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November 30, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For information call: Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745
 
The Franklin D. Roosevelt 
Presidential Library and Museum
presents a 
WORLD WAR I AND AMERICA program
-- supported by Library of America --
"World War I Music with Art Himmelberger: 
A Veteran's Perspective"
Monday, December 11, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.
Henry A. Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
Visit www.fdrlibrary.org or CLICK HERE to register

HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is pleased to present  a WORLD WAR I AND AMERICA program -- supported by Library of America -- "World War I Music with Art Himmelberger: A Veteran's Perspective."  The event will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 11, 2017 in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home.  This is a free public program but registration is required. Visit www.fdrlibrary.org or CLICK HERE to register

This program is part of WORLD WAR I AND AMERICA, a two-year national initiative of Library of America presented in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the National World War I Museum and Memorial, and other organizations, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

"World War I Music with Art Himmelberger: A Veteran's Perspective"  is an audio-visual lecture presentation providing a social perspective to World War I, experienced through the music of its time. Period music provides today's listener with an image or reflection as to what was occurring, how people reacted and of ultimate importance, how society progressed. Exploring soldiers' songs, songs sung back home, music industry developments and more -- all framed around the terrible occurrence of World War I -- icons such as John Philip Sousa, Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, James Reese Europe and others will also be discussed.

Sergeant Major "Art" Himmelberger (Retired), United States Army , received the "Legion of Merit" medal for 26 years of exceptional meritorious service as a military bandsman with the United States Military Academy Band, West Point, New York; United States Army Berlin Brigade Band, Berlin, Germany; and the United States Army Field Band, Washington, DC. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, majoring in music and minoring in history. He holds a Master of Education degree from Temple University.

Currently, Sergeant Major Himmelberger serves as the Director of the Music Program, Distinguished Lecturer of Music, and Director of Bands at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. He is also an Associate Conductor of the Colonie Memorial Concert Band, Colonie, NY, and is the long time caretaker of the internationally recognized "Robert Hoe Foundation Music Library and Recording Project," housed in Poughkeepsie. He is a Past-President of the National Association of Concert Bands. In 2016, by proclamation of the New York State Senate, Himmelberger was honored as an exceptional music educator.  In 2017 he was the recipient of the Association of Concert Bands' "Herbert L. & Jean Schultz Mentor Ideal Award," presented annually to an individual who's life's career in music education merits listing among the top most outstanding music educators in the nation over the past thirty years.

Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Designed by Franklin Roosevelt and dedicated on June 30, 1941, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. Administered by the National Archives and Records Administration since 1941, the Library preserves and makes accessible to the American people the records of FDR's presidency. The Roosevelt Library's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their continuing impact on contemporary life. This work is carried out through the Library's archives and research room, museum collections and exhibitions, innovative educational programs, and engaging public programming. For more information about the Library or its programs call (800) 337-8474 or visit  www.fdrlibrary.org.

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