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The Oldest High School Band in America
Founded in 1872
Celebrating 150 Years of Excellence
The Christian Brothers Band
Hall of Fame
"Men of Music"
Since 1948 the Christian Brothers Band has honored a "Man of Music" every year who has contributed to the success of the Oldest High School Band in America. Members of the Hall of Fame must be a graduate, directed, conducted, composed for, or was featured as a guest soloist with the Christian Brothers Band.
 President Richard Nixon |
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 Ed Sullivan |
 Trumpeter Raphael Mendez |
 Carnegie Hall |
 Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam |
 Bill Murray |
 Tennessee Governor Winfield Dunn |
 Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland |
 Lincoln Memorial |
 Saxophone Soloist Donald Sinta and Composer Francis McBeth |
 Vice-President Spiro Agnew |
 Memphis Mayor William Herenton |
 Br. Joel and Mr. Bolton at Ford's Theatre |
 James Richens, Ralph Hale, Jack Hale, and Saxophone Soloist Donald Sinta |
 French Horn Soloist Eric Ruske |
 Clarinet Soloist David Shiffrin |
 The Lincoln Center |
 Jason Seek, David Holsinger, Mike Krepper, and Ralph Hale |
 Preservation Hall Jazz Band |
 US Congressman Steve Cohen |
 Mississippi Governor Hugh White |
 Tennessee Governor Clement |
 The Kennedy Center |
 Secretary-of-State Edmund Muskie |
 Chicago Mayor Kennelly |
 Raphael Mendez with Jon Hassell (on the right) |
 Baseball Pro Stan Musial |
 Burnet Tuthill |
 Archbishop Robert Carlson |
 United States Capitol Building |
 Cardinal Stritch |
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