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SUMMARY:Author William T. Tortolano : Swinging against the Axis
DESCRIPTION:Local author William T. Tortolano will discuss his book 
 Swinging against the Axis : Glenn Miller's WWII Army Air Forces Band at 
 Yale.  Books available for sale and signing.  Adults.\n\n \n\n"Glenn Miller 
 was already famous when he enlisted in the Army Air Forces. Glenn Miller 
 and His Orchestra was one of the most popular and successful bands of the 
 big band era. While the bands of the Dorsey brothers\, Benny Goodman\, and 
 Artie Shaw were identified by their leaders’ instrument\, Miller focused 
 on orchestration.\n\nIn 1942\, Miller volunteered for the US military. 
 During World War II\, Generals “Hap” Arnold and Barton K. Yount sought 
 ways to wage influence instead of war. They commissioned musicians\, 
 actors\, and artists such as Samuel Barber\, Ronald Reagan\, and Ogden 
 Pleissner to help raise morale at home\, on the front lines\, and behind 
 enemy lines\, where new music and even jazz were prohibited by the Third 
 Reich. Miller\, considered the father of the modern US military bands\, 
 worked to hone his sound. It was at Yale that he added strings\, French 
 horn\, and extra percussion to his musical palette\, assembling the finest 
 group of musicians in the military. His distinctive sound was the result of 
 years of serious study in harmony\, form\, and orchestration.\n\nSwinging 
 Against the Axis: Glenn Miller's WWII Army Air Forces Band at Yale explores 
 not only Miller’s compositional style\, but also his managerial and 
 organizational innovations that would change the way military bands do 
 business today. Equally intriguing is the setting in which Miller\, 
 Yale’s president\, the OSS\, and a few Air Force generals transformed a 
 sleepy\, isolationist college into a center for the clandestine services\, 
 including the band’s “secret” psychological warfare recordings."
LOCATION:Meeting Room (E103)\, Kingstowne Regional Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Denise Dorn":MAILTO:denise.dorn@fairfaxcounty.gov
CATEGORIES:America 250, Author Event
CONTACT;CN="Denise Dorn":MAILTO:denise.dorn@fairfaxcounty.gov
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URL:https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/17136366
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