The Concert Band The Concert Band is the oldest and largest of the Field
Band’s four performing components. This elite 65-member in- strumental ensemble, founded in 1946, has performed in all 50 states and 25 foreign countries for audiences totaling more than 100 million. Tours have taken the band throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, the Far East, and India. The group appears in a wide variety of settings, from world-
famous concert halls, such as the Berlin Philharmonie and Carn- egie Hall, to state fairgrounds and high school gymnasiums. The Concert Band regularly travels and performs with the Soldiers’ Chorus, together presenting a powerful and diverse program of marches, overtures, popular music, patriotic selections, and in- strumental and vocal solos. The organization has also performed joint concerts with many of the nation’s leading orchestras, including the Boston Pops, Cincin- nati Pops, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In addition to formal programs, the Concert Band has participated in numerous presi- dential inaugural parades and supported many diplomatic missions overseas. Regardless of the
Colonel Timothy J. Holtan Conductor
venue, the pageantry and professionalism of the band’s performance is sure to be entertaining and emotional for all audiences, instilling pride in our American heritage.
The Soldier’s Chorus The Soldiers’ Chorus is the vocal complement of The United States Army Field Band of Washington,
DC. The 29-member mixed choral ensemble travels throughout the nation and abroad, performing as a separate component and in joint concerts with the Concert Band as the “Musical Ambassadors of the Army.” The chorus is currently conducted by Major Dwayne S. Milburn and has performed in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, India, the Far East, and throughout Europe. The musical backgrounds of Soldiers’ Chorus personnel range from opera and musical theatre to music education and vocal coaching; this diversity provides unique programming flexibility. In addition to presenting selections from the vast choral repertoire, Soldiers’ Chorus performances often include the music of Broadway, opera, barbershop quartet, and Americana. This versatility has earned the Soldiers’ Chorus an international reputation for presenting musical
excellence and inspiring patriotism. Critics have acclaimed recent appearances with the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops, and the Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Nashville, and National Symphony Orchestras. Other notable performances include four world fairs, American Choral Directors Association conferences, music educator conventions, Kennedy Center Honors Programs, the 750th anniversary of Berlin, and the rededication of the Statue of Liberty. The Soldiers’ Chorus has also been honored to participate in the state funerals of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford as a part of The Armed Forces Chorus.
Major Dwayne S. Milburn Conductor
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