Members of the U.S. Navy Band
perform. Photo submitted
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The United States Navy Band will perform Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.
in Appalachian State University’s Farthing Auditorium.
Admission is free.
The band has been the Navy’s premier musical organization
since 1925.
It is directed by Capt. George N. Thompson, the 12th officer
to hold this position.
The U.S. Navy Band presents honors at official ceremonies
and memorial services in addition to performing hundreds of
public concerts annually throughout the Washington metropolitan
area and around the country.
Recognized as “The World’s Finest,” the band
features some of the nation’s top musicians and performs
a variety of music ranging from classical orchestral works to
original arrangements of current popular favorites, as well
as traditional marches and patriotic fare.
Congress established the United States Navy Band on March
4, 1925.
During its 80 years of service, the Navy Band has become associated
with events of national and international significance.
The band has participated in 20 presidential inaugurals and
often appears at national dedications and memorial services.
Internationally, the Navy Band has performed in Oslo, Stockholm,
Quebec City, and St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, Russia.
The Navy Band is at the forefront of music education, sponsoring
the “International Saxophone Symposium” and the “Music
in the Schools” program for elementary and secondary schools.
In addition, the band is in constant demand by the nation’s
foremost musical education organizations, such as the American
Bandmasters Association and The Midwest Clinic-An International
Band and Orchestra Conference.
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