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By Tanya M. Richey
Rappahannock News Writer
Rappahannock resident, Colonel John R. Bourgeois, USMC (ret.) was inducted into the National Band Association’s Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Conductors at Troy State University at Troy, Alabama on Feb. 3.
Colonel Bourgeois was the director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band for over 17 years and until his retirement in 1996, he served under nine presidents, from Eisenhower to Clinton.
Bourgeois was lauded by leaders of the American band community at a ceremony which included a banquet. His installation was formalized by the unveiling of a portrait depicting him as Director of the Marine Band.
Membership in the Hall of Fame is open to any band master in the United States who has made a national impact on the American band movement. The inductee is voted upon by a board of electors which represent the five national band organizations.
Colonel Bourgeois, who was the 25th Director of the Marine Band, joins three of his predecessors in the Hall of Fame: William F. Santelmann 21st Director (1940-1955), William H.Santelmann 19th Director (1898-1928), and John Philip Sousa 17th Director (1880-1892).
This was the second major national honor Bourgeois has received in the past several months. Last August in Dallas, Texas he was named the American Man of Music for the triennium 2000-2003 by the national music fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Among past recipients of this award have been Aaron Copland, William Schuman and William Warfield. The previous recipient was national Symphony Conductor Leonard Slatkin.
Since his retirement in 1996, Bourgeois occupies his time guest-conducting and teaching and writing. He has a chair endowed in his name at Loyola University in New
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