More than eighty volunteers, men and women, make up the 1st Brigade Band. Harking back to the civil war era of the 1860s, the band performs across the state with authentic attire and antique instruments. The evening’s concert to feature celebrated tunes from our country’s past.
The 1st Brigade Band has recorded in the MAKING HISTORY LIVE series, the most complete anthology of Civil War Music ever attempted. High fidelity recordings of Union and Confederate band and vocal music are available at performances of the 1st Brigade Band, historic site gift shops, and on our website.
The 1st Brigade Band is an affiliate of the Wisconsin Historical Society and is supported and sponsored by Heritage Military Music Foundation, Inc.; a non-profit, educational, historical, and patriotic organization. In 2009, HMMF was awarded the Rueben Gold Thwaites Trophy for Local History; demonstrating the excellence of its achievements in both collecting and preserving history and sharing that history with the public.
Tickets are available here: https://gtownpac.vbotickets.com/event/1st_Brigade_Band/138913