BAND
Moving from practice hall to practice hall (a variety of
places including the visit area of the Manhattan Detention
Center, a room at Bell Telephone in Tribeca, its current
practice halls in Queens and Brooklyn) the band kept one
thing in focus all the time: "Have fun, but play well!"
This philosophy has carried the band throughout its twenty
five years. The band has won numerous prizes and honors
for its performances. Travel has taken them from Florida to
California, from Texas to Montreal, Colorado and Glasgow,
Scotland for the 1999 worlds.
Over the years the band has spared nothing in achieving its
excellence in performance. It has picked the minds of the
greatest Pipe Band Musicians in the world, Angus McDonald,
Dixie Ingram, Roddy McLeod, Alistair Fletcher, Andy White
and John Wassman to name a few. On top of this, talented
musicians from all over the NY/NJ metropolitan area have
come to play with the band(its membership is not restricted
to members of NYC DOC)talented musicians who have lent
their time and efforts and along side members of the
department have represented the DOC pipe band and
NYCDOC for the last twenty-one years.
Our founding Pipe Major, Bob Hanley, has retired from DOC
after 28 years of service. He also retired as pipe major after
21 years. As he enjoys the life of a retired gentleman piper
he will continue to be an important advisor to the new PM.
His experience, musical and in matters of administration,
will be a valuable resource to the band’s new
administration. Pipe Sgt Joe Korber took over as PM. Any
questions regarding the band please feel free to contact us.
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