R062148Z JAN 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 012/11
MSGID/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/2010 CMC MUSICIAN AWARDS PROGRAM RECIPIENTS//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO 1650.43/-/YMD:20110106//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR AND STAFF NONCOMMISIONED OFFICER (SNCO) MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD ORDER//
POC/GLEASON, M. D./MGYSGT/UNIT:DIVPA PAC-20/NAME:PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC /TEL:703-693-2184//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCE, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY2010 MARINE CORPS MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR, MARINE CORPS SNCO MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR, SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR, LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR, AND BAND OF THE YEAR AWARDS, AND CONVENED BOARDS TO SELECT THIS YEAR'S AWARD RECIPIENTS.
2. FY2010 RECIPIENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: SERGEANT ROBIN GEHMAN, MARINE FORCES RESERVE BAND, NEW ORLEANS, LA.
B. SNCO MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: SSGT WILLIAM KILLIAN, ALBANY MARINE BAND, ALBANY, GA.
C. SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: MARINE BAND SAN DIEGO JAZZ COMBO FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE OF FROM WITHIN.
D. LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR AWARD: 2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING BAND FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE OF MOLLY ON THE SHORE.
E. BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD: ALBANY MARINE BAND FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND SUPERIOR MARINE CORPS TRAINING ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
3. ALL NOMINEES FOR THIS AWARDS PROGRAM ARE COMMENDED FOR THEIR NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR UNITS, THEIR COMMANDS, AND THE MARINE CORPS. THE COMPETITION WAS EXCEPTIONALLY KEEN.
4. THE RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARDS WERE RECOGNIZED AT AN AWARDS CEREMONY DURING THE ANNUAL MARINE CORPS MUSIC LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM, ON 14 DEC 2010, IN CHICAGO, IL.
5. CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE RECIPIENTS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL. B. F. SALAS; DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HQMC.//