia Allen
Everything Band Podcast
English - December 13, 2021 14:10 - 1 hour - 93.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Music Music Interviews musiceducation composing concertband conducting education music teaching windensemble Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Virginia Allen is a conductor, music educator, arranger, consultant, and a true pioneer for women in music. During her 20-year career in the United States Army, Allen was the first woman to command and conduct an active duty military band integrated with both men and women, the first woman to conduct the West Point band, and the first woman to conduct the U.S. Army Field Band.
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