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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A longtime conductor of the Association of the United States Army Military Concert Band, "Sounds of Freedom," passed distant successful February, and a peculiar performance was held to grant him.
Monte Gmur was a leader, instrumentalist and patriot who died unexpectedly at 75 years aged of a bosom attack.
"It was sudden, and it was a daze and much truthful to suffer a large brother," Juliana Gmur said.
His sister Juliana said Monte dedicated his beingness to conducting and arranging euphony for 55 years.
"It's been a large stroke to his set members and the philharmonic assemblage up and down the authorities and crossed the world," Gmur said.
From performing successful the USC Trojan Marching Band to conducting the AUSA Sounds of Freedom Band astatine the Clovis Veterans Memorial District for 22 years.
"This was their performance day that had been acceptable for rather immoderate time, and they decided not to springiness it up. They decided to spell forward, but to bash it arsenic a tribute to him," Gmur said.
She brought roses to each subordinate arsenic a 'thank you' for playing astatine her brother's solemnisation of life.
"This is simply a antheral whose shoes are excessively large to fill. And I'm attempting," Niko Morales, Co-Director of the AUSA band.
That's Niko Morales, who was tasked with conducting the affectional performance for his mentor of 8 years.
"I joined this set erstwhile I was successful precocious school, and helium appointed maine arsenic his adjunct conductor a mates of years ago. And so, I've known him for a agelong time," Morales said.
CEO of the Clovis Veterans Memorial District, Lorenzo Rios, said determination is nary amended mode to grant Monte than done his music.
"What they wanted to amusement contiguous was the tone of the conductor is inactive precise overmuch live arsenic the set came unneurotic to play without the conductor but to his baton that was astatine the precise front," Rios said.
The household is mounting up a assistance successful grant of Monte for members of the band, proving his euphony volition unrecorded connected forever.
To donate to the Monte C. Gmur Scholarship Fund interaction Robin Robertson astatine Info@abcmedicalservices.org oregon 559-994-7679.
