Naval Apprentices March - Score and Parts
The Naval Apprentices March was composed in 1889. At the time, Newport was the home to a major Naval Training Station, which included a band and a school of music. One of the first bands at the station was the band of the Training Ship U.S.S. New Hampshire. Eventually the Naval Training Station formed its own band which included members of the New Hampshire Band. Joseph Peckham was a member of that band.
Joseph S. Peckham was born in Newport in 1848. He served in the Navy achieving the rank of Musician 1st Class and was a member of the first Naval Training Station Band in Newport in the late 1800s. He was the choir director at Channing Memorial Church in the city and a member of the church's vocal quartet. "He was a singer of much merit, having a fine bass voice, and had won reputation as a composer." (Newport Mercury, Saturday, December 3, 1904.) He composed over 30 marches before his death in 1904.
The Naval Apprentices March was composed in 1889. At the time, Newport was the home to a major Naval Training Station, which included a band and a school of music. One of the first bands at the station was the band of the Training Ship U.S.S. New Hampshire. Eventually the Naval Training Station formed its own band which included members of the New Hampshire Band. Joseph Peckham was a member of that band.
Joseph S. Peckham was born in Newport in 1848. He served in the Navy achieving the rank of Musician 1st Class and was a member of the first Naval Training Station Band in Newport in the late 1800s. He was the choir director at Channing Memorial Church in the city and a member of the church's vocal quartet. "He was a singer of much merit, having a fine bass voice, and had won reputation as a composer." (Newport Mercury, Saturday, December 3, 1904.) He composed over 30 marches before his death in 1904.
The Naval Apprentices March was composed in 1889. At the time, Newport was the home to a major Naval Training Station, which included a band and a school of music. One of the first bands at the station was the band of the Training Ship U.S.S. New Hampshire. Eventually the Naval Training Station formed its own band which included members of the New Hampshire Band. Joseph Peckham was a member of that band.
Joseph S. Peckham was born in Newport in 1848. He served in the Navy achieving the rank of Musician 1st Class and was a member of the first Naval Training Station Band in Newport in the late 1800s. He was the choir director at Channing Memorial Church in the city and a member of the church's vocal quartet. "He was a singer of much merit, having a fine bass voice, and had won reputation as a composer." (Newport Mercury, Saturday, December 3, 1904.) He composed over 30 marches before his death in 1904.
