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US Air Force Heritage of America Band
November 12 @ 7:00 pm
US Air Force Heritage of America Band — Free Concert at the Bardavon
The Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce and Access: Supports for Living are proud to present a free concert by the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band on November 12, 2021, 7pm, at The Bardavon, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie. The concert is free and open to the public, but registration is required in advance to attend. To register, call The Bardavon box office at 845.473.2072, or email boxoffice@bardavon.org. Additional sponsors are The Community at Brookmeade, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Quality Environmental Solutions & Technologies, Inc, and The Bardavon.
For six decades, the USAF Heritage of America Concert Band has educated, inspired and entertained over 1.5 million people annually, by providing music for events that support Airmen and their families, honor our Nation’s veterans and build relationships of trust between the American people and their Air Force. The Concert Band is comprised of over 40 professional Airman-musicians who captivate audiences on regular tours throughout the East Coast with a variety of renditions of great orchestral classics, marches, Broadway hits, jazz standards, movie music and patriotic favorites.
Activated in 1941, The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band has a rich history of inspiring public patriotism and enhancing esprit de corps among all the US military service branches. These world-class airman-musicians are stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia. They travel throughout the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, presenting over 300 events annually for the general public and in support of Airman morale and protocol events. Under the leadership of Major Rafael Toro-Quiñones, the USAF Heritage of America Band remains at the forefront of communicating Air Force core values and preserving and enriching America’s military and musical heritage into the 21st century.
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