Art Exhibit at The Air Force Museum
Dayton, Ohio
August 13, 2003
The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight will perform a FREE concert to celebrate the opening of the new aviation art exhibit, "Those Magnificent Flyers," at the Air Force Museum, August 26 at 7:30 p.m.
In conjunction with the unveiling of 58 original paintings by James Dietz, the Band of Flight will play a one-hour concert highlighting the music of the era, with a focus on the four big American musical influences of the time: John Philip Sousa, George M. Cohan, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin. The band will also perform Dixieland music, popular at the time, and music from Ohio's own "March King" from Cincinnati, Henry Fillmore. As a special tribute, George M. Cohan's "Over There Fantasy" will be performed while the Dietz art images are projected for the audience on large screens.
This special concert will be held in the Museum's Modern Flight Hangar and is open to the public. Doors open at 7 p.m. for open seating and no tickets are required.
The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight, based at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base near Dayton, travels more than 100,000 miles each
year, presenting more than 400 performances. Under the command of
Lt. Col. Alan Sierichs, the 60-musician band supports a wide variety
of official military, recruiting and community relations' events.
For more information, visit their website at www.bandofflight.wpafb.af.mil
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The exhibit, "Those Magnificent Flyers," is part of a yearlong event, "A Centennial Celebration of Aviation Art," featuring more than 250 original paintings by acclaimed aviation artists, and will be on display through Sept. 30. The event offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience aviation art as never before. For more information, call Denise Bollinger at (937) 255-8046, ext. 492.
The largest and oldest military aviation museum in
the world, the U.S. Air Force Museum is located on Springfield Pike,
six miles northeast of downtown Dayton. It is open seven days a
week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New
Year's Day). Admission and parking are free. For more information
about the U.S. Air Force Museum, visit www.wpafb.af.mil/museum
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NOTE TO MEDIA:
Contact:
U.S. Air Force Museum's Public Affairs Division
(937) 255-4704, ext. 333.
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