Navy Band Great Lakes Wind Ensemble Concert
“America’s Band,” Navy Band Great Lakes Wind Ensemble to perform bicentennial salute for Battle of Lake Erie with FREE concert.
Date: Monday, September 2, 2013
Time: 1pm
Location: Commodore Schoolyard lawn, at the intersection of Indiana and Louisiana in downtown Perrysburg
Rain Location: Commodore Building 140 E. Indiana Avenue
Free and open to the public
The Navy Band Great Lakes Wind Ensemble is commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie fought during the War of 1812 with a special free Labor Day concert on the lawn of The Commodore Schoolyard at the intersection of Indiana and Louisiana Avenue in downtown Perrysburg, Ohio. The concert will be held on Monday, September 2, beginning at 1:00 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public.
“Pride in Service” has been the theme for Navy Band Great Lakes for more than 102 years. From 1911, when the first bugler reported for duty, to Bandmaster John Philip Sousa in 1917, to today’s Bandmaster, Navy Lt. Patrick K. Sweeten, the music of Navy Band Great Lakes represents the pride and professionalism that is synonymous with the United States Navy. Homeported on board Naval Station Great Lakes and serving Commander, Naval Service Training Command’s mission of transforming volunteers into 21st century Sea Warriors, Navy Band Great Lakes performs more than 500 times each year throughout a 9-state area of the United States. Dubbed, “America’s Band,” by President Woodrow Wilson, Navy Band Great Lakes annually entertains more than 60 million people as the United States Navy’s, “Ambassadors to the Midwest” Navy Band
Press Release Contact Name: Lt. Patrick Sweeten
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Press Release Contact Phone: (847) 688-4760, ext. 213
Organization Name: United States Navy
Website or Link: www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/navyband/index.html
Organization Address: 2815 Barry Place Building150, Great Lakes, IL, 60088-2816