Glenn began recording under his own name for Columbia. His instrumental “Solo Hop” reached the Top 10. The Orchestra played at the Glen Island Casino, N.Y., a major swing venue, and was heard on radio ...

On Sept. 27, 1942, Glenn Miller appeared on a Passaic stage to lead the nation's most popular dance band in one final show before he joined the Army - a decision that stunned the country and would ...

Frankie Carle, a big-band leader in the 1940s and ‘50s who created the popular standard “Sunrise Serenade,” died Wednesday in Mesa, Ariz. He was 97. A pianist known for his light, buoyant touch and ...

On April 2, the McGlynn Middle School string ensemble, under the direction of Sophia Chang, won a Gold Medal at the Massachusetts Instrumental and Chorus Conductor’s Association Band and Orchestra ...