European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 26. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 William d. Heu Ali known by some As the father of lit March Iii bund conducts the Lark or bail thursday Al Tompkins Barracks in Schubot Lorn. Revelli strikes note of respect with bandmaster Xvi Jahelk. Or Ken  Bureau Sci wet incan Germany the name itself can he music to the car Revelli. 11 Rolls from Llu lips As if played by a finely tuned Abac. Then Are legends and then there s him maj. Stanley n. Cornell commander and conductor of the Usak Hur band and chorus reverently said Aboul Maestro William 0. Rovelli. Revelli Horn in Colorado and raised in Panama Iii. Is in Cie Many 10 Lake pan in a two Day workshop with six of the eight bandmaster aligned to Usa eur. His visit will fulminate sunday when lie is guest conductor of the Sari huh band in a concert Al Schwelm Zingen Castle s Rococo theater where Wolfgang amadeus to an once played. No tickets remain for the 3 . Concert when the history of hand music for the 20lh Cen Tury is written he Revelli will he held up Luiere with the likes of John Philip Sousa said capt. Foley Hamilton stall hand officer i is personnel c omd and organiser of the workshop. Some people have called Revelli father of the marching band. He seems to have revolution i i Al the concept Al marching bands while serving As director of bands and chairman of the wind instrument department at the University of Michigan from 193510 1971. To would t say i was the father of the marching band but i might say i was the father of the modern halftime show the Dinnin Viive Revelli said. We Michigan were the first College to use the High Rise sick. Firs to use announcers. Firs to fallow a script for a i Alftine show and first to sponsor a band Day at a halftime show. We had 186 hands. 13.500 musicians All on the Field at the same Lime. And it Only Touk us 3d seconds to March them All on to the Field Sevelli said with a smile of accomplishment. His accomplishments in the evolution of the Hall time show can still he seen today As Many of has former students Lead kinds across the nation. We have More College band directors conducting William  instrument has always been people University hands than any Oiler school in the nation Rivelli said of the program lie signed. Of the 16 bowl Barnes last year 11 of the band directors were University of Michigan graduates. Rev Elli boys he said proudly. And he is proud of each of them. It s the affection he shares with this extended family that brings him his most satisfaction from music. As a conductor you re not conducting music you re conducting people and people make music. The Balon can t play a scale. My instrument has always been  hut people were not always his instrument. He began playing he violin when he was 5. He soon added the trumpet and clarinet to his repertoire. I you re going in be a hand director you have to be capable with All of the  the octogenarian said. It was t Long after he began taking music lessons that he decided he was going 111 be a conductor. I was y years old and heard the Sousa hand and said thai s what i want to do conduct ik1 since has conducted himself 10 International recognition. His Michigan band poured the world playing in the soviet Union. , Jordan. Lebanon. Turkey. Greece Cyprus Romania f Oland England Germany. France Anil Italy. He is founder and honorary life president of the College hand directors National association past president of the american bandmaster association and the first conductor to he elected to the Academy of wind and percussion Aris. He sees his role in music similar to Taatofa preacher. You re a  Revelli said of musicians. We Lalk about Muste being a Universal voice i s the Only Art where you can take musicians from every nation of the world. People Whu can t even say hello to each other and be understood. But Sil them Down put music in from of Iceni and they All speak the same  though retired. Revelli still conducts As a guest of bands throughout the world. The usar Kur band is Happy to have an Opportunity to play with the Mas Ter Cornell said. He s wonderful Start sol. Karen l. Sly oboe player with the band sail after practising for an hour under Revelli s Baton lie has a very effective style. He does t waste time. He brings you right in with him and quickly gels across what he wants you 10  he makes us feel Good about what we re doing stats go. Sokia Hayes said. His visit is renewing my Altitude toward