Show Tuesday Air Force Force- Band I Da Day Daj r yS t Ar I IN N r r rt t r 4 ir i- i r L 1 r r rIc Ic J i 1 I CV O BOB Don BUNTON DUNTON Chief Warrant Officer Bob Bun Bunton on personable leader of the Official United States Air Force Dance Orchestra the Airmen of Note is also one of the most talented jazz arrangers in military music He will direct the band in its ite Bountiful performance on May 13 AN AIR FORCE band bandleader bandleader bandleader leader since 1953 Mr Bunton was the leader of the Air Forces Force's popular European jazz-dance jazz orchestra the U. U S. S Air Force-Europe Force Am as well as Air Force musical units in Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Min Min- Mo Japan Virginia and California prior to his present assignment to the theAir theAir theAir Air Forces Force's premier dance- dance jazz orchestra Born in Detroit Michigan Mr Bunton studied trumpet with Otto Kurt former first trumpet with the Boston Symphony Orchestra Orches Orches- tra and the world renowned cornet virtuoso Leonard B B. B Smith His arranging tutors have been Michael of the Detroit Institute of Music Music Music Mu Mu- sic and William of the NBC arranging staff staffin in New York City IN 19 13 Mr Bunton became the featured trumpet soloist with the Michigan Theater Orchestra in n Detroit In 1945 he joined the De ABC troit staff orchestra In addition addition addition ad ad- to performing with this outstanding professional organization Mr Bunton also arranged for the orchestra orches orches- tra and conducted occasion occasion- ally An opportunity to tour with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra in 1947 gave Mr Bunton additional additional additional ad ad- valuable professional experience prior to his Air Ait Force assignments MR BUNTON'S formal musical training was accomplished accomplished accomplished at Wallace Baldwin-Wallace College in Beria Ohio Following Following Following Fol Fol- lowing his college experiences he was commissioned a Warrant Warrant Warrant War War- rant Officer Bandleader in inthe inthe inthe the United States Air Force in 1953 During his Air Force career Mr Bunton has furthered his experience with various civilian civilian civilian civil civil- ian musical organizations He has been conductor of the Newport News and Hampton O Virginia Light Opera A Ac an and d first tram AssOCiations with trumpet the Norfolk and With Newport rt News Virginia S Symphonies ft he has a A Ad appeared a trumpet soloist on S as net network wort television programs m in ca and Japan Ameri AS A COMPOSER COMPOSES and ranger he has gained are ar ration within the music r pro ro- ro fessia n for his published phonic and dance b band and seE sn SYm sue and is a member of A A CAP Included in his pub u published selections are three ma major for symphonic band wo works TM and numerous jazz arrange e meets presently being performed perform b by y outstanding name bands throughout America as asas asas as by the Airmen Mr Bunton of No Note also compS composed compose original motion picture scar SCores for the United States mation Agency while assi assigned g as Commander of the 15 Firth Fifth Air Force Band in Japan Mr Bunton holds the Air lt Force Commendation m medal t a with Oak Leaf Cluster uJ the Air Force Outstanding UiS U t l Award and the Army Commendation Com Medal ORDER TICKETS from rom t the attached coupon |