Cold War Cadence

Setting himself apart from the millions of people who have thought, "I should be writing a book," Bruce Gleason does it in spades with Cold War Cadence: A Military Musician's Berlin Memoir, 1988-1991. Providing a fascinating review of not only the work of army bandsmen and women, Dr. Gleason also offers more than a glimpse of the historic city of Berlin as well as the Prussian and Nazi ghosts that still reside there. Filled with copious detail and based on exacting and beautifully assembled notes, letters, North Star News articles, and photos, Gleason's latest book of vivid recollections coupled with those of his bandmates promises to satisfy even the most discerning reader of Cold War and general European history. Along the way, he furnishes readers with an entertaining European and Asian travelogue with too many surprises to count.

Stemming from a career that has spanned all levels of instrumental and vocal music instruction, kindergarten through graduate school, Bruce Gleason is a professor of music history and music education at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Along with publishing over fifty articles in music education and music history, Dr. Gleason is a former euphonium player with the 298th U.S. Army Band of the Berlin Brigade. For the past 40 years he has been researching the history of military music throughout the world.