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The 18th Century was an exciting time! In America we saw the birth of a nation built on the ideas of rugged individualism. Figures like John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin shaped the future with ideas of freedom and liberty. Religion found refuge in the New Land and the concept of the common man rising above genetic heritage laid the foundations of the thought which would lead the fulfilment of the theory that “all men are created equal.”

Today we celebrate the life of one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I have always been amazed by the life of Dr. King. He was strong yet peaceful. He was articulate yet concise. He was charismatic yet thoughtful. Dr. King possessed the characteristics of leadership of the noblest quality. Those characteristics shone brightly in one of the darkest eras of our country. 2018 marks the 55th anniversary of one of the most pivotal ye

On this Halloween, I thought it would be cool to take a look at the Haunted Music Hall of Cincinnati.  Opened in the 1870s, the Cincinnati Music Hall has been a major contributor to the artistic development of the city for almost a century and a half! But ask the people who work there, and they will tell you it’s not only music they hear late at night... During renovations to the building in 1927, workers digging a connecting tunnel unearthed 3 coffins! One of the coffins con

As we close out the Month of Marches, WindConductor.com would like to honor a composer who may not be as well-known as Sousa and Fillmore, but made a strong contribution to the wind band idiom: George Rosenkrans. Many band directors may not recognize George Rosenkrans. However, his contributions to the the world of wind band music were significant. Over the course of his career, Rosenkrans would compose over 200 compositions for band. His music has been performed at major e