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Arnald Gabriel (Colonel Arnald D. Gabriel) was the Commander and Conductor from the United States Air Force Band, United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra, and Singing Sergeants from 1964 to 1985.〔(HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND: 1964-1985 )〕 In 1990, he was named the first Conductor Emeritus of the United States Air Force Band. In World War II, he served as a combat machine gunner with the United States Army's famed 29th Infantry Division in Europe . He landed with the 29th on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and for his service on and after D-Day in Europe he received two Bronze Star medals, the Combat Infantry Badge, and the French Croix de Guerre.〔(Arnald Gabriel Biography- GIA Publications: )〕 After leaving the Army, Arnald Gabriel enrolled in Ithaca College in 1946. He earned both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Music Education in the Ithaca College. In February 1985, Arnald Gabriel retired from the Air ForceUnited States Air Force Band.〔(Conductor emeritus to lead 300 musicians at AF memorial: )〕 In 1990, he was named the first Conductor Emeritus of the United States Air Force Band at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. Colonel Gabriel is the first Conductor Emeritus was named the Band's first conductor emeritus and Professor Emeritus of George Mason University. ==Honors== Gabriel’s professional honors include the very first Citation of Excellence awarded by the National Band Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia’s New Millennium Lifetime Achievement Award. Col. Gabriel was inducted into the National Band Association Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Conductors, becoming the youngest person ever to have received this honor. He is also a Past President of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. In 2008, the US Air Force Band dedicated the Arnald D. Gabriel Hall in his honor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arnald Gabriel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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