SHAPE International Band

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The band in 2011.

The SHAPE International Band is the organizational

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Franz from the United States Army
.

Overview

It descends from both the American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force led by Major Glenn Miller and the Canadian Band of the AEF led by Captain Robert Farnon.[2] The SHAPE Band was formed in the fall of 1983 with 15 volunteer performers being organized under the direction of Major Mike Sheehan from the UK Land Forces. Several allied nations began donating instruments that allowed the band to, by the end of 1984, give over 30 performances. At that time, the band consisted of both military and civilian volunteers. In 1985, General Bernard W. Rogers, the SACEUR at the time, declared the band as the official musical representative of NATO and SHAPE.[3][4]

The band has been featured at events such as the Luxembourg International

Military Tattoo and the Cork Jazz Festival. It performed at the first NATO Jazz Orchestra Concert in 2011.[5]

See also

  • NORAD Band

Sources

  1. ^ Barnes, Julian E. (July 7, 2016). "Short of Military Brass, NATO Band Soldiers On". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
  2. ^ "B.C. music instructor says touring swing bands lifted military spirits during WW II". CBC.ca. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  3. ^ "SHAPE INTERNATIONAL BAND - History". www.bands.army.mil.
  4. ^ "SHAPE Band | History". shape.nato.int.
  5. ^ "SHAPE INTERNATIONAL BAND - News". www.bands.army.mil.
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