BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Doughboy Foundation - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://doughboy.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Doughboy Foundation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T015333 CREATED:20250714T163047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T173005Z UID:10001900-1752919200-1752940800@doughboy.org SUMMARY:AEF Band Brass Quintet at the Eisenhower Farm\, Gettysburg PA DESCRIPTION:The American Expeditionary Forces Band (AEF) Brass Quintet will perform at the 2025 World War I weekend at Eisenhower Farm National History Site on Saturday July 19\, 2025. The Band will perform music between 10 am and 4 pm \nThe WWI event will include a small living history contingent\, as well as participation from the U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command. Programming will include a special ranger-guided walking tour of Gettysburg’s Camp Colt. Visitors can meet the park ranger at the Gettysburg National Cemetery Parking Lot\, Auto Tour Stop 16\, at 3:30 pm on Saturday July 19. The program will last approximately one hour. \nIn addition to special World War I programs\, the Eisenhower home will be open for its regularly scheduled house tours on both Saturday and Sunday. Tours will take place hourly from 10 am through 3 pm. \nAdmission to Eisenhower NHS is free. Visitors may drive directly to the site. Please use 250 Eisenhower Farm Rd for GPS or visit here for directions. Visitors should enter the site from Emmitsburg Rd. Please follow signs for on-site parking.Doughboy Foundation. \nRSVP to this Event\n\n \n X/TwitterThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Your Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Your Email(Required)\n \n Who's Attending?(Required)Just meMe + one guestMe + two guestsMe + three guestsMe + four guestsMe + five guests\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTHE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES (AEF) HEADQUARTERS BAND \nWith America’s entrance into World War I and the mobilization of a huge force\, after the declaration of war in April 1917\, military bands increased in number as well as strength due to the efforts of General John Joseph (“Blackjack”) Pershing who was appointed Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in Europe. There was a need for music in the military to provide for ceremonies\, parades\, concerts\, and for the general morale of troops. Today\, the US Army Band’s mission is to “provide music throughout the spectrum of military operations\, to instill in our soldiers the will to fight and win\, foster the support of our citizens\, and promote our national interests at home and abroad.” That same thought applied as the United States expanded its army in the summer months of 1917. \nIf ever there was an officer who can be credited with a wholehearted support of military music it would be General Pershing. His attention to music was evident in his desire to increase the number of bands and personnel\, form a headquarters band in France and set up a training school for bandleaders. He was also known to personally inspect bands himself. Probably no general officer was more concerned about music since Robert E. Lee stated\, “I don’t believe we can have an Army without music.” One of General Pershing’s remarks during a dinner in France was characteristic of his intentions to improve the music of US Army bands\, “When peace is declared and our bands march up Fifth Avenue\, I should like them to play so well that it will be another proof of the advantage of military training.” \nPershing wrote\, “I was very desirous to enhance the music of the bands throughout the A.E.F.\, particularly because of its positive impact on troop morale. To achieve this\, a group of musicians was chosen from various regimental bands and gathered in Chaumont for training. I also aimed to organize our bands in a way that would allow us to split each one into three sections when needed to provide music to the battalions\, especially during marches. From this assembly of musicians\, the Headquarters Band was formed. Mr. Damrosch deserves much of the credit for the growth of this remarkable organization.” \nIn 1918 General Pershing asked prominent musician Walter Damrosch to be a consultant for a planned Allied Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) Bandmasters and Musicians School. Around this time a decision was also being made to develop a large band in the tradition of the French Garde Republicaine Band that would perform for American ceremonial occasions\, specifically those associated with General Pershing. The school would be located at the AEF Headquarters in Chaumont France. This band was made up of the best enlisted musicians from all the bands in France. This elite unit became known as “Pershing’s Band” and performed for ceremonies at the AEF Headquarters during the war and participated in a Victory Loan tour in U.S. cities during the spring of 1919. It was disbanded after the war. In 1922 Pershing ordered the organizing of a premier Army Band in Washington DC that would become the US Army Band “Pershing’s Own” \nThe AEF Headquarters Band was formed as part of the Doughboy Foundation’s Educational Outreach. The band recreates the music heard from 1918 to 1919 at the AEF HQ in Chaumont\, France\, along with popular music of the time. The band wears reproductions of the doughboy uniforms worn by musicians of the time\, with the insignia of the AEF HQ on their left shoulder. \nThe AEF Headquarters Band  performs music of the period including marches by John Philip Sousa\, Over There\, Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag\, Keep The Home Fire Burning\, K-K-K-Katy\, Alexander’s Ragtime Band\, and It’s a Long Way To Tipperary. Composers like Irving Berlin\, George M. Cohan\, Percy Grainger\, and Kenneth Alford are represented. The band also performs music written by African America composers\, James Reese Europe\, W.C. Handy\, Nobel Sissle and Eubie Blake. \n  \nThe event is free and open to the public. \nSchedule of EventsYour support for the Doughboy Foundation will help fund our mission in perpetuity\, inspiring future generations of visitors and forever honoring our World War I veterans and all U.S. servicemen and women. Donate today → URL:https://doughboy.org/event/aef-band-brass-quintet-at-the-eisenhower-farm-gettysburg-pa/ LOCATION:Eisenhower National Historic Site\, 250 Eisenhower Farm Rd\, Gettysburg\, 17325\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://doughboy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BB50F96F-9904-5969-4FF19D75A4587CF5.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Doughboy Foundation":MAILTO:(202) 280-1521 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR