[Dixielandjazz] Dr Fennell

[David Richoux]

There are actually quite a few organized bands recreating the Civil  
War era music (some with authentic instruments, some with replica  
horns.) I have more than a dozen recordings made from the 1960s  
onwards from many different states. Some of the groups are "attached"  
to various Civil War reenactment associations, others are more  
independent. They have lots of sheet music to play from (since it is  
all PD and well researched) but the playing conditions are a bit  
"rustic" for the more serious reenactment associations and the  
uniforms can be quite expensive.

I also know there are groups from all over the world that recreate  
military bands from many other eras... some are actually active duty  
military personnel and others are civilian enthusiasts!

Just another thing to eat up the weekends ;-)  here is one of many  
link pages:
http://www.civilwarhome.com/reenact.htm

Dave Richoux


On Jun 27, 2006, at 8:00 PM, dwlit at cpcug.org wrote:

> Do they use original Civil War era horns? DC had a Civil War brass  
> band
> that used original horns and charts. ca. 17 pieces the night I  
> heard it;
> wonderfully mellow...
>
> --Sheik
> http://americanmusiccaravan.com
>
>> Seems a question has arisen as to actually conducted the  Eastman   
>> Wind
>> Ensemble for the Civil War series in l961-
>>
>> The 24 page liner notes show Dr Frederick conducting, and the  
>> description
>> of
>> the physical placement of the musicians is signed by Dr Frederick.  
>> The
>> notes
>> state that ""at the Eastman School of Music he entered into an  
>> association
>> with  Mercury Records which finally gave him the chance to realize  
>> his old
>> ambition of  recording the music and sounds of the Civil War. "
>>
>> Dr. Frederick Fennell refers to "his podium" in describing the  
>> physical
>> arrangements, and no where in the liner notes can I find a mention  
>> of  a
>> "John
>> Fennell." I'm going to go with Frederick as the conductor, as  
>> stated in
>> the
>> notes.
>> Possibly there is a later conductor from the same family named  
>> "John" who
>> made a subsequent recording??
>>
>> A minor question for me-the brass instruments were outstanding!
>>
>>                         Ted
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