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Interview with my friend and colleague, Sergeant First Class Sam Kaestner
February 10, 2012
By: Staff Sergeant Kristen Mather
New York area clarinetist Sam Kaestner has been a member of the West Point Band since 2002. Since joining the band, he has performed with the New York Philharmonic in Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, at the Dallas Symphony’s Meyerson Symphony Hall, as well as at other venues throughout the country. Sam has appeared as a soloist with the West Point Band on numerous occasions. He has participated in recitals at the Juilliard...read more
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I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my colleagues this week, Staff Sergeant Jeff Prosperie. He is a really great guy with an interesting background. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did! Staff Sergeant Jeff Prosperie arrived to the West Point Band as a member of the Hellcats in December of 2006. In addition to his duties as a Hellcat, he also performs with the percussion ensemble, steel band, and concert band. Jeff is a World Snare Drum Champion and is the only individual...read more
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In almost every field there are ways to poke fun of your colleagues in an innocent way (anyone remember the episode of Seinfeld where they make fun of podiatrists not being "real" doctors?). We have this too in the band, and the easiest instrument to make fun of (in my opinion) is the saxophone. This weekend we celebrated the saxophone by hosting the North American Saxophone Alliance (yes, that's right... NASA). I actually had a lot of fun, all joking aside. We had a guest...read more
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Lunch with Grammy Award winner and West Point Band member Brandie Lane
March 11, 2011
By: Staff Sergeant Kristen Mather
This past Tuesday, I went to lunch with our publicity specialist, Chrissy Clark, and our GRAMMY AWARD WINNING sound engineer, Brandie Lane! We all were working that morning for the Young People’s Concert that the West Point Band hosts annually. I played in the Concert Band and also with Quintette 7, Chrissy took photos of the performance and talked to the kids, and Brandie ran the sound. The concert was attended by hundreds of local students, between 4th and 7th grade....read more
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I am really excited to start this blog and share what life is like at West Point! Spring is a busy time of year for the band, we are transitioning from our chamber music duties to some big events with the Concert Band, and supporting the cadet graduation activities. Picture of the West Point Band during a review, one of the activities the band will do to support the Corps of Cadets at West Point: My chamber music group, Quintette 7, recently went on a tour for Army Band...read more
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Kristen Mather
| Affiliation: | Active Duty |
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| Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Branch: | Army Band |
| MOS/AOC: | 42 S, Special Band Member |
| Location: | West Point, NY |
About Me:
I am a clarinetist with the West Point Band and have been in the Army for three years. My job at West Point is to play in the concert band and in The West Point Band's Quintette 7, a small group I put together with some of my colleagues. I live half-way between West Point and NYC with my fiancé, and I am originally from Youngstown, Ohio. Outside of my work at West Point, I teach clarinet and write a blog about clarinet.
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