Episode 3 is our social distancing mega-episode! Join us for a wide ranging, insightful interview with Dr. Mark Jenkins of The President’s Own United States Marine Band. We discuss Dr. Jenkins’ research, the history of the Marine Band, their relationship to the Lincoln administration, and a healthy dose of low brass instrument history. This episode's featured album is The American Brass Band Journal - Empire Brass Quintet & Friends (2005).

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Episode Structure:

• 0:00 - 1:34 - Introduction

• 1:34 - 5:15 - Corrections/Listener emails

• 5:15 - 10:17 - Interview with Dr. Mark Jenkins. Brief Biography, topics of Dr. Jenkins’ research

• 10:17 - 12:40 - Research resources for projects focusing on the 19th century

• 12:40 - 14:45 - Early euphonium and euphonium related instrumentalists in the Marine Band

• 14:15 - 16:53 - Dissertations on Francis Scala, and the collection of his works donated to the Library of Congress

• 16:53 - 27:15 - Early history of the Marine Band, and how it relates to all brass bands in America. Influence of immigration on the band scene in the United States

• 27:15 - 35:44 - Early predecessors to the euphonium in the Marine Band, and the people who played them. Marine Band apprenticeship program that lasted until the very early 1900’s

• 35:44 - 46:24 - Evolution of the euphonium. The Distin family legacy, and their relationship with Adolph Sax.

• 46:24 - 1:01:45 - Rise and fall of the double bell euphonium, and it’s legacy in the United States. Modern compensating euphonium, and why it replaced the double bell euphonium

• 1:01:45 - 1:06:20 - Italian euphonium players, and their influence on euphonium players in America

• 1:06:20 - 1:15:10 - Ole May’s performing and personal life

• 1:15:10 - 1:27:18 - Marine Band’s relationship with Abraham Lincoln

• 1:27:18 - 1:29:50 - Brief explanation of the Marine Band’s uniforms, and function of field musicians during the Civil War

• 1:29:50 - 1:33:35 - Marine Band after the Civil War during the time many military associated bands were being decommissioned

• 1:33:35 - 1:41:32 - Size and instrumentation of the Marine Band throughout the years

• 1:41:32 - 1:47:25 - Story about how William H. Santelmann made his way into the Marine Band

• 1:47:25 - 1:52:03 - Marine Band’s involvement in inauguration ceremonies, music composed by Scala

• 1:52:03 - 2:01:41 - History of Hail to the Chief, other military honors, Dr. Jenkins’ experiences with Presidential inauguration ceremonies

• 2:01:41 - 2:18:12 - Comments on band culture in the United States after Sousa’s death, development of military bands into how we see them today

• 2:18:12 - 2:19:13 - Conclusion

• 2:19:13 - 2:21:25 - Featured Album: The American Brass Band Journal - Empire Brass Quintet & Friends (2005)