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PLAY MUSIC WITH A PURPOSE!
Volunteer to serve your community, state, and country As a musician in the 89th Army Band, New York Guard
“The New York Guard Band”
Current opportunities and vacancies for all brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments, as well as keyboard and electric-bass doublers. Amateurs, music educators, professional performers, students, and retired persons - Ages 17-65;
All Welcome!
Benefits & Opportunities
- Play a wide variety of interesting band music with other dedicated musicians
- Make new friends and new professional contacts
- Learn new music and gain new musical skills under the direction of an internationally recognized bandmaster, soloist, professor and recording artist.
- Take pride in the right and privilege to wear the official military uniform of New York State
- Take advantage of opportunities for rank advancement, awards, decorations, and professional development
- Learn valuable skills through free courses in Community Emergency Response Training (CERT), Search and Rescue (SAR), and other courses through the Federal Emergency Management FEMA and other state and federal agencies
- Become a real and meaningful part of our state and nation’s War on Terror
The New York Guard Band gives you a great opportunity to use your musical training, talent, and experience to provide service to your community, state and country on a part-time, no risk basis.
If this is something that appeals to you, contact us for more information:
Captain Douglas F. Hedwig, 89th Army Band Commander & Bandmaster
Email: douglas.hedwig@newyorkguard.us
Sergeant First Class Harris Jones, 89th Army Band Non-Commissioned Officer In-Charge
Email: nygband@frontiernet.net
