We were able to officially welcome Specialist Ellie Del Negro to the 101st Army Band Sunday April 6th. She has completed her 10 weeks of Army Basic Combat Training and 10 weeks of Advanced Individual Training at the Army School of Music.

SPC Del Negro graduated from The Academy of Charter Schools High School. She will be going to Colorado State University for neuroscience.

Come join our team! Motivated musicians can contact us for more information at 101stabauditions@gmail.com or 720-584-3693.

WO1 Kelsie McCallum and the 101st Army Mountain Brass presented a 2025 Colorado Music Educators Convention session entitled "Part Time Musician, Full Time Benefits." The session was scheduled for the Tri-M Honor Music Society Day of the conference, which hosted over 500 high school students who are leaders in their high school music programs. The session was a mix of high energy performances by the 101st Mountain Brass and quick talking points from WO1 McCallum and other ensemble members to inform students and their band directors about what it means to be a musician in the Army National Guard. After the performance, hundreds of students stayed to talk to members of the 101st, get pictures with Soldiers, and visit the recruiting table. Many band directors also went out of their way to thank the 101st for putting on such a great show and informing students of ways to pay for college and continue with music after high school. 

Please help us congratulate our commander, Ms. McCallum, on her promotion to Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2). Ms. McCallum conducts the concert band and plays piano with the Hot 7 Traditional Jazz Band. Congratulations, ma'am!

In November, we welcomed Specialist Elisha Dion to the 101st Army Band. Elisha joins us as a percussionist. He was in the active duty Army as an IT Specialist from February 2019 until September of this year. He served with the 516th Signal Brigade at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and 1 Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. Since leaving active duty, he has been working in IT as a network engineer and is planning to start college for network management in January. Welcome to the team, Specialist Dion!
 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the 101st Army Band. Please enjoy this video of holiday music we recorded a few years ago: https://youtu.be/K3foFQeNIbc?si=jszOzQTKLFOs2VDE