Lauren Veronie - Army Strong Stories

2010 International Tuba Euphonium Conference

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:32:00 GMT

By: Lauren Veronie
Last week I had the privilege and pleasure of attending the 2010 International Tuba Euphonium Conference (ITEC), in Tucson, AZ. This gathering of low-brass enthusiasts occurs every two years and brings together the best and brightest of our musical community. I attended as a representative of the US Army Field Band. It was an inspirational experience. Below I've highlighted some of my favorite moments. One important function of these conferences is to provide an outlet...read more

Field Band Spring Tour 2010- Halfway Done!

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:01:00 GMT

By: Lauren Veronie
The US Army Field Band is currently out on a 33 day tour of the Midwest and just hit the halfway mark. So far we have trekked across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. The audiences have been great and very enthusiastic. This first picture is from a very cool venue called the Palace Theatre in Marion, OH. This concert was in a very different kind of location. It was the Madison Park Church of God in Anderson, Indiania. It has to be one of the...read more

Texas Recital Tour

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:29:00 GMT

By: Lauren Veronie
The US Army Field Band sent its many chamber group components all across the nation during the last week in February. These mini-tours allowed members of the concert band to perform and interact in a more intimate setting than our large venues generally allow. Since the euphonium is not traditionally an instrument found in common chamber groups, (brass quintets, woodwind quintets, trios), I took the opportunity to strike out on my own and do some solo teaching and performing. I was...read more

2010 US Army Band Tuba Euphonium Conference

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:47:00 GMT

By: Lauren Veronie
Before the Snowtastrophe struck, I was fortunate enough to attend the 2010 United States Army Band Tuba Euphonium Conference. This fantastic annual event is held at Fort Meyer and provides a wealth of opportunities to perform, hear great live music, and participate in valuable seminars and lectures. One of the best things about the conference is that it brings together musicians from all the Armed Service branches. I'd love to share a few pictures with you. The highlight for me...read more

No Business like Snow Business

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:54:00 GMT

By: Lauren Veronie
Well, this Texan has experienced her first blizzard. It has been interesting. I'll try to start at the beginning of the past few weeks of winter madness. This picture was taken on Saturday, January 30th. I was on Fort Meyer in D.C. for the annual Army Tuba-Euphonium Conference when the first snowstorm hit. I had to make it back to Maryland that afternoon, so a friend and I got out on the roads and VERY slowly made our way North. For the record, I did NOT take this...read more

End of Summer

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:55:00 GMT

By: Lauren Veronie
This lovely, busy Summer is winding down, and I'm eagerly anticipating a fantastic Fall! Here are some highlights from late August through September: After being in the Field Band for a full year, it's nice to no longer be considered a "newbie." Here I am posing with one of our brand new members, Jeannie Wiesman, at her first TUSAFB concert. This gig was our rain-plagued Alumni Concert, that turned out great, despite the weather refusing to cooperate. Chris and I are seen...read more

Summer Tour Part II

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:01:00 GMT

By: Lauren Veronie
The Field Band's second tour this Summer was very special to me because it marked my first time to be playing as a professional in my home state of Texas. I've collected some of my favorite pictures to chronicle events.... This lovely green monstrosity of a government van was my life for four days and 1,360 miles prior to our tour. I volunteered for a duty lovingly known as the "dead-head," where a group of band members and our professional truck drivers convoy with the band's...read more

Summer Tour Part One & Leave

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:31:00 GMT

By: Lauren Veronie
The Field Band has been out on the road quite a bit this month for Summer Tour. We played some really nice concerts and the weather has been fabulous, which is good because many of the gigs were outdoors. This first picture is from Boardman, Ohio on July 3rd. Lots of sweet fireworks after the show. Our 4th of July was spent in Pittsburgh, PA at a huge celebration on the Allegheny River. This was one of the largest and most challenging set-ups I've seen yet. There was an...read more

Recent Happenings

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:30:51 GMT

By: Lauren Veronie
I thought I'd post some highlights from the past month or so. Our unit's schedule is a little different. We are on TDY a little over 100 days out of they year. That's when we do our main tours and travel all over the country. Right now we are in the middle of our "off-season" before we head out on Summer tour. We've been keeping quite busy with rehearsals and some pretty unique performances. One of the most poignant was our send-off for Colonel (Ret.) Finley...read more

About SSG Veronie

Mon, 11 May 2009 21:02:00 GMT

By: Lauren Veronie
Hey there! I’m Staff Sergeant Lauren Veronie and I play euphonium in the United States Army Field Band, stationed at Fort George G. Meade. I grew up in the small town of Willis, Texas, and my dream since around age 15 was to play music professionally in one of the premier US military bands in Washington D.C. I went to college at the University of North Texas and was there for six years earning my Bachelor of Music and my Master of Music. I was just getting started on a Doctorate when...read more