Mar. 22, 2012
The Ali Ghan Shrine Center in Cumberland will sponsor a concert by the United States Navy Concert Band at the Garrett County Exhibit Hall in McHenry on Friday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public. The United States Navy Concert Band, the premier wind ensemble of the U.S. Navy, presents a wide array of marches, patriotic selections, orchestral transcriptions, and a modern wind ensemble repertoire.
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As the original ensemble of the Navy Band, the Concert Band has been performing public concerts and participating in high-profile events for more than 85 years. An added feature of the local concert will be the addition of selected area high school musicians who will join the group to play the “Washington Post March” by John Philip Sousa. Clarinetist Sydney Holtschneider from Northern and saxophonist Alexander McEwen from Southern have been selected from the local high schools, and more students are to be chosen from Fort Hill, Mountain Ridge, and Allegany high schools. Potentate Gregg Viands from Ali Ghan is a retired member of the Navy Concert Band. Since its inception in 1925, the Navy Band has been entertaining audiences and supporting the Navy with some of the best musicians in the country, a spokesperson said. From national concert tours to presidential inaugurals to memorial services at Arlington National Cemetery, the band represents the men and women of America’s Navy. The spokesperson also noted that the band is dedicated to the education of younger musicians. The Music in the Schools program features band members presenting clinics, master classes, and recitals at local schools. The group is pictured with Capt. Brian O. Walden, conductor (center).
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