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Bands of Sisters - U.S. Women's Military Bands during World War II (Hardcover)
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Bands of Sisters - U.S. Women's Military Bands during World War II (Hardcover)
Series: The American Wind Band
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On Saturday, November 14, 1944, radio listeners heard an
enthusiastic broadcast announcer describe something they had never
heard before: Women singing the "Marines' Hymn" instead of the
traditional all-male United States Marine Band. The singers were
actually members of its sister organization, The Marine Corps
Women's Reserve Band of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Today, few
remember these all-female military bands because only a small
number of their performances were broadcast or pressed to vinyl.
But, as Jill Sullivan argues in Bands of Sisters: U.S. Women's
Military Bands during World War II, these gaps in the historical
record can hardly be treated as the measure of their success. The
novelty of these bands initially employed by the U.S. military to
support bond drives drew enough spectators for the bands to be
placed on tour, raising money for the war and boosting morale. The
women, once discharged at the war's end, refused to fade into
post-war domesticity. Instead, the strong bond fostered by youthful
enthusiasm and the rare opportunity to serve in the military while
making professional caliber music would come to last some 60 years.
Based on interviews with over 70 surviving band members, Bands of
Sisters tells the tale of this remarkable period in the history of
American women. Sullivan covers the history of these ensembles,
tracing accounts such as the female music teachers who would leave
their positions to become professional musicians no easy matter for
female instrumentalists of the pre-war era. Sullivan further traces
how some band members would later be among the first post-war music
therapists based on their experience working with medical personnel
in hospitals to treat injured soldiers. The opportunities presented
by military service inevitably promoted new perspectives on what
women could accomplish outside of the home, resulting in a lifetime
of lasting relationships that would inspire future generations of
musicians."
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