Press release from Western Carolina University:
The Western Carolina University Bardo Arts Center Performance Hall is pleased to present the U.S. Navy Band in Concert on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. This is a free opportunity.
The Concert Band is the United States Navy’s premier wind ensemble. This group includes 56 performers on flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, horn, euphonium, trombone, tuba, string bass, harp and percussion. This ensemble presents a wide array of marches, patriotic selections, orchestral transcriptions 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 over 85 years.
Local high school students will perform the “Washington Post March” by John Philip Sousa alongside the Navy Concert Band during the performance. Students participating include the following: Scott Alligood, Kyle Ammons, Becky Pechmann, Parker Smith, and Emily Yang of Smoky Mountain High School in Sylva; Cory Lapkoff and Jennifer McHenry of Tuscola High School in Waynesville; and Summer Davis and Avery Maples of Swain County High School in Bryson City.
Please note that tickets are free but seating is limited. Visit arts.wcu.edu/navyband to reserve your free tickets today. No more than four tickets can be reserved by one person. Tickets may also be reserved over the phone at 828.227.2479 or in person at the WCU Bardo Arts Center Box Office, located at 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723. Box Office hours are Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Thursday until 7:00 p.m. The box office will also be open one hour prior to this performance.
Please join us before the concert for the WCU Fine Art Museum reception for “Outspoken: Paintings by America Meredith,” a dynamic new exhibition celebrating Cherokee language and culture. The reception will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Bardo Arts Center Star Atrium.
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