Fanciulli returned to New York assuming leadership of the Band of the 71st Regiment of the National Guard. In 1901 Fanciulli and his Band participated in the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. In 1904, he left the National Guard and created a band of civil professionals, known as Fanciulli's Concert Band, and embarked on a tour of the United States. The national tour ended the following year as his management costs proved too expensive."Fanciulli's biography," Fanciulli, Their Hero (website for book, accessed 7 July 2019). For five seasons the Fanciulli's Concert Band continued its activity, holding concerts of great appeal in Central Park.
