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Pensacola selected for the United States Navy Band's tour

February 2, 2015
/ Mike Ensley
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America’s Navy is coming home to Pensacola, one of 32 cities in six states to host a performance by the U.S. Navy Band during its 2015 spring tour. The concert will take place Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free and are available at the Saenger Theatre box office and the Pensacola State College Lyceum Office. Tickets must be picked up in advance. [sidebar] Who: U.S. Navy Band Concert Where: Saenger Theatre When: Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: General Admission seating – Tickets are free but must be picked up in advance. Questions? Visit band’s website at http://www.navyband.navy.mil/national_tour.shtml [/sidebar] The U.S. Navy Concert Band, the premier wind ensemble of America’s Navy, presents a wide array of marches, patriotic selections, orchestral works and modern wind ensemble repertoire. As the original ensemble of the Navy Band, the Concert Band has been performing public concerts and participating in high-profile events for 90 years. All of the band’s primary performing units embark each year on concert tours throughout specified regions of the country, allowing the band to reach out to audiences in areas of the country that do not have opportunities to see the Navy's premier musical ensembles on a regular basis. "America's Navy has only recently adopted the motto, 'Being There Matters,' but it's been a part of what we do for many years - through music - and therefore Navy bands are integral to our national security," said Capt. Brian O. Walden, the Navy Band’s commanding officer. "Today, Navy bands are still performing around the world, acting as agents of public diplomacy for the American government, improving relations with our allies and winning the hearts and minds with the universal language of music."

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