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Spring Tour Awaits About Face Strathmore 2011
Upcoming Events Airmen of Note Tour Recollections

Members of The USAF Band perform on tour. Spring Tour Awaits!

This April, The United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants will embark on a 19-day tour through the states of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. All of the concerts will be free and open to the public, but do require tickets. The latest information concerning ticket distribution for each performance will be posted on our website calendar. The tour, which takes place April 4-20, will present a great variety of musical styles and genres--something for everyone!

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About Face  

For those who have been following The United States Air Force Band's Facebook and Twitter pages, you may have noticed many new exciting partnerships in our online community that reflect our Air Force family. Recent posts to our Facebook page have included our colleagues at The USAF Honor Guard and The Air Force District of Washington. We are honored to serve alongside these marvelous organizations, representing the very best of The United States Air Force to the American public and around the world. Please continue to follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

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Upcoming Events

Concert Band and Singing Sergeants on Tour!

April 4-20 - Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana


Chamber Player Series


April 29 - Alexandria, Virginia



 
Please see our calendar for specific information on these and other upcoming performances!

 
Strathmore 2011--Save the Date!

On Thursday, May 12, The United States Air Force Band will present "America's Veterans: A Musical Tribute" at the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Md. The live concert taping will be used for a Veterans Day broadcast on public television. In the past, guest artists have included Patti Labelle, The Empire Brass, Lonestar and Peter Cetera. Guest emcees have included Blair Underwood and Louis Gossett, Jr. For the latest details on ticket distribution for the May 12 performance, or for information concerning the local broadcast of the concert, please refer to our website. Information on the guest artists for this year's Strathmore performance will be released shortly. We hope you can take part in this year's telecast of "America's Veterans: A Musical Tribute."

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Airmen of Note Tour in Full "Swing"

Doc Severinsen with The Airmen of Note

The U.S. Air Force Band's Airmen of Note performed with guest artist and legendary jazz trumpeter Doc Severinsen March 19 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

The performance was the fifth on the Note's 2011 Spring Tour across Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.

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Recollections

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 our Band Historian Tech. Sgt. Tracey MacDonald at USAFBandHistorian@afncr.af.mil. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

Please click the image below to see it on our website. When there, select "Download Full Image" to view a larger, more detailed picture.

Recollections Photo


Recollections Revealed

To read newly-discovered background information pertaining to the photos we included in last month's Cadenza, please click here.



Hails and Farewells

The United States Air Force Band wishes to say thank you and farewell to the following member:

Tech. Sgt. Christopher D. Harris, The USAF Band Singing Sergeants - Separation
 

 


In Memoriam

The following Band alumnus passed away in March 2011:

Richard H. Perry March 25, 2011

If you know of a former member of our organization who has recently passed away, please let us know, so that we may list his or her information.




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Lt. Col. A. Phillip Waite, Commander and Conductor
Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Pagnard, Director of Marketing and Outreach
Senior Master Sgt. Robin A. McConnell, Managing Editor
Master Sgt. Brian McCurdy, Editor in Chief
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith, Graphic Layout, Online Distribution, & Web Publishing
Tech. Sgts. Brooke Emery, Josh Kowalsky and Ni Santiago, Contributing Editors
Tech. Sgt. Tracey MacDonald, Band Historian
Senior Master Sgt. Linda C. Waring, Director of Photo Services

11 WG/PA and AFDW/PA Photo Labs, Photography


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