I Corps Band

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56th Army Band
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The I Corps Band pictured in 2012 during a performance children at Evergreen Elementary School in Fort Lewis
Active8 July 1991-Present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Type Military band
Role Public duties
Part of I Corps
HQ Fort Lewis, Washington
Nickname(s)Heartbeat of America's Corps
America's First Corps Band
Fightin' 56th
Engagements World War II
Korea War
Commanders
Bandmaster and conductorChief Warrant Officer Robert Bruns

I Corps Band or America's First Corps Band (officially referred to as the 56th Army Band) is an American military band maintained by the United States Army and is attached to the Army's I Corps in United States Army Forces Command. It is currently the only army band in the Pacific Northwest. It is currently based at Joint Base Lewis–McChord outside of Tacoma, Washington.

Contents

Ensembles

These ensembles include:

Performances

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The band performing with the Band of the 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery.

Outside ceremonial performances, the band also performs throughout the Tacoma community, which frequently include K-12 schools as well as community concerts and parades. A member of the band often performs at the regimental ball of the Military Police Corps in Tacoma, Washington. [2] It also performs at the annual international band concert with the Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific and Navy Band Northwest at the Bremerton Performing Arts Center. [3] Being a music entity, the jazz band of the I Corps Band has performed on multiple media networks such as KNKX, which is the National Public Radio's jazz-based radio format for the Seattle metropolitan area. [4] [5] In May 2014, during a concert by the band that was streamed live at a high school in Oswego, Illinois, the band held a Q&A with the local students who saw the band during an assembly. [6] In the summer of 2016, it performed at a memorial service in Enoggera, Queensland, Australia as part of the Talisman Saber exercise. [7]

Lineage

The lineage of the band is as follows: [8] [9] [10]

Unit honors and accolades

See also

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References

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  2. "Regimental Ball honors 77 years of Military Police Corps". Army.mil. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. "International Military Band Concert". Washingtoncenter.org. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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  5. "Live Studio Session: 56th Army Jazz Band - Be All That You Can Be-Bop". Knkx.org. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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  7. "America's First Corps Band playing at the Memorial Walk". Pacom.mil. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  8. "56TH ARMY BAND : JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON : History : Lineage". Bands.army.mil. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  9. "56TH ARMY BAND : JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON : History : Summary". Bands.army.mil. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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