Dr. Peter Wilson, who will solo with the DGN Bands at Carnegie Hall on March 2, 2015, posted this musical tribute to Veterans everywhere on his YouTube channel. Originally recorded for a Tribute to Bob Hope and the USO in 1998, this beautiful arrangement features songs of the U.S. Armed Forces with other patriotic music, and imbeds these melodies with a popular American song.
The students and faculty of the DGN Bands look forward to our upcoming collaboration with Dr. Wilson at Carnegie Hall, and thank him for his service to our country as the String Section Commander for "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band of Washington, D.C.
Peter Wilson is an engaging and multifaceted violinist and conductor whose musicianship has been noted as “first-class” by The Washington Post. He is Music Director of the Waynesboro Symphony and Richmond Philharmonic Orchestras in Virginia and String Section Commander for “The President’s Own” U. S. Marine Band. Highly respected throughout the National Capital Region, he has served as a violinist of The White House for nearly a quarter century. He is Concertmaster of the American Festival Pops Orchestra and has guest conducted the National Symphony Orchestra. He holds degrees from Northwestern University and The Catholic University of America where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts.
