Twilight Tattoo
The U.S. Army Blues and Downrange
Wed Jun 19 | 7:00 p.m.
Summerall Field on Fort Myer in Arlington, VA
Twilight Tattoo is an hour-long sunset military pageant that features Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), troop, and ceremonial units: The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, The U.S. Army Drill Team; The U.S. Army Blues, a soloist from The U.S. Army Chorus, and vocalists of The U.S. Army Band Downrange and The U.S. Army Voices.
The U.S. Army Concert Band
Thu Jun 20 | 8:00 p.m.
Fri Jun 21 | 8:00 p.m.
West Steps of The U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
The U.S. Army Concert Band performs an evening of marches, movie themes, and arias with Roger Nixon's Centennial Fanfare March, "Spitfire Prelude and Fugues" by William Walton from the motion picture The First of the Few, and arias "Nessun Dorma" and "Be My Love" with tenor vocalist, MSG Antonio Giuliano. This program will also spotlight the winner of the 3rd annual National Collegiate Solo Competition, Benjamin Andrews, who is pursuing a double major in music education and percussion at West Chester University in West Chester, PA.
Music in the Parks
The U.S. Army Blues
Fri Jun 21 | 8:00 p.m.
Lubber Run Amphitheater, Arlington, VA
The U.S. Army Blues present jazz music in the big band idiom from the 1920s to present. Featuring tunes of the genre made famous by Jelly Roll Morton, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Maria Schneider, and composers from within the band-come enjoy some cool hot jazz with the Army Blues.