Monday, August 17, 2015

The Music of Jeffrey T. Parthun Sr.




Jeffrey T. Parthun, Sr. lives in Lafayette, Indiana.  He and his wife, Kim, have four grown children and one grandchild.  He is a band director and department chairman in the Lafayette, IN School Corporation.  During his 30+ year Indiana teaching career, he has taught instrumental music at every level from elementary band/orchestra through applied percussion at Purdue University.   He was just elected as vice president of the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA).  His educational publications are on required lists in Indiana, New York and Texas.

The arrangements and compositions of Mr. Parthun can be found at:


Some selections by Mr. Parthun include:
  • Long Live Magyors
  •   Cielito Lindo
  • Leaps and Bounds
  • Peabody Street
  • Brahms for Brass Quintet
  • Blues Party
  • Hard Knox Percussion Trio
  • Mulberry March
  • Haydn Dance

Monday, August 10, 2015

Tom Tucker Conducts Tom Tucker


Over 200 band students from middle schools located in the Stuttgart, Germany area spent 3 days in rehearsals conducted by Tom Tucker.  The gala concert was well received by a huge audience.  All the music performed at the concert was written by Mr. Tucker and can found at http://pdfbandmusic.com.  The program included the following titles.
  • The Mask
  •  Brilliance
  • Czechmate
  • Checkpoint Charlie
  • Deep Water Bridge
  • Greasy Kids Rock
  • Oath of Honor
  • The Gathering
  • Turn Back the Clock Rock
Check the Armed Forces television news story.
https://www.facebook.com/afnstuttgart/videos/689269421183311/?pnref=story