Academy Concert: "Voices Join Forces"
2:00PM
April 21, 2024
Leamy Concert Hall
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
15 Mohegan Ave.
New London CT, 06320
Come enjoy a theatrical performance featuring your favorite vocal works from opera, Broadway, and
the movies under the baton of Commander Adam Williamson. We welcome tenor, vocalist Musician
1st Class Ryan Connelly from the United States Navy Band, who will share the spotlight with the
Coast Guard Band’s soprano, Musician 1st Class Allison Landstedt in this celebration of vocal music.
The program starts with a salute to opera, featuring the Overture to Marriage of Figaro and classic
arias by Mozart and Puccini. Bernstein’s extraordinary “Overture to Candide” is next, followed by a
medley of duets from the musical Jekyll & Hyde. Alto saxophonist Chief Musician Greg Case is the
featured soloist in selections from the modern work Solace: A Lyric Concerto, and the performance
comes to a fantastical conclusion with a fairy tale medley of Disney favorites.