The Beat of a Different Drummer
The Story of America's Last All-Female Military Band
This is the award-winning story of America’s last all-female military band - the 14th Army Women’s Army Corps Band. The other military branches fielded all-female bands, but the WAC Band survived longer than any. Through four decades, the WAC Band offered a woman the rare chance to have a career as a professional musician.
The standards were very high for WAC Band members. They were not only elite musicians, they were representatives of the United States Army. Their audiences were diverse - they marched out recruits for morning drills; they performed for enthusiastic audiences in small town America; and they played for presidents.
The struggle for equal rights has been a familiar burden for women throughout history. But these women chose to follow their own dreams. They marched down a road that would usher in a new era for women in America. They marched to the beat of a different drummer.
Special Feature: Complete 2004 WAC Band reunion concert, their first performance in 28 years!
78 minutes (NTSC DVD-Video, 16:9 Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
The standards were very high for WAC Band members. They were not only elite musicians, they were representatives of the United States Army. Their audiences were diverse - they marched out recruits for morning drills; they performed for enthusiastic audiences in small town America; and they played for presidents.
The struggle for equal rights has been a familiar burden for women throughout history. But these women chose to follow their own dreams. They marched down a road that would usher in a new era for women in America. They marched to the beat of a different drummer.
Special Feature: Complete 2004 WAC Band reunion concert, their first performance in 28 years!
78 minutes (NTSC DVD-Video, 16:9 Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)