Cadenza August 2011
United States Air Force sent this bulletin at 08/01/2011 11:02 AM CDT
| Summer Concert Series | Offstage! | Ceremonial Brass | Upcoming Events |
| Promotions | Recollections | Recollections Revealed | Hails and Farewells |
Summer Concert Series Finale in August
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Though accomplishing the mission of The United States Air Force Band takes the dedication of a squadron full of world-class musicians, few people recognize that it also takes a team administrative professionals - both enlisted and civilian - to keep the Band mission-ready around the clock. One of those professionals is Ms. Chyane Mojica, who has been working with the Band since May 2009. As the Superintendant of Scheduling Administration, her role in keeping the Band operational on a day-to-day basis is a vital one. Although Mojica arrived at The USAF Band by pure coincidence, she has become an integral part of the Hangar 2 family. Read more... |
 Summer Concert Series At the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia Aug 5, 12, 19 & 26 At the U.S. Capitol Steps Aug 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 At Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Virginia Aug 3 At Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia August 10 & 24 At Bowie Center for the Performing Arts in Bowie, Maryland August 17 &31
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The final month of the 2011 Summer Concert Series has something for everyone! You can still catch one of the Band's performing units at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday evenings, local high schools on Wednesday evenings and the Air Force Memorial on Friday evenings. Concerts at all locations begin at 8:00 p.m., and are free and open to the public.
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The Ceremonial Brass Play for Mets/Yankees Game
The United States Air Force Ceremonial Brass played the National Anthem for the New York Mets vs. New York Yankees baseball game at Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y., July 2. The game was broadcasted on the FOX MLB Game of the Week. In addition to the National Anthem, the Ceremonial Brass also played a selection of patriotic marches and the Armed Services Medley as part of a pre-game show.
The Ceremonial Brass ended their weekend in New York City by playing on the Today Show on July 4. The Brass was able to make it back to Washington, D.C. that evening to participate in performances at the U.S. Capitol and the Air Force Memorial.
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Promotions
The men and women of The United States Air Force Band would like to congratulate our fellow Bandsmen on their recent promotions:
August 1, 2010
The men and women of The United States Air Force Band would like to congratulate our fellow Bandsmen on their recent promotions:
August 1, 2010
To Senior Master Sgt: Matthew G. Ascione Michael F. Bosch Michael D. Ryan Kent A. Wyatt |
To Master Sgt: William F. Hurd James R. DeVaughn Tracey J. MacDonald Patrick L. McDermott Jonathan S. McPherson Matthew B. Murray Benjamin P. Patterson |
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.
To read newly-discovered background information pertaining to the photos we included in last month's Cadenza, please click here.
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The United States Air Force Band would like to welcome our newest members:
Tech. Sgt. Laura Henry - Clarinet – Concert Band Tech. Sgt. Sara Wollmacher - Clarinet – Concert Band |
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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. Julianna Arnold, Editor in Chief
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith, Graphic Layout, Online Distribution, & Web Publishing
Master Sgt. Brian McCurdy, Tech. Sgts. Brooke Emery, Ni Santiago and Ani Berberian, 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