U.S. Army Band Live Webcast

brattom · Post by **brattom** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:58 am

From the shameless plug division...

Some of you may remember this from last year, but The U.S. Army Band will once again be webcasting our "Overture 1812" Concert from the grounds of the Washington Monument. The concert is 15 August 2006 @ 8:00 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT).

To watch the performance you will need QuickTime 7.0 or greater and a connection that can handle about 400-450k (that is most anything that is not dial-up). To listen, you will need 56k and most any mp3 player software (iTunes, Real Player, etc.)

In addition to featuring The U.S. Army Concert Band, Chorus & Herald Trumpets, there will also be a vocal soloist and bugle soloist from The United States Military Academy Band ( www.usma.army.mil/band/) from West Point, NY, plus the Presidential Salute Battery ( www.army.mil/oldguard/SpecialtyPlatoons/guns.htm ) from The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard).

Tune in @ www.usarmyband.com

Thanks!

SSG Tom Bratten
The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own"

XtremeEuph · Post by **XtremeEuph** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:50 pm

damn, Im gunna miss it

scouterbill · Post by **scouterbill** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:28 pm

OK. It's past time for the show to start. I've gone to the page and I already have Quicktime, but I don't see anything to direct to a broadcast.
Anybody know how to access it?
Bill

oldbandnerd · Post by **oldbandnerd** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:29 pm

It took some doing but you have to wait for the quiktime window to open .

scouterbill · Post by **scouterbill** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:31 pm

Are you talking about the page headed "Live Broadcast Schedule"?

oldbandnerd · Post by **oldbandnerd** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:35 pm

Give me your phone number ..I'll call you

oldbandnerd · Post by **oldbandnerd** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:40 pm

Click on this link ..... http://www.usarmyband.com/

You should see a BIG blue bx that says ARMY BANDSTAND in the middle .. It's at the top of the page .

Click on it ...

Once you do that you have to click on how you wan tolisten ...use the Quiktime link .... look down the page near the box in the middle of the page ..
Quicktime should load up and you should start to hear it ..

scouterbill · Post by **scouterbill** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:40 pm

email sent!

oldbandnerd · Post by **oldbandnerd** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:49 pm

I've stilll not recieved your email ... Not sure if what I am hearing is the live broadcast anyway ... I think it only allowed a certain amout of listeners in and blocked everyone else ...

scouterbill · Post by **scouterbill** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:04 pm

Oh Well, at least I still have memories of hearing it as a wee lad sitting on the banks of the Potomac as the Howitzers fired out over the river! The last time I heard it was '69 or '70. I think the "barge" washed away in one of the hurricanes in the early 70's after I left for college.

brattom · Post by **brattom** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:27 pm

Sorry for those of you who tried to watch tonight's concert. Thanks to a certain telecom company (rhymes with horizon), our DSL line was never able to work. Long story short, they (aforementioned telecom) don't know what they are doing...

Again, sorry if you tried to tune in to no avail.

Tom Bratten

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:58 am

I am Tony... I mean, I AM TOM BRATTEN!!!