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Pearland High alumnus Jonathan Craft plays trombone in Army's Pershing's Own, credits local band teachers
Summary
Jonathan Craft, a 2014 Pearland High School graduate and staff sergeant in the U.S. Army’s Pershing's Own band, described to Pearland ISD’s Building Blocks podcast how his high‑school band experience and private teachers shaped a career performing at Arlington National Cemetery and for visiting world leaders.
Jonathan Craft, a 2014 graduate of Pearland High School and a staff sergeant in the United States Army’s Pershing’s Own ceremonial band, told Pearland ISD’s Building Blocks podcast that his time in the Pride of Pearland marching band and study with private instructor Brian Logan were pivotal to a music career that now includes playing at Arlington National Cemetery and performances for visiting world leaders.
Craft said his job with Pershing’s Own is “about 90%” funerals at Arlington National Cemetery and the remainder “foreign visiting dignitaries and foreign leaders,” and described the work as “diplomacy through music.” He told host Superintendent Berger that the role is “really rewarding” because families remember those musical moments for a long time.
The interview placed Craft’s experience in local context: he described…
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