[PRCo] Re: Boston Trolleys/more

[Dennis Fred Cramer]

Follow this link  http://www.mit.edu/~jdreed/t/charlie.html to learn more 
about the song, the reason for writing, and probably more than you would 
ever want to know.

In light of music and slides, I am not sure if I ever posted this here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBciNA-UfQU

The Pennsylvania Polka was reworded in the 1970's to the Steeler Polka.  I 
wrote this for the 2005 performance of the IUP Trombone Choir at the 
Pennsylvania Music Educators Conference in Hershey.

The Sousa tie to Pennsylvania is many.  He & his band gave more performances 
at Willow Grove Park than any other.  He even wrote "March of the Mitten 
Men" and "Willow Blossoms" in honor of the Philadelphia Traction Company. 
Sousa died in Reading after a rehearsal with the Reading Municipal Band; the 
last work he rehearsed:  "The Stars & Stripes Forever", our National March.


Dennis F. Cramer
      Trombone