Command Staff

In August, 2011, COL Timothy J. Holtan assumed command of The U.S. Army Field, Washington, DC. COL Holtan previously served as Commandant of the U.S. Army School of Music, where he served as the primary proponent for all 100 Army bands, and oversaw the training of more than 500 professional musicians each year.

A native of Bismarck, North Dakota, he is a former public school music educator in Montana. An active conductor, adjudicator, and clinician, COL Holtan has presented concerts and clinics in 40 states, Canada, Japan, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Europe.

In 2000, COL Holtan was selected for the Army's Training with Industry program. He served as the Director of Operations and Associate Conductor of the Dallas Wind Symphony while concurrently pursuing doctoral studies at the University of North Texas. COL Holtan holds music education degrees from Montana State University and the University of Montana, and has pursued additional conducting studies with Elizabeth Green, H. Robert Reynolds, John Paynter, Larry Rachleff, Jerry Junkin, and Eugene Corporon.

COL Holtan's other military assignments include the 22nd Leader of the United States Military Academy Band, West Point, New York; Deputy Commander of The U.S. Army Field Band, Fort Meade, Maryland; Department of the Army Staff Bands Officer, where he had administrative oversight over all Army bands; Commander of the U.S. Continental Army Band, Fort Monroe, Virginia; and Executive Officer of The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," Washington, D.C., where he served as Director of the Ceremonial Band, Herald Trumpets, Brass Band, Chorale, and Chorus. He also served as Student Company Executive Officer at the U.S. Army School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

COL Holtan's ensembles have been seen on national television broadcasts on PBS, A&E, TNN, and C-SPAN, and diverse stages such as the Kennedy Center, Avery Fisher Hall, DAR Constitution Hall, the Mormon Tabernacle, and the Myerson Symphony Center. Under his leadership and after a 44-year absence, the West Point Band reestablished a partnership with the New York Philharmonic, which resulted in five Lincoln Center joint performances. COL Holtan also led the West Point Band in the Emmy-nominated "Marina at West Point" PBS television production that reached more than 130 million viewers.

In 2001, COL Holtan was honored as Alumnus of the Year by Bismarck State College, and in 2006 he was inducted into the Bismarck High School Hall of Fame. COL Holtan serves on the National Band Association Board of Directors and recently received their Citation of Excellence. In 2009 the John Philip Sousa Foundation honored COL Holtan and the West Point Band with the Colonel George S. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence, and in 2011 he was the University of Montana's School of Visual and Performing Arts Odyssey of the Stars Honoree and was inducted into their Hall of Honor.

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Major Bruce R. Pulver joined The U.S. Army Field Band as the Deputy Commander and Associate Conductor in April of 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Master of Music Education degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Major Pulver began his military career in 1993, serving as a percussionist with the First Army Band at Fort Meade, Maryland and later the 98th Army Band at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Following these assignments, Major Pulver became the Executive Officer of the Army Ground Forces Band at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1998 to 2001, Major Pulver served as Commander of the U.S. Army School of Music. In 2002, Major Pulver became the Executive Officer of the United States Army Europe Band and Chorus in Heidelberg, Germany. His most recent assignment was serving as the Department of the Army Staff Bands Officer. Prior to entering military service, he taught in the Mississippi public schools as a high school and middle school band and choral director.

Major Pulver's extensive military training includes the successful completion of the Primary Leadership Development Course, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Air Assault School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Adjutant General Officer Basic Course, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; the Army Band Officer Course, Norfolk, Virginia; Adjutant General Captain's Career Course, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; and the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

An accomplished Soldier, Major Pulver's numerous military awards and decorations include: the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, the Global War on Terror Service Medal, the NATO Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Superior Unit Award, the Air Assault Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.

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Captain Curtis Kinzey returned as the Associate Bandmaster of The United States Army Field Band in August 2011. He served as the Executive Officer of the Army Ground Forces Band at Fort McPherson, Georgia from 2008 to 2011, and began his conducting career as Associate Bandmaster of the Army Field Band from 2007 to 2008. A native of Dayton, Maryland, he received his Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting and Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Westminster Choir College.

CPT Kinzey enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2002 and served with the United States Army Band as a member of the Army Chorus. After receiving his commission in 2007, he was assigned to The United States Army Field Band. CPT Kinzey has worked extensively in the greater Washington, DC area, including positions as Music Director at Cherrydale United Methodist Church and the Founding Music Director of Baltimore's Young Choral Artists. He also served as Music Director of The Choral Scholars in Princeton, New Jersey. As a baritone soloist, CPT Kinzey has performed with the Princeton Baroque Orchestra, the Fredericksburg Chamber Chorus and Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

CPT Kinzey's vocal teachers include Kevin Deas, Elem Eley, Dalton Baldwin, and Glenn Parker. He has studied conducting with Joseph Flummerfelt, Allen Crowell, James Jordan, and Andrew Megill, in addition to working with Robert Shaw as a member of the Robert Shaw Festival Singers.

CPT Kinzey has received the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. His professional affiliations include Chorus America and the American Choral Directors Association.

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Chief Warrant Officer William S. McCulloch enlisted in the Army in 1991 as a percussionist and was appointed as an Army Bandmaster in 2000. During his twenty-year career, he has served tours with the 25th Infantry Division Band, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; the 98th Army Band, Fort Rucker, Alabama; the 101st Airborne Division Band, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; the 9th Army Band, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; the 10th Mountain Division Band at Fort Drum, New York; and the 392nd Army Band, Fort Lee, Virginia. He deployed with the 10th Mountain Division Band from 2008 to 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Chief McCulloch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Troy State University and is completing his final requirements for a Master of Education degree in School Counseling from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi national honor society, the American School Counselors Association, and the Percussive Arts Society. His military education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, the Warrant Officer Basic Course for Army Bandmasters, and the Warrant Officer Staff Course.

Chief McCulloch's awards include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Air Assault Badge.

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Command Sergeant Major Loran McClung was appointed Band Sergeant Major of The United States Army Field Band of Washington, DC in August 2009. He is the second to hold the post. Originally from LaVerne, California, he enlisted in the Army in 1983.

Prior to his appointment as Band Sergeant Major, CSM McClung served as the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the Concert Band of The United States Army Field Band. He has also served as lead alto saxophone with the Jazz Ambassadors and on the Field Band arranging staff.

CSM McClung attended the University of Nevada - Las Vegas and California State University - Los Angeles, where he studied saxophone and woodwind doubling with Charles McLean, Fred Howler, David Hawley, and Ralph Garofalo.

Command Sergeant Major McClung's military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, the Superior Unit Award with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

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