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J. Scott McKenzie
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Category: Army Music adventures

March on Rome

January 18, 2015 Scott 2 Comments

So some ESPN sports commentator named Jim Rome tweeted: …and among the tweet rebuttals from band directors, students, and band enthusiasts was…

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Composing in the Desert

December 29, 2013 Scott Leave a comment

You often read about artists and composers who are inspired by nature or their surroundings. Many are convinced that the…

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Kisses from Daddy

September 10, 2013 Scott Leave a comment

The jar has 540 kisses. One for each kid. Three per day for 180 days. When the jar is empty…

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Reagan Statue Unveiling

June 3, 2009 Scott Leave a comment

This morning the Army Chorus performed in the Capitol Rotunda for the unveiling of a new statue of Ronald Reagan.…

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Memorial Day

May 26, 2009 Scott Leave a comment

This was my Facebook status for a short time: “Memorial Day is a day we reflect on the sacrifices American…

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Dr. Tim Sharp Visits

April 1, 2009 Scott Leave a comment

A few weeks ago I attended my first American Choral Directors Association convention in Oklahoma City.  It was a terrific…

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Chain of Command

January 11, 2009 Scott Leave a comment

The official picture from my first trip to the White House: A couple of nights after this picture was taken,…

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New York

November 17, 2008 Scott Leave a comment

It has been a big weekend.  Hardly anyone I talked to could believe it, but it was the truth: I…

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This is an Interesting Job

July 18, 2008 Scott Leave a comment

Music and the military sounds like a bizarre marriage, and it is.  It often surprises me, however, that when it’s…

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World Bowl XV

June 24, 2007 Scott Leave a comment

I originally planned on using this blog to post only things related to my own composing and arranging efforts. But…

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