The United States Naval Academy Band will perform a special Veterans Day Concert on Monday, November 11, 2019 at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m.
The Director of the Navy’s Oldest and Finest Band, Lieutenant Commander Patrick K. Sweeten, will conduct a selection of American and Patriotic music in tribute to our nation’s Veterans, including Battle Hymn of the Republic by William Steffe and marches by Henry Fillmore and John Philip Sousa. Captain Thomas R. Buchanan, the United States Naval Academy’s 88th Commandant of Midshipmen, will be the guest speaker. Staff Sergeant Megan May, member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard Band of the Northeast, 193rd Special Operations Wing, will perform as guest vocalist on several patriotic selections. A special video and music montage featuring Samuel Hazo’s work, Each Time You Tell Their Story, will be presented in honor of Gold Star and POW/MIA families. Chief Musician Rory Cherry will sing country music artist Aaron Tippin’s hit, Where the Stars and Stripes and Eagle Fly.
This concert is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is recommended, although walk-up guests will be admitted as space allows. For more information, please visit the Maryland Hall website at http://marylandhall.org/.
