"Men of Ohio March" by Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)

"Men of Ohio March" by Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
Manatee High School Ensemble
James Bruce, Conductor

James Henery Fillmore, Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1881. Considered one of the most Flamboyant bandsman of his time, he probably write, arranged and edited more band music than any other composer/bandmaster in his history, including composing 250 original works and arranging over 750 others. The eldest of 5 children, he learned to sing, play piano, fute, violin, guitar and trombone with amazing ease. He studied trombone at the cincinnati conservatory of music and worked for his fathers publishing firm until 1905. He married Mabel May Jones, an exotic sow dancer and both found employment with the lemon brothers circus. From 1921-1926, fillmore conducted the syrian temple shrine band and in 1927 he organized his own professional band, an organization that was among the last in a long line of great professional bands that provided the American public with a combination of music and entertainment. Henry Fillmore himself was a great entertainer, the last minstrelmen. In 1938, he moved to Miami, Florida to retire after being diagnosed with a heart ailment. He assisted the university of Miami band and helped john henry of deland, florida start 32 high school music programs in the central and northwestearn section of Florida. Before he died in 1956, Fillmore willed the bulk of his estate and his ever continuing band music royalties to the university of miami band.

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[blkjock81]

You know what...I think your performance space is too reverberous for this march ( to the composer's fault). Men of Ohio is a very tight, crisp, concise march that is most effective with a dry sound (and maybe even a smaller symphonic band sound). The crescendo stopping in the intro, A and B strains are a clear example why - as there is almost a requirement of dead silence in those spots. The trio also requires a bit of this too.

[TheHolly345]

u guys are definietly speeding up and slowing down lol

[FauxhawkMHS]

@ExistentialNihilist im a current student at Miami Senior High and we recently rediscovered after a nice a cleaning of our library. hopefully we get to play it soon sounds like a fun piece to play it

[EDGJZConglomerate]

The alto sax part for this is sooo much fun!

[ExistentialNihilist]

One of the most underrated marches of all times. The best trio ever. Mr. Fillmore gave the rights to this march to the Miami Senior High School band and they play it to this day.

[locomotive1954]

odd intro

sounds stupid