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Lonestar, Young Artist Winner Headline Guest Artist Concert The United States Air Force Band's 2011 Guest Artist Series continues into March, with a special program featuring country music's Lonestar and saxophonist Jordan Lulloff--winner of the 2011 Colonel George S. Howard Young Artist Competition. The free, non-ticketed performance will take place on March 6 at 3 p.m. at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Read more... |
Auditions - A Winning Attitude By Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Bowers Clarinet, Concert Band Preparing for an audition can be stressful. The actual experience of taking an audition can be quite a nerve-racking experience. Whether you are auditioning for The United States Air Force Band or taking a seating audition for your school's band, here are a few tips to help you play your best. Read more... |
 Guest Artist Series - Washington, D.C. Mar 6 - Country music rockers Lonestar Chamber Player Series Mar 11 - Alexandria, Virginia Mar 17 - Fort Washington, Maryland Mar 25 - Alexandria, Virginia Concert Band Performance Mar 19 - Fairfax, Virginia Airmen of Note On Tour! Mar 15-30 - Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas |
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Airmen of Note on Tour! This month the Airmen of Note will board the bus and head south for their spring tour. The first few days will be spent in southern Virginia, followed by stops while crossing through the entire state of Tennessee and finally winding up with some dates in Arkansas. The tour will also include one date in northern Mississippi. The Airmen of Note's music director, Senior Master Sgt. Joe Jackson, is preparing a program that celebrates the 60th anniversary of the group. Audience members attending the concerts on this tour will also receive a complimentary 60th anniversary CD, containing recordings from the early 1950s through today. Read more... |
AF Band Members at Super Bowl XLVFor the second consecutive year, members of The United States Air Force Band's Ceremonial Brass took part in the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. At this year's game on Feb. 6, percussionists Master Sgt. Chris Martin and Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lavy took the field with an Armed Forces Color Guard contingency from Washington, D.C. The United States Air Force Honor Guard--stationed at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling with The USAF Band--was also part of the joint service formation.
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Chamber Players Series Continues into March
The Chamber Players Series offers audiences in the National Capital Region the opportunity to see performances by vocalists and instrumentalists from the various units of The U.S. Air Force Band. There will be three programs in March, featuring members of the Singing Sergeants, Ceremonial Brass and the Concert Band. All non-ticketed performances in the series are free and open to the public.
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The United States Air Force Band is continually working to expand our archives and capture details of the historic music made throughout the years. "Recollections" was designed to enlist your help in this process. If you have any behind-the-scenes stories from these events or memories to share from the feature photographs, please email Band Historian Tech. Sgt. Tracey MacDonald at USAFBandHistorian@afncr.af.mil. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!
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To read newly-discovered background information pertaining to the photos we included in last month's Cadenza, please click here.
