MacArthur HS Band Director Joseph Romano Serves as Guest Conductor For U.S. Army 42nd Infantry Division Band

Levittown School District Band Director Joseph Romano took center stage as a guest conductor for the U.S. Army 42nd Infantry Division Band during a concert at the Lakeside Theatre at Eisenhower Park on Aug. 13.

As part of the band’s summer concert series, the musical group invites an area band director to conduct a piece in its program. Romano, who directs the MacArthur High School band, conducted Sousa’s Washington Post March.

Romano explained that being a guest conductor was a great honor. He has always been a strong supporter of the military, especially military music organizations. In the past, Romano has invited military music groups to perform concerts at MacArthur High School. Romano also noted that it is an interesting coincidence that General Douglas MacArthur, for whom the high school is named, was instrumental in forming the 42nd Infantry Division of the U. S. Army in 1917 at Camp Mills on Long Island.

“It was a great honor to conduct the fine musicians in the 42nd Infantry Band and an even greater honor to get to know the members,” Romano stated. “Our military is truly something special.”

Photo provided by J.P. Lawrence