 THE UNITED STATES NAVY BAND
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7 p.m.
R.E. Lee Auditorium
Pinecrest High School, Southern Pines
ALL TICKETS FOR THIS CONCERT HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED!
You still may be able to attend by being at the auditorium at 6:45 PM. If there are any empty seats at that time, you may be admitted with or without a ticket to fill any empty seats.
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The Arts Council of Moore County thanks for the following for their generous sponsorship of this concert:
     
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The United States Navy Band, the Navy's premier musical organization, was established by Congress on March 4, 1925. It is directed by Captain George N. Thompson, the 12th officer to hold this position. Located in the Sail Loft at the historic Washington Navy Yard, the band presents honors at official ceremonies and memorial services and performs hundreds of public concerts annually throughout the Washington area and around the country. Recognized as "The World's Finest," the band features some of the nation's top musicians and performs a variety of music from classical orchestral works to original arrangements of current popular favorites, as well as traditional marches and patriotic fare.
 During over 85 years of service, the Navy Band has become associated with events of national and international significance. The band has participated in 21 presidential inaugurals and appears at national dedications and memorial services, recently playing a vital role in the state funerals for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford.
Since its inception, the Navy Band has been associated with distinguished celebrities. In 1929, it collaborated with Arthur Godfrey on NBC's Hour of Memories radio show. Lt. Robert Taylor and Lt. j.g. Gene Kelly were featured performers on The Navy Hour radio program, which the band produced from 1945-1968. More recently, it was honored to perform with Academy Award honorees Ernest Borgnine, Tony Curtis and Gregory Peck. The band continues to be a presence on network radio and television, including a performance of America the Beautiful in 2002 that was broadcast by the NFL prior to each game during opening week.
Internationally, the band has appeared at military tattoos and festivals in Oslo, Stockholm and Quebec City. It also performed in 1996 at the 300th Anniversary of the Russian Fleet in St. Petersburg and at The Baltic International Festival of the Fleets in Kaliningrad, Russia.
The Navy Band is at the forefront of music education, sponsoring the International Saxophone Symposium and the Music in the Schools program for elementary and secondary schools. In addition, the band is in constant demand by the nation's foremost musical education organizations, such as the American Bandmasters Association and The Midwest Clinic-An International Band and Orchestra Conference.
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