About the Author

Jack (Jacob) Kopstein b 1934 Born in Windsor Ontario. He began clarinet studies at age 8 and later studied clarinet at the Teal studios and Wayne University in Detroit. He was selected for the Ford Motor company band in Windsor and in 1953 he joined the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve. He attended military summer camps and in 1958 was selected in audition for the Royal Canadian Regiment band. He played clarinet with the London (Ontario) Symphony and the London Chamber Orchestra. In 1970 he was selected for bandmaster training at the Canadian Forces School of Music and graduated in 1971. In 1974 he was posted to the Canadian Forces Central band in Ottawa and in 1979 became the assistant director of music. In 1981 he was the leader for the arrival of several heads of state. he held similar posts with the PPCLI band in Calgary and the Vimy band in Kingston. He retired from the military in 1988. His march With Equal Pace is the special services march for Base Gagetown NB. He publishes the web site The Heritage of Military Music and was the editor of the Millennium Project(300 years of Military music1700-2000).He wrote 3 books in conjunction with his colleague Ian Pearson including The Heritage of Canadian Military Music and he has written numerous articles on military bands and military music. He lives in Chilliwack British Columbia.