Celebrate the 231st Birthday of the US Coast Guard which was founded in 1790 and will be performing pieces including John Williams’ “Olympic Fanfare and Theme”, Leonard Bernstein’s epic “Profanation” from Symphony No. 1, as well as rousing Americana hits including “America the Beautiful” and Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever”.

The United States Coast Guard Band is the premier band representing the United States Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security. The 55-member ensemble is based at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. In addition to performing concert tours around the nation, the Band has also played in the former Soviet Union, Canada, England, Japan and Taiwan. In 2008, the Coast Guard Band became the first premier American military band to perform a concert tour of Japan. Concerts are free and open to the public and include a broad spectrum of music, from wind ensemble classics to swinging jazz charts.

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