Media Advisory: Coast Guard Band performs free concert in Portsmouth, VA

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/05/2018 09:41 AM EDT

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Coast Guard Band to perform free concert in Portsmouth, VA

Coast Guard Musician 1st Class Megan Weikleenget, of Buffalo, New York, a soprano, is a featured soloist with the United States Coast Guard band, at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, May 30, 2018. The band, a 55-member ensemble, performed works by Leonard Bernstein, John Philip Sousa, Richard Wagner and others, as it kicked off a 12-day tour in the Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic region aimed at fostering goodwill and strengthening relations between the Coast Guard and the American public. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Ferdinando 

Coast Guard Senior Chief Musician Mark McCormick, from St. Louis, Missouri, plays string bass with the United States Coast Guard band, at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, May 30, 2018. The band, a 55-member ensemble, performed works by Leonard Bernstein, John Philip Sousa, Richard Wagner and others, as it kicked off a 12-day tour in the Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic region aimed at fostering goodwill and strengthening relations between the Coast Guard and the American public. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Ferdinando

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PORTSMOUTH — The Coast Guard Band is scheduled to perform a free public concert Wednesday, June 6, at 7 p.m., at Willet Hall in Portsmouth, Virginia as part of the band’s 2018 mid-Atlantic concert tour.

 

Lt. Cmdr. Adam Williamson leads an engaging program with works by Bernstein, Wagner, Sousa and others. Dazzling soloists include soprano Petty Officer 1st Class Megan Weikleenget, as well as instrumentalists from the band.

 

To reserve your free concert tickets, visit https://uscgbandtour2018.ticketleap.com/portsmouth-va.

 

The Coast Guard Band is the premier band representing the United States Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security. The 55-member ensemble is based at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.

 

For more information on the Coast Guard Band, visit www.uscg.mil/band, “like” us on Facebook, or call the concert information line at (860) 701-6826.

 

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