Fife & Drum Corps Open House
When:
May 10, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
2025-05-10T11:00:00-05:00
2025-05-10T12:00:00-05:00
Where:
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
2640 S Webster Ave. Green Bay
WI 54301
2640 S Webster Ave. Green Bay
WI 54301
Cost:
Free
Be a Part of History and Our Future!
The Heritage Hill Fife and Drum Corps is seeking motivated new members, ages 10-22, to play fifes, and drums as a part of our Fort Howard Living History Program. Heritage Hill’s professional instructors will teach everything students need to learn during Saturday morning instruction periods. Musical experience or knowledge is not a requirement.
Fifes and drums were an indispensable part of the daily military experience during most of the 19th century. Military field music served as a routine communication system that ordered the soldiers’ day and conveyed critical signals during the din of battle. A fife and drum could easily be heard from hundreds of yards away. Fifes and Drums also functioned as regimental bands and provided morale-boosting musical accompaniment while on the march. During the 1830s, each company had one fifer and one drummer. Learn more about the Fort Howard Guard Fife & Drum Corps, here
Season runs May-October
Can’t make the event but interested in joining? Reach out to us at info@heritagehillgb.org.