Newport Artillery March
The "Newport Artillery March" was composed in 1882. The march could have been composed for either the Artillery Company of Newport of the members of the 4th Regiment, United States Artillery stationed at Fort Adams in 1882. The Artillery Company and Fort Adams are both important to the history of the city and were very active that year. The Artillery Company of Newport was chartered in 1741 by King George of Great Britian.
Joseph S. Peckham was born in Newport in 1848. He served in the Navy achieving the rank of Musician 1st Class and was a member of thefirst Naval Training Station Band in Newport in the late 1800s. He was the choir director at Channing Memorial Church in the city and a member of the church's vocal quartet. "He was a singer of much merit, having a fine bass voice, and had won much reputation as a composer." (Newport Mercury, Saturday, December 3, 1904.) He composed over 30 marches before his death in 1904.
The "Newport Artillery March" was composed in 1882. The march could have been composed for either the Artillery Company of Newport of the members of the 4th Regiment, United States Artillery stationed at Fort Adams in 1882. The Artillery Company and Fort Adams are both important to the history of the city and were very active that year. The Artillery Company of Newport was chartered in 1741 by King George of Great Britian.
Joseph S. Peckham was born in Newport in 1848. He served in the Navy achieving the rank of Musician 1st Class and was a member of thefirst Naval Training Station Band in Newport in the late 1800s. He was the choir director at Channing Memorial Church in the city and a member of the church's vocal quartet. "He was a singer of much merit, having a fine bass voice, and had won much reputation as a composer." (Newport Mercury, Saturday, December 3, 1904.) He composed over 30 marches before his death in 1904.
The "Newport Artillery March" was composed in 1882. The march could have been composed for either the Artillery Company of Newport of the members of the 4th Regiment, United States Artillery stationed at Fort Adams in 1882. The Artillery Company and Fort Adams are both important to the history of the city and were very active that year. The Artillery Company of Newport was chartered in 1741 by King George of Great Britian.
Joseph S. Peckham was born in Newport in 1848. He served in the Navy achieving the rank of Musician 1st Class and was a member of thefirst Naval Training Station Band in Newport in the late 1800s. He was the choir director at Channing Memorial Church in the city and a member of the church's vocal quartet. "He was a singer of much merit, having a fine bass voice, and had won much reputation as a composer." (Newport Mercury, Saturday, December 3, 1904.) He composed over 30 marches before his death in 1904.
