USCG Band 2010 Performance Schedule
Every year the U.S. Coast Guard Band thrills audiences with their musical talent and delightful songs ranging from swing to jazz. Hundreds of performances each year are given for official military functions, public concerts, and patriotic musical support at national conventions and meetings. Click here for the 2010 performance schedule.
A proud musical representative of the United States Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security, the Band appeared at presidential and cabinet level functions and regularly performs in Leamy Hall Auditorium on the grounds of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, the Band's at-home venue. The Coast Guard Band also tours regularly throughout the United States, and has performed in the former Soviet Union, Canada, United Kingdom and recently in Taiwan. Here are a couple upcoming events I thought you?d like to know about:
Honoring Black History
The United States Coast Guard Band presents a concert in honor of African American History Month on Sunday, February 14, 2010, at 2 p.m. in Leamy Hall Auditorium at the Coast Guard Academy.
The highlighted work on the program, conducted by Assistant Director CWO3 Richard Wyman, is "New Morning for the World 'Daybreak for Freedom,'" by New Hampshire composer Joseph Schwantner. The work includes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King. Also featured on the concert is music by African-American composers Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington, and William Grant Still. MU1 Lisa Williamson, soprano, performs MUC Ian Frenkel's arrangement of spirituals, "Songs for Freedom."
This concert is free, open to the public, and no tickets are required. For more information call the Band's Concert Information Line at (860) 701-6826 or follow the Band blog
Young Artists Solo Competition
The United States Coast Guard Band has announced its fourth annual Young Artists Solo Competition. Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Leamy Hall Auditorium. The selected winner will be announced during the week after the audition date. A performance by this student in conjunction with the Coast Guard Band's public concert series is scheduled for Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Leamy Hall.





